The Hunt Goes On

After a morning thunder storm, yesterday turned into a sunny and warm day, perfect for the annual Easter Biscuit Hunt. This year we decided to use regular dog biscuits and broke them in half to be easy on the waistlines. Rob hid the biscuits in the back yard, then the fun began.

Noah found the first biscuit hiding in plain sight on the trampoline. After that everyone realized what was happening and the hunt was on.

 

 

 

 

All the water dogs have been doing this since they were puppies and they knew exactly what to do. This year the big surprise was that Tess didn't need any help. She took off searching in and under bushes and found several all by herself.

Sebastian was confused. He's never done this and he sat down and watched the others zig zagging across the yard. I tried to show him a few biscuits on the ground, but he wasn't fast enough, the Porties snatched them up from under his nose.

Everyone had plenty of biscuits, but the winner was definitely Miss Norma Jean. She was racing around, swallowing biscuits as fast as she could.

Then it was time for the junior division.

I put all the big dogs except Sebastian in the house and brought out Sydney and Mackenzie.

This time, without the pushy competition, Sebastian started searching by himself.

Sydney caught on quickly and was using her nose to sniff out the treats.

Mac followed her around and tried to steal the biscuits from her sister.

Finally, Mac found a biscuit and laid down to enjoy it.

In the meantime, while Mac was busy chewing, Syd was cleaning up.

Everyone agreed that this was an excellent hunt and next year the junior division should be able to take part in the big dog hunt.