T & I took Otis and Bonzi hiking along Stony Creek in Dauphin County. Otis needs practice with new surroundings and he has to get used to people coming up to him and petting him.
T wants him to entertain kids at various functions this fall. She prefers that Otis just stand there and take it when the greasy little buggers poke and prod at him.
I have a slightly different view. I'm open to the idea of juvenile delinquents being stampeded, kicked and munched on by an angry Mediterranean Mini Donkey.
Anyway, Otis took it all in stride. He got some attention from other hikers and passers-by but he mostly gave them the cold shoulder. He seems to know that he stands out in a crowd and prefers being aloof.
Bonzi went wild, though -- pulling me along and snuffling in the brush, marking territory. I explained that we were on State Game Lands and the Commonwealth was unlikely to acknowledge his marking. He didn't care.
By the end of the hike he was entirely out of marking fluid.
I tracked the hike on the GPS -- we started at N40° 24.3592' W76° 49.1620', then proceeded .57 miles East to N40° 24.545', W76° 48.548'. Then we turned around and returned to the starting point. The total distance was 1.15 miles.
Of course I forgot my camera!
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