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Sunday, November 8, 2015

We All Scream for Ice Cream

Henry

Our morning, pre-work ritual always includes driving Henry somewhere to take a short walk. This helps tire him out and ensures that he will most likely sleep all morning until Grammy comes to visit him.

For a while, we had been driving to City Center and walking there. But after a few months of doing this every weekday, Henry quickly grew tired of City Center and he was no longer motivated to walk. I guess he had smelled all the smells.

So, we changed things up and started taking him to the Pavilion each morning for his walk instead. The Pavilion isn't so much of a park as it is an open air shopping mall. It's a bunch of shops, but there is also a walking path that is just under a mile in length.

And the good thing about this walking path is it is full of motivation for an aging, blind pug. A steakhouse is at one end. And once you pass the steakhouse, you are headed towards the smells of movie theater popcorn. After that there is an overwhelming burger smell from the two dueling burger places.

While this seemed like a perfect way to get Henry to walk, the only hitch in the plan is that none of these places are open in the wee hours of the morning when we go there. Don't get me wrong, there are still plenty of smells, but they aren't quite as motivating to Henry as they would be during prime business hours.

Henry

But there is one place that get Henry no matter what time of day it is and if they are open or not. Its the ice cream shop! No matter where we park at the Pavilion, Henry always find his way to the ice cream shop and stands at their front door. I never knew it, but he must have quite the sweet tooth!

The only thing that can top a long stroll, smelling all the smells near the ice cream shop, is if the trash guy comes. There have been numerous occasions where Henry has stood safely on the side and "watched" the trash man empty a dumpster into the trash truck. His nose goes a mile a minute! The trash guy turns all the smells upside down and its just one of Henry's absolute favorite things!

#ItsTheLittleThingsInLife


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Brenda Cooper

11/09/2015

Ha ha !!! That’s funny that Henry loved the trash truck. I can just imagine all the smells swirling around from that. Genevieve has never had s sweet tooth.  She is s complete carnivore.  As usual the pics of Henry are so cute.

Elizabeth

11/09/2015

So interesting! I never thought of how delicious a smell that would be to a pug. All those scraps of food all molded together to make a most alluring SMELL! To humans: trash; to pug: 4-star FOOD!

Christie Sachde

11/09/2015

WAIT…it says pumpkin on the door…no wonder he is sniffing away…pumpkin and ice cream combined?!?!?! Our kidz LOVE ice cream…even the mere mention of ice cream causes a reaction!

Martha

11/09/2015

Oh, the sweet pleasures of a smell-athon walk to start the day!  I love that the garbage truck provides the ultimate pleasure for Henry!

#OneThousandSmells
#SmorgasboardOfSmells

Sandra B.

11/09/2015

Thanks to the trash guy for giving Henry the ultimate “sniffotunity”!!

Susan States

11/09/2015

One persons trash is evidently a pugs treasure of smells. I would have gone for the ice cream as I am a total ice cream addict! Pug hugs from pastor sue & the Colorado 2

Sue VDB

11/09/2015

#HenryLovesTrashTrucks.  So funny, yet at the same time good that he is stimulated.  Henry you truly are a marvel.

Heather

11/09/2015

I love Henry!!!!

Still read every day despite not being able to comment daily like back in my desk job days.

Henry, I bet if you told the ice cream shop of your allegiance and show them your most adorable self they may open early for you!!!

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