“I will be cheering for you!” She smiles. “You two seem quite capable.”
“And you?..” He asks.
“We watch and not compete. But we play at home regularly,” she looks at her owner tenderly and Marusya pats her on her back.
They enter The Flower Park. There are a lot of people here, but most are on the lower level so no one bump their shoulders.
On a favourite bench of theirs sits Toma in lotus position, Ulyanka relaxes on her shoulders and looks unblinking at her album.
“Good morning!” Fluffy says to happy wagging tail Ulyanka. “I have to say Toma is a skillful painter!”
“And there is no end to the plots!” Pussycat smiles hundred-watt smile washing her ears up. Ulyanka carefully, so not to leave hooks on owner’s blouse, goes down and trio get comfortable at the bench end. “They published several sets of postcards with Toma’s illustrations on it, and it seems she will be illustrating books. These beautiful children’s books!”
“Have you heard about build-in trampolines at kid’s playground?” Marusya says.
Twin’s father pales, then greens a little, and then with somewhat like grimace of horror takes stroller away towards The Circus.
“Why don’t we exchange phone numbers?” Marinka says all of a sudden. “There are a lot of things for us (she points at herself, Toma and Marusya) and them (rayses her eyebrows at their pets) to discuss”.
“Let’s do that!” Jumps Marusya up.
“Good idea!”
And all of them fish their phones out.
Marinka and Fluffy are not only owner and her dog, they are a sport-team and in transition class already. It is hard enough competing with other teams but to test yourself, at new playground every time, is challenging indeed.
Fluffy trains from day to day and has known a lot since his last time.
This year agility takes place in The Flower Park and there is already quite a croud.
“Go!” A shout at dog playground and Marinka and Fluffy start their first task.
Fluffy is excited, but interested too, and agility track is ok with him, so this track is like a dance except touching owner is not allowed.
A-Frame, Dog Walk, tricky See-Saw, Long Jumps, Tire Jump, Bar Jump, Slalom and “Open” Tunel of course!
Fluffy makes everything with clear and in a pretty good time. He is not the fastest one, and winned not him, but he is the awardee, and he is young so there is aim and there is purpose.