Field trip!

After a decent jogging run this morning (with Pepper of course!) we went on an extended field trip:

First stop - checking out a boarding kennel close by to see if that's an option for Pepper when we go vacation. Short answer - no chance.

Second stop - Grand Central Bakery for some yummy croissants. The gooooood stuff :).

Third stop - Sauvie Island. The first time for all of us. We got a little confused as the drive on the island is a lot longer than anticipated (we thought we got lost). Turns out we were doing just fine, just needed a bit more patience. The beach was beautiful and almost completely empty. We had big stretches without any other people near by, so we could use them to let Pepper roam around on the long leash (and practice the "Come!" some more, he's getting pretty good at it!). Of course, the long leash had its own challenges:

This was also Pepper's first encounter with a large body of water. He was... shall we call it hesitant?