Off to the park.

I took Max to East Park today, for the first time in a long while. He was so excited to be there that when I set him on the ground while I was getting his cart out of the car, he went tearing off, dragging his hind legs behind him. Fortunately he's not nearly as speedy or agile as he used to be, and I was able to catch him easily.

Once I got his cart onto him, we spent quite a while exploring. Max likes the bridge that carries Carolina Avenue over the Winnebago river on the west edge of the park, so he sniffed around there for a bit, before heading east into the park itself. I suppose we were there for an hour or so while Max reacquainted himself with everything. Not a bad way to spend the middle of the morning, and good for both of us.

Also, it seemed to me that Max was moving his hind legs a little bit as he wandered around. Not very far, but back and forth, like he was walking. That's something I hadn't noticed in the past. Hopefully it is a sign of things to come.