the feeling is mutual

so this morning i called josie to see if we could take buster on a play date to the dog park. they wrestled ALL the way there. the car was thrown into nuetral twice by hyper dog butts. they played so hard and long they wore out 3 other dogs. the only 3 other dogs willing to brave the 40 degree sprinkles we got this morning. then it was time to go so i first took tatum and wiped her down with towels (yes, it was futile). but as soon as buster realized he had been separated from tatum he howled like a romeo and juliet saga. i kept reassuring him i'd be right back for him, we were not leaving him behind. he didn't care in the LEAST that i would be back. the fact was, he was separated from tatum and he wanted NOTHING to do with that idea. and he howled and barked until i got him wiped off too (again, futile) and got them back in the car together. ??? crazy in love dogs!!! they were so caked with mud i had to give buster a bath before i took him home. josie is making cakes for a funeral today and i didn't have the heart to dump a mud bucket beagle on her. and i must say buster is WAY better in the tub than our little princess.