Cherokee and Sassy at the Beach :)

Today, Kevin (my husband) and I took Cherokke and Sassy to the beach. Cherokee was funny as all get out! It was her first time she has been to the beach since she was a pup. I walked her close to the water, since I know she hates baths. I wanted to see how she would respond. That turned out hilarious! The water was coming in and she started to run like she was scared, then boom she turns around as the water was returning and pounced on it and started chasing it into the deep in. Cherokee thought it was attacking her or something like that, so she acted like she was waiting for the water to turn its back before she attacked. She was pouncing and jumping like a crazy dog! That was the fun moments at the beach, but it took a turn for the worse. Unfortunately, we will not be able to take Sassy on long walks or short walks on the beach. Walking in the sand was to hard for her. We didn't even walk 15 minutes total. It hurt her so bad she couldn't go up the steps to leave the beach. I felt horrible! So Kevin and I came to a conclusion. We will take them on their shorts walks like normal, but long walks and the beach are for Cherokee for now. No more beach definitely for Sassy, to big of a chance to take. She is 12 and has bad hips now. However we are going to buy a heavy duty wagon to pull Sassy in while we go on our walks. The dog wheelchair won't work on her, she is so big and her small front legs can't hold the weight of her body. So the wagon seems like the best bet. We had fun at the beach until the end. I don't want to see and of my animals hurt. I don't know what I would have done if she was to break a leg. She weighs 120 lbs. I wouldn't even be able to pick her up. I won't do that again!