<Rewind> to Yesterday, atta BigLake Park ...
W
W! ~ 4 Dawgz atta tyme! ~ How'd he DO dat!?
All 4 lined up inna row for a "snappie"!
How'd he DO dat!?
A few Trade Seekritz at work there:
"4 Dawgz atta tyme?"
No sweat!
Course ya din's see any "snappies" of THAT part of our outing,
did ya? 
Parked just outside the fence/gate at the old Corps of Engineers
entrance - now Maintenance Complex.
The PLAN:
Cinder & SmokeMutt hooked to one Y-Thingy with long-rope in one hand;
Cali & Bowser hooked to another Y-Thingy with shorter leash in other hand.
Off to a "rocky" start...
Open rear door of Bus to begin attaching Y-Thingies...
Cinder door-darts and is inside the gate in two seconds
(with NO ropey/leash)! 
Bowser half way out when I grabbed his collar and snapped a Y-Thingy on him;
but he squirms free and takes off - NOT getting back in da Bus!
Holler profanities at Cinder (ignored) and 
notice Couple
wiff DAWG returning our way.
Cinder moving THEIR way between pauses to <sniff>.
Open Bus door and attach other end of Bowser's Y-Thingy to Cali;
Slam door. One IN connected to one OUT - Bowser ain't goin anywhere.
Grab rope from pile on ground and take off after Cinder.
Alternate between "Here, Cin" and gross profanities... results poor.
She finally caught my "drift" and slowed down for "capture".
Back to da Bus, Cinder in tow.
Open Bus door & toss Cali out after attaching leash to Bowser/Cali Y-Thingy.
Wrap leash around arm.
Second Y-Thing onto SmokeMut's collar; signal him OUT and STAY!!
(Bein da GUD Chile inna fambly - an noting a bit of "stress" in Dad's voice,
he SITS then figures might be a good time for a DOWN as a show of good faith.)
Other end of Smoke's Y-Thingy onto Cinder; move her ropey to Y-Thingy.
Add choke collars to Cinder & Bowser - to "equalize" things for their team-mate.
Final *check* - everyone Hooked-Up;
close & lock da Bus an we're ready to stroll.
Neglected to consider the "curiosity factor" of the 4-Leggers...
"Who you hooked to? I got him; She's my partner;
Where are you? ... "
They manage to circle ME, braid, knot, snag and otherwise make
a Complete MESS of the rigging in 30 seconds.
Other Couple wiff Dawg walk by headed for their car...
"Got yur hands full, huh?"
Boxer *lurches* over to say "Howdie!"
MORE circling & knotting while My Four accomplish the Meet & Greet.
I sat down on the driveway to extricate my feet from da rope MESS.
Anothe 5 minutes of *flippin* dawgs over & under moving ropes to
seperate the "Teams".
Me thinks this is gonna be a "challenge"!
I dropped the Cinder/Smokey ropey and let them manage on their own.
SmokeMutt is a GEM at "returning" if he thinks he's too far from Dad...
And he CAN drag Cinder back with him!
Cali made a great Dawg Anchor for Bowser -
he had a tuff tyme keepin her movin along
(she's not a Big Fan of long hikes!)
After a quarter mile - the big trick was to "release" Smokey from
a return to "check in" before his Team crossed ropes
with the Slower Team.
As we returned to da Bus I was thinkin we had it down pretty well -
to bad there was NObuddie inna Park to show off our Drill Team skills to!
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Sunlight fading; we made a quick return to da Ranch to fetch the
CAMERA that "sumbuddie" furgotz to bring along.
Off to the Other BigLake swimmin hole / boat launch to grab the
setting sun which shines on the boat dock from across the lake...
MUCH Better "organized" the Second Tyme Around wiff da Hook-Ups!
NUNbuddie "escaped" AND I managed to NOT get "roped" into either Team!!
So HOW'd he get that "4-Dawg Inna Row" *snappie*?
1) LOTTA *threats* of "Great Bodily Harm to YOU!" iffin ya don't
"SITTTT! & STAAAAAY!" where I PUT ya!
2) Look "close"! ~
Note that Cinder & Smoke have their collar rings
clipped together with ONE snap!
Same with Team Two - Cali & Bowser almost "glued at the neck"!
3) I said SITTTT! and STAAAAAY!! ~~~ DANg IT!! ~ STAAAAY!
Oh yeah... and **SMILE**, too, please!
4) YOU folks are seeing ONE snappie...
(I only had to TAKE about 50-some.)
The "models" would <HOLD-IT> for about 5 snaps before one or two
would complain "He's NOT bein verrie *friendly* bout diss...
I'z OUTTA here!"
("Fleeing" is difficult when you're rubbin Chins & Shoulders
wiff your Running Mate!)
Poor Bowser was the most difficult... He'd "SIT" till I'd back up
a few feet to take the shot; then <*BOING*> ~
the springs in his butt took over and he was *UP* and
lookin for a way OUT!
After the sun faded; both Teams had another *romp* in the Park!
An DAT's How we Dun It!
/s/ da Bus Driver
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/s/ Cinder, Smokey & Heidi
R.I.P. ~ Boots, Bowser, Sherman, & Snoopy
I guess I shouldn't laugh, but I can't help it. :x
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Anyways, I sorta learned from all that and I hope you do too. Ya gotta see a good thing for what it is - a good home, wiff lots food, a warm bed and a built in couple furry friends like ya got, not to mention the nice hooman who drove miles to get ya. Yessiree, 
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