this sweet beatiful mess

this is a boy & his dog. they look all lovey-dovey in this picture. but what you don't see is how dirty zach's shirt & shorts are all down on one side. they are dirty because they (along with his body) were drug along the grass & dirt at top speeds by this dog at bender fields today. zach had hunter on the leash, with the loop around his wrist. "don't let go, zach, " i said, when he asked to take the dog for a walk. however, hunter sees another dog over yonder & breaks into a mad dash, with zach trying his darndest to keep up. the dog goes faster & faster, & zach, (leash still looped around the wrist) sorta starts lifting up off the ground, kind of like those parachute-behind-the-boat kind of rides...(but not near as fun). the dog keeps going, & zach is now bumping along, turning & twisting along the ground, now looking like a stunt man being drug behind a horse in a good 'ole fashion western. of course this all happens in about 8-10 seconds, but was all in such slow motion. anyways...poor little guy, he got a little banged up, & was more scared more than anything. mr. ellens said too bad we didn't have a video of it--we'd have won the $10,000 prize. & maybe a trip to disneyland. :)