A new Bitch joins the Belles

On Monday four Belles walked the park--with three, yes three bitches. The new canine addition to the group is a Great Pyrenees with a girly girl name: Izzabelle. Izzabelle, as it turns out, has lovely manners. When Chica barked in her face-- which she always does when she sees large dogs--Izzabelle politely ignored her. Thank goodness. Had she chosen, Izzabelle could have consumed Chica in a gulp. But by the end of the walk past the Sunken Gardens and into the woods, we bitches had become fast friends So we're hoping that new Belle Francie brings Izzabelle again next week.

Belles sans Bitches go Exotic

Nine of the Brackenridge Belles walked last Monday on the grounds of the old Denman family estate. There, they paused to admire a colorful pavilion built by San Antonio's Korean sister city before walking to the Asian-inspired condo of Belle-member Lyn. Continuing their international explorations, the ladies shopped at Ali Baba, a Middle Eastern grocery store nearby, and lunched next door at Pasha, where they enjoyed everything from tabouli salad to Persian-style rice. All of that was fine for them but what about us bitches? Thanks goodness they will be back at Brackenridge next Monday so Chica and I can come, too.

To Dig or not to Dig

This week the Belles walked to an archaeological dig at the northern edge of Brackenridge Park, where remains of an original acequia are being unearthed near the San Antonio River. For those who may not know, acequias were ditches used by Spanish settlers to divert water from the river to their dwellings. While that was not of particular interest to us dogs, a rib bone on the ground nearby interested us greatly. And we didn't even have to dig for it!