Running With the Dog

I walk alone to the park every morning, usually barefoot, okay, always barefoot... The dog people know I have dogs and ask me why I don't bring them, which leads me extol on the personal life and personalities of each pooch.  (Don't ask me questions if you don't want TMI, btw.)  The old one had surgery, the little one is still getting her puppy shots, the girls dog is a bitch.... Then, there's the boy dog, who is lovely and can be around other dogs, BUT the reason I don't take him is mostly based on the fact that getting only one of four dogs out of the house singlehandedly is a bit of a challenge.  Suddenly the street is filled with dogs and I;'m running around and yelling like a crazy person.  Not fun. Oh, and taking Toadie means I must run at least a little.

I took him today, he has been so patient with his new bitey little sister that I wanted to get him out and take him to the park to play.  So we went, Dane ran defense as we escaped alone.  Toadness instantly wanted to run, but I was creaky, so I fast walked/jogged and then got him to slow down a bit.  When we finally got to the dog park, I unleashed him and he found a nice place to poop. The dog people were watching us.  Being a good dog parent, I was prepared with a plastic bag and cleaned up after my pet...gross...  After disposing of said poo, we decided to be social.  Toro and the other dog checked each other out before deciding it was cool to hang out.  They didn't play play much, Toro stuck by mt side.

Being a good Mommy, I knew he wanted to run with me, as fast as we could through the grass, so we did, and I wish I had on a more supportive support garment.  It was awesome, I love to run!  Next time I must be better prepared.  After running, Toadie decided we should walk up the steepest hill we could to get back to the sidewalk.  It was a good walk home, he ate some grass, I let him drink from my water bottle (I love that he can do that!) and we arrived home to a chorus of excited barking.  Great way to start the day!

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