Running With Dad
11/12/09 08:17 Filed in: Pawsonal
Dad's got a new strategy and it's really fun! Now, in
the early morning, instead of us going for a walk
together, we go for a RUN! Fun fun fun.
Well, it's not really a run. I mean, I could run all day at that speed but my old Dad, well, he needs a break once in a while. So we bolt out of the gate, down the drive and up the street and then, just when I'm starting to feel it, I hear "Okay, Marlee, let's slow it down for a bit." And then we walk for a while.
It's pretty good, anyway. As you know, I love to run. I'd run all day if I could, other than the times I like to lie down and close my eyes for a while. And Dad seems to be getting better at it. Each day, we seem to run a little bit more. Still not enough to wear me out but better every day.
And there are more and more four-leggers appearing in our neighbourhood. Good ol' Java is still at the corner but now he's got a little friend: Oreo. I'm not sure about Oreo because he yells a lot and tries to stop me from getting close to Java, but he'll settle down. And the other day we met a really sweet young'en who has a family scent that reminds me of my own pack. She's reddy-brown and has a coat like mine. Mom called her a Labradoodle, whatever that is, but the four-legger herself told me her name is "Roo".
Roo seems to be scared of me a bit (I am much bigger than she is) but she's alright and she smells like family. It's like finding a long-lost cousin!
Well, it's not really a run. I mean, I could run all day at that speed but my old Dad, well, he needs a break once in a while. So we bolt out of the gate, down the drive and up the street and then, just when I'm starting to feel it, I hear "Okay, Marlee, let's slow it down for a bit." And then we walk for a while.
It's pretty good, anyway. As you know, I love to run. I'd run all day if I could, other than the times I like to lie down and close my eyes for a while. And Dad seems to be getting better at it. Each day, we seem to run a little bit more. Still not enough to wear me out but better every day.
And there are more and more four-leggers appearing in our neighbourhood. Good ol' Java is still at the corner but now he's got a little friend: Oreo. I'm not sure about Oreo because he yells a lot and tries to stop me from getting close to Java, but he'll settle down. And the other day we met a really sweet young'en who has a family scent that reminds me of my own pack. She's reddy-brown and has a coat like mine. Mom called her a Labradoodle, whatever that is, but the four-legger herself told me her name is "Roo".
Roo seems to be scared of me a bit (I am much bigger than she is) but she's alright and she smells like family. It's like finding a long-lost cousin!