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I'll take a cold and sunny day over a rainy day of any temperature, anytime. Yesterday I had done two walks and felt winded and fatigued after the second one. But I had a good night's sleep, my cold is waning, and I discovered that "behind-the-counter" Sudafed is a miracle nasal decongestant. Thanks to the goddamn redneck meth heads, you can't get decent over-the-counter cold remedies any more, but they still sell the real stuff behind the pharmacy counter, without a prescription, if you don't try to buy enough to cook up a batch of meth for your local trailer park. Invigorated by fully oxygenated blood, the cold air, and sunshine, I set out on a full afternoon of dog wrangling.
I started with Maya and Diesel, who have come to expect and demand their daily walk.
Then it was a trio, Maya, Daisy, and the new lab, Scooby.
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Scooby was particularly excited to go. |
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L to R: Daisy, Scooby, and Maya |
Next, everyone's favorite couple: Maya and Trooper.
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Sunshine makes everything better. |
And finally, Maya and (Mad) Max.
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I'm teaching Maya the words "right" and "left" to indicate which way to go when there's a fork in the trail. |
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Maya will walk with any other dog as long as I'm on the other end of her leash. |
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Today's route was about 6.5 miles. |
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On the final walk of the day, I found tracks from the first walk we had done. Diesel's footprints are easy to spot. |
1 comment:
Only a good loving dad would recognize his boys paw prints in the mud.....and photograph them. So happy you both found each other :)
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