Monthly Archives: October 2013

Had a nice, crisp (read: cold) run today; added a little distance. We started out a little rocky with a LOT of apparently delicious trailside odors, but once we got that sorted out the MPs did great. Of course, I … Continue reading →

Technically, this is snow: Monday, October 21st:: 2.5 miles, cloudy/flurries. Maisy was really distracted by something off the trail on the Picnic Island loop, but she still ran really strong. Coordination, we have it:

Saturday, October 19th: 3.5 miles, cool/wet conditions, one water break. Lots of ON BY practice thanks to the local deer herd. A doe who was either very brave or very dumb was kind enough to stay in one place so … Continue reading →

You sneak out in the rain for a quick run because you need it and because your work schedule is going to mean the dogs are going to have some long, boring days and because it’s really only sprinkling at … Continue reading →

Probably my greatest fear as a mushbaby is that through sheer inexperience I will push my dogs too hard and cause them to be injured. As a result, I am fairly certain that I have never pushed them hard enough … Continue reading →

Although we scooter on and off over the summer, we don’t really train with a capital T. I try to get out often enough to get the MPs some exercise and prevent them from totally forgetting their commands, but although … Continue reading →