Category Archives: Training Diary

I’m not kidding. My ON BYs have taken on a note of desperation, and god forbid one of the dogs has to poop. If we stop, if we so much as pause, we become engulfed. I wanted to take a … Continue reading →

I thought I could sneak in a scooter run before the predicted rain hit today. I was wrong. Maybe 1/2 way through our run a light drizzle started. Then at about 2/3 of the way through our run, it started … Continue reading →

I didn’t want to steal the thunder from Pip Day yesterday, but I did take the youngsters scootering for the first time in quite some time yesterday (not counting our ill-fated, short mushy run up north on vacation). Having just … Continue reading →

It was raining yesterday morning when I got up, so I ended up going to a yoga class instead of running the dogs because I knew the trail would be muddy. But then it cleared up and stayed sunny and … Continue reading →

We always get a lot of friendly interest when we’re out scootering. Today a nice young man asked me if what we do is unique, and as I always do I relish the chance to explain that this is a … Continue reading →

As of today, the woodland dirt trails are almost iced out. Enough to scooter on, which meant we could go farther without being too hard on those feet. These trails are pretty soft, so it’s a good workout for them. … Continue reading →

My dogs are blessed with tough feet; still, I don’t normally like to start them out on pavement first thing in the spring. But the dirt trails are stubbornly refusing to ice out and today I just couldn’t stand it … Continue reading →

So much for creative titles. We had a sloppy start today (getting the blooper reel ready) and a couple of GEE MEANS HAW?! moments but overall the MPs did great today. Had a really nice ON BY a turkey followed … Continue reading →