28.12.10

morning run:
Shirley
Blue
Eve
Rita
Ernie
Maggie
Ziggy
(7)

Strange group with Shirley's so-called "fourth line." Ernie left on the harness, and was on it for about half of the run in total; it made getting out much easier. The Brethren were close by in the woods directly across doce when we left, and everyone was stellar about it; they were gone by the time we came home. We probably did between 8-9k and it was a bit long for Maggie, as she was dragging a little at the end. Shirley's pace is always so high that adding a slow dog with her is usually frustrating, but we muddled through and had a good run anyway. We did a southern route, with the intention of heading north and hitting the hidden trail at the end, but when I realized Mags was getting tired we bagged that idea and came home from the Au Soleil Couchant access road via the shire. I wanted to ford the charco at the dead goat road but Blue and Eve balked at the cold water, and I didn't feel like fighting it so we went around instead.
GRADE: A