30.05.11

morning run:
Bette
Gracie
Eve
Rita
Lily
Molly
Floyd
Daisy
(8)

Coco trail but then straight down by the pasture, through the dead goat three-way to the tortuga sign, back south to the intersection, through the shire to the Au Soliel Couchant road, to the beach and home all the way on the water: ~7k. This was Daisy's longest run by far, and also the first time she's been out with Floyd. It was a little bit of a chance, but I was on top of it constantly and very careful; we have to try these things once in a while, and Floyd has been making a little progress behaviorally. It turned out well. Floyd was his usual happy-go-lucky self on the run and there were no problems; in fact I had to keep Daisy from grabbing the leash and yanking on it when we were on the beach, which Floyd barely noticed. Molly listens better each time out. Today there were a lot of people working in the salt charcos, and she wanted to chase several motos, but I told her not to and she broke it off. Daisy and Lily had a blast together, especially on the beach. That mama dog came out and barked at us just north of the HoJo and although Lily went to investigate, everyone was at my side in a few seconds with minimal barking (mostly from the mama dog). At the very end Molly was the last one in the gate; she wanted to swim a bit more, so I went out and got her in the water, but I can't really fault her for it. All in all a nice run with a lot of swimming and horsing around.
GRADE: A