13.02.12

morning run:
Gowron
Monkey
Zoot
Mega
Lex
Petey
Steve McQueen
Amber
(8)

Hidden trail the rough way: ~8k. We went across the land bridge, over the ridge and to the swimming hole on the way out, down the beach just to Au Soleil Couchant and home via the cut-over, the ridge and the land-bridge again. Everyone was really up for it and we flew. They were their usual hilarious selves at the ocean in spite of the fairly significant (for us) waves. When we crossed doce going home at Au Soleil Couchant there were two strays about 50m south on the road - they looked like they might've been the white dog and the brown dog we've seen hanging around in the monte. My charges gave chase for about 100m and then turned around and came back; there was no barking or any damage and everyone did turn around because I was yelling for them but it is definitely time to get the rest of them neutered and start working on collars and leashes. We saw Jenni across the charco from us as she was going out for a walk and we were coming home right where there were a bunch of salt workers at the alternate land bridge; Amber barked a little but I kept us moving and everyone stayed with me and didn't get distracted.
GRADE: A

morning walks:
Archie
Bette
Twiggy
Luna
Mo
(5)

Jenni took these out on walks in three batches: first Archie by himself, then Bette and Twiggy and finally Luna and Mo. In all three cases she went in a nice big loop in the monte to the north and then home on the beach. Everyone was excellent and had a good time.
GRADE: A

afternoon walks:
April
Daisy
Ernie
(3)

Jenni took April and Daisy out on leashes first. She let April off the leash on the beach to the north, which was a bad idea - April took off, as is her wont on the beach. Jenni came back with Daisy and immediately took off with Ernie to try and find April, which was admirable; it turned out that April came back by herself (as we thought she probably would) no worse for the wear. Jenni came back a while later with Ernie, who got a nice, brisk walk (his favourite kind). Even when things go wrong they're still generally alright...
GRADE: A