20.04.12

morning run:
Gracie
Rita
Blue
Chester
Archie
Ernie
Elewah
(7)

Long and winding road backwards: ~10k. This was an extremely fast group; Rita was the slowest dog and she didn't lag in spite of the high pace. We got to the turn to the hidden trail in record time largely due to Elewah kicking my ass the whole way there. I had Chester on the hook early to keep the pace down some but Ernie, Archie and Elewah were all in fine fettle and would have none of it. I had Ernie on the hook until we made the big turn out in the middle of the long and winding road proper and everyone was off the leash for the rest of the run. We saw a lot of salt workers out there even in places where they haven't worked for a while (especially way out there). Everyone was really good about it. We left relatively early and had some cloud cover but it was roasting hot by the time we got back... the sky was strange and beautiful the whole run.
GRADE: A

morning walks:
Otto
Bosha
Henry
Stella
Luna
Alice
Lucy
Bette
Frankie
(9)

Alex and Alex took these out as follows: (1) Otto, Bosha, Henry; (2) Stella, Luna; (3) Alice, Lucy; (4) Bette, Frankie. Everyone was really good.
GRADE: A

morning small-dog walk:
Zasu
Miles
Henry
Tito
Monkey
Diva
(6)

Roni took this crew down to the apocalyptic cove while Alex and Alex were out on their last walk. Everyone is getting much better about people and dogs coming and going through the morning, so it was easier for her to get out for a walk like this than it has been in the past; Henry really wanted to go in spite of having just gone for a walk earlier and he's such a good guy that Roni couldn't say no (can't blame her). The heat was terrible by this point in the morning but everyone had a good time and behaved for the most part. Roni put Monkey on the hook for running around like a wild thing, and both Tito and Miles screwed around a bit, but nothing major. Roni said Diva went from bush to bush in the heat but she was really up for it, stuck with her and had a good time. Nice.
GRADE: A