29.05.12

morning run:
Rita
George
Alice
Ernie
Maggie
Ziggy
Molly
Daisy
(8)

To the beach at Au Soleil Couchant and home via the tortuga sign: ~6k. This was more or less a repeat of yesterday's crew sans Ginger and it went much better this time. Molly was on the hook the entire way; I also put Ernie on for a spell (speeding, idiot) but there were no behavioral issues. Molly did a little bit of her boat-anchor impersonation on the tortuga crossroads as we were leaving the beach but she got over it.
GRADE: A

morning walk:
Zasu*
Henry*
Eve*
Tito*
Tuesday
(5)

Roni had a frustrating time with this crew. Eve is an angel but she's become conditioned to take off running to the shrimpery because that's what we do on runs; the last time Roni took her out on a walk she left on the leash but today Tuesday was on the leash and Eve took off, hauling Henry and Tito with her. She came back to get Roni on the trail but then she ran off again, etc. Clearly the running dogs need to get some attention on the leash on walks so that they are good walking dogs as well. Eve ended up running home because Roni put the leash on her (only to take it off because Eve wouldn't walk) and this cascaded into Henry, Tito and eventually Zasu coming back as well; after all was said and done Roni ended up coming almost the whole way back home, turning around and going for a walk with Tuesday on the leash. Tuesday was good. Everyone else could've been better.
GRADE: C

morning swims:
Greta
Shirley
(2)

Great is really doing well on swims; I just wish I could convince her to be a bit more interactive so I didn't have to drag her out every time. Shirley and I went north a bit on the beach and got barked at by the strays; we went into the water south of the soldiers and I made her swim home in two long trips... she's just too fixated on searching the beach for lizards to keep her in the water the whole time. The tabanos were terrible on the beach.
GRADE: A