12.06.12

morning run:
Ginger
Gracie
Truman
Frijolita
Ernie
Daisy
Xmul
Amber
(8)

To the beach at Au Soleil Couchant via the swimming hole: ~7k. We left a little late for this time of year and I wanted there to be time for a walk so instead of going to the hidden trail I shaved 1km off the distance and jacked up the pace; with this group that works out fine as they are all fast and energetic. I had Xmul on the hook the entire way; she doesn't bark when we see salt workers any more but I still don't trust her off the leash with lots of people around. We went out across the land bridge and ran the top of the ridge to the cut over, and came back via the tortuga crossroads and the dirty road. At the very end as we were nearing doce a moto went past; I had Truman on the other end of the hook to keep him from jack-rabbiting at the gate but I should've had Amber on instead because she chased the moto. She never got near it and she did run back and get to the gate before I did but I was still very unhappy with her; she'll have to be on the leash on the way home for a while. Daisy also spent some quality time screwing around unattended over to the north before she came in and went directly to the box for a spell. No great misdemeanors but not a good way to end an otherwise nice run.
GRADE: B

morning walk:
Zasu
Miles
Henry
Tito
Blue
Reggie
Linda*
(7)

Roni took this crew out around the cow pasture as it was really starting to get hot. She carried Linda out of the gate and Linda freaked out in her arms like a lunatic; it was at least partly due to the fact that the leash had gotten wound around her foot (Reggie was on the other end of it but he got out of his collar). She was also perhaps a bit overly dramatic and thrashed around too much so I went out and got her. Roni carried on and they were all angels after that. Blue and Reggie are both good on walks. Roni wanted to go around the long way but got complaints from the bridge crew (lieutenant Zasu is their foreman), so she went down to the alternate land-bridge and then came back the way she went, branching up along the north side of the cow pasture to the coco trail. It was really hot when they got home but everyone looked happy.
GRADE: A

morning swim:
Greta
(1)

Good girl.
GRADE: A