05.08.12

morning run:
Godzilla
April
Monkey
Linda
Mega
Lex
Amber
Steve McQueen
(8)

To the beach at Au Soleil Couchant via the swimming hole: ~7k. We left late. It's been a while since April has gone on a regular run, largely because she couldn't be trusted not to bolt north on the beach. Every now and then you have to try again, though, and Roni suggested I take April and just be careful with her on or near the beach. I left with her on the hook but let her off on the way to the swimming hole; I had to put her on briefly before we got there because she was already showing signs of not listening, but that seemed to reign her in a bit. I put her back on after we passed the three-way junction of the Au Soliel Couchant road and the parallel access road and left her on the hook from there home. The tribe were all very good. Mega is listening much better, and always stops and looks back at me when I call his name; he didn't set quite such a crazy pace, either, so maybe he's just calming down a bit. We ran into Mudo and his son in law in their truck with Lucas, Mudo's dog; they were getting some sand out on the tortuga road and we ran right into them. Steve barked a tiny bit but everyone was good in general. Linda was spooked by the truck so we all had to back-track a bit to pick her up and I carried her around the truck; everyone else was really good about this and stuck together the whole time. I put Monkey on the other end of the leash with April when we got to the shrimpery to keep her from her usual miscreant behavior near the house. The tribe ran ahead a bit on the trail home but they all ended up waiting at the gate.
GRADE: A

morning swim:
Greta
(1)

What an angel.
GRADE: A