25.02.13

morning run:
Ginger
Gracie
Posey
Chester
Tuesday
Gowron
Elewah
Daisy
MoMo
(9)

Northern charcos: ~9k (not sure exactly but more than the hidden trail and less than the long and winding road). Mo managed to sneak onto this run; there was some chaos as I was getting the first eight into the launch-pad and Mo ducked into the Bodega (where she's been hanging with M&Z) and then snuck out while Roni and I were wrangling everyone else. I didn't realize she had gotten into the mix until I opened the gate and saw her bolt out; it wasn't worth bringing everyone back just to return her and she does listen well so what the hell... it was strange taking nine. I took us out like we were going to the hidden trail or the long and winding road. When we got to the turn to the beach I decided I didn't want to do that but I also didn't want to be gone quite as long as a 10k so instead I took us north to where the closest northern charcos end and then curved around to the east and south; we did a bit of off-roading around those charcos because I couldn't quite remember how to pick up the trail to get back to the road but we managed. PupG was up to her eyeballs in salt-pond and had to be washed off when we got home - she was happy as a clam out there. I had Tuesday on the leash the whole way. Everyone was really good despite the strange route.
GRADE: A

morning walk #1:
Shirley
Frankie
April
Linda
(4)

M&Z took this crew out first: Shirley and April on the leash. All good.

morning walk #2:
Archie
Bosha
Twiggy
Luna
Hazel
(5)

M&Z took this group out second, with Luna and Hazel on leashes. Again, all good.

mid-day swim:
Greta
(1)

She really didn't want to do it. Roni had to work hard to coax her out into the front yard and I had to carry her from the gate to the water, no easy task in the noon sun. Still, once we were in the water she swam well. It was a little choppy but not as cold or stinky and deep enough that it wasn't irritating. I made her swim into my hand a lot on each "lap" so that they took longer and I didn't have to drag her out into deeper water as much. She suffered through it like a trooper until she was breathing heavily.
GRADE: A