05.05.13

morning walk:
Lucy
Rita
Osita
Shirley
Frankie
Ernie
Maggie
Bosha
(8)

I took this group for a walk in the monte. We extended our now-usual between-the-land-bridges-across-the-ridge route a little by heading further north in a loop around the charco directly to the east of the alt. land bridge. Everyone was so up for it that it seemed like the thing to do. Everyone was good and had a great time.
GRADE: A

morning beach walk #1:
Zasu
Henry
Linda
(3)

Roni took these three out on the beach up towards the soldiers to gather seaweed for fertilizer. The ran into Nicole coming south with her terriers and everyone was good.
GRADE: A

morning beach walk #2:
Stella
Ziggy
(2)

I took Stella out on the leash as a part of Operation Gradual Xmul Reunification; Ziggy got thrown in because he's a bit disgusting right now and needed an extended dip in the ocean. He was reasonably good off the leash but more excited than I would've liked. The ocean is churned up because of a storm right now but this did not stop Ziggy from swimming and covering himself in seaweed. Stella was good and tolerated Xmul's advanced early on. I didn't let Stella off the leash at all but Xmul was off here and there. Guy and I occasionally had to call Xmul and Ziggy back because they kept wanting to roam too far ahead but by the time we were on the way back they had calmed down a bit.
GRADE: A