07.04.15

morning run:
Gracie
Truman
Gowron
Lily
MoMo
Mega
Steve McQueen
Hazel
Murci
(9)

No-man's land: ~9k. This was a run with a whole group that wanted to do nothing but run - no laggers or slow-pokes. We left with Murci on the leash so she didn't harass Lily but she calmed down quickly and I let her off before we turned east into the monte. We took the long way, going the whole way south before turning north and then down the Au Soleil Couchant access road west, coming home via the blue.bag trail. They killed most of the water by the time we left no-man's land, which was beautiful. There were hundreds of flamingos in the large charcos between no-man's land and the mangroves, towards the northern end. We could hear them from hundreds of meters away; the sound of them was deafening by the time we were actually running past them, some 100m to the east of us. I stayed on top of Murci and Hazel verbally but didn't need to put anyone on the leash; honestly, a huge flock of flamingos like that is fairly intimidating and I don't think anyone was tempted to run over there. The birds took no notice of us and were absolutely gorgeous. There were large groups of them taking off, landing, and swirling over the core of the flock in the charco the entire time and we could hear them still even as far away as the Au Soliel Couchant access road. I put Hazel and Murci on either ends of the leash on the coco trail just to keep them honest. Everyone kept a high pace, listened well and had a great time.
GRADE: A

morning walk:
Frankie
Luna
Bosha
Roxy
(4)

P-O and Julie took these four out for a walk in the woods. They were all good as usual. We're especially proud of Bosha and Roxy, who are really doing well going on walks with these two. Everyone had a nice time.
GRADE: A

afternoon walk:
Otto
Ernie
(2)

Julie took these two out for a walk in the woods. They were both perfect. At one point she met someone out there (probably Angel) and spoke to him for a few minutes while her doggie charges idled pleasantly nearby; nice to hear. Ernie looked especially pleased with himself when they got home.
GRADE: A