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morning run:
Posey
Eve
Chester
MoMo
Xmul
Mega
Steve McQueen
Hazel
Murci
(9)
Southern Charcos: ~8k. Xmul goes back to Marie and Nicole today so I wanted to get her out on a nice run with some well-behaved companions and that's what happened. Everyone was really great and had an excellent time on a high-paced run.
GRADE: A
morning walk:
Alice
Ginger
Gracie
Osita
Ernie
Molly
Maggie
Ziggy
Stella
(9)
This was a disaster, mainly due to Gracie. Someone keeps a herd of goats to the south and east of us, in the monte before the first charco. They are not particularly careful and leave their herd of goats unattended for long periods of time. Sometimes they all show up at our house or very near it. Sometimes they're nowhere to be seen. This morning they were all in their enclosure (which they can easily leave on their own), almost a kilometer from our house, but that didn't stop Gracie for making a bee-line there and harassing them at the start of the walk. I don't know what possessed her. The goats have been there for a while and she hadn't done this on prior walks, but today for some reason that was her plan and it crapped all over this walk. The vast majority of the other dogs on this walk were very good, even the ones you might expect would be bad (Ernie, Osita, Ginger); they stuck with me through the whole ordeal, didn't harass any goats and let me focus on getting my hands on Gracie before she did any harm, which I managed to do. Unfortunately this came at the cost of Stella slipping her collar, at which point she just ran off and screwed around. I could tell from her attitude that she had turned her ears off so I focussed on rounding everyone up and wrangling us all back home. I tried to work in a bit of a walk anyway, thinking Stella would find her way back to me by the time we were coming home, but no dice: she screwed around the entire day, obviously close by, until finally we insisted she come back in when we saw her just a couple lots north on the beach. The outcome from this: more confirmation that Stella cannot be trusted, and now Gracie must also be on the leash when we leave.
GRADE: F
morning run:
Chester
Otto
Shirley
Rufus
Jack
Murci
Cookie
Junebug
(8)
Past Au Soleil Couchant: ~6k. June was good on the leash the whole way. She had a great time and ran her ass off. We took the blue.bag trail heading out and the short cut via the charcos to the north coming home. Everyone had a good time.
GRADE: A
mid-day walk:
Blue
Reggie
MoMo
(3)
Roni took these three out for a walk to the north on the coco trail. Mo was kind of a pain for some of the way; it seems like she didn't like the heat and wanted to come home. Reggie and Blue were both fine but Roni cut the walk shorter than she might have due to Mo's antics... kind of a shame, but everyone still had a nice time.
GRADE: A
morning walk:
Ginger
Blue
Gowron
Bette
Monkey
Linda
Amber
Zoot
(8)
Roni took this crew for a walk across the land bridge in a sort of clover-leaf, doing various loops off of (more or less) the base of the land bridge to the south and north. Amber was on the leash for a lot of it and was good; she seems to find comfort in the leash, and it also reels Zoot in a little bit in his orbits. Monkey is in fine fettle, fully recovered from her surgery. She's been really fun on walks and runs - no more constant stopping to pee. Everyone behaved themselves and had a great time.
GRADE: A
morning run:
Alice
Otto
Rita
Godzilla
George
Tuesday
Molly
Twiggy
Monkey
(9)
Past the tortuga sign: ~4k. We took the maginot line going both ways. It was a little late and starting to get hot but there was as stiff breeze, even in the monte, and the occasional cloud. We got barked at by one of the soldiers' dogs as we headed north from the maginot line but nothing noticed us coming home - the wind was coming from the south so we were invisible on the trip home. The gulf was muddy and gross from rotting seaweed but the wind made it tolerable and everyone had a good time in and out of the water. We might've gone farther but I could see two people with a little dog up past Au Soleil Couchant as we were passing the tortuga sign. I think they parked at the tortuga sign and walked up because there was a newish sedan there... I came to the conclusion that they were heading south so I didn't take us too much farther north before turning around. Nobody minded - they all had a good time no matter what we were doing.
GRADE: A
morning run:
Posey
Lily
Luna
Xmul
Mega
Hazel
Murci
Cookie
Roxy
(9)
Southern Charcos: ~8k. As long as Roxy is on the shorter leash having her and Xmul hooked up together works out okay... sadly I didn't start out that way (not sure what I was thinking), so I had to stop just across the land bridge and wrangle their gear, but after that it was fine. We kept a high pace the whole way - Roxy's amazing that way for such a short-legged little thing. We saw a lot of flamingos and altered our route several times to not disturb them. All of the crossings from the palapa road to the swimming hole were blocked by some very large flamingos - they were beautiful and seemed happy so we ran the length of the palapa road and went the long way around. Nobody minded: the pace was high and everyone really wanted to run. There was no misbehavior. Good group, nice run on a pretty day... even the bugs weren't bad.
GRADE: A
morning pup-training walk:
Tupo
(1)
I managed to scoop Tupo up and take him out for a quick jaunt in the immediate surroundings. We tried the beach to the south at first but it's pretty gross and he found it a bit scary or at least off-putting: there are large mountains of stinking seaweed everywhere and the Gulf is errily calm and kind of strange right now. I decided that wasn't too much fun so we turned around and walked down to the shrimpery instead, which he liked much better. We jogged for little stretches and he ran with hilarious enthusiasm. Good boy Tupo!
GRADE: A
morning walk #1:
Alice
Ginger
Henry
Tito
Monkey
Maggie
April
Tupo*
(8)
I tried to get Tupo out on a shorty but he was too unsure so he just ran back to Roni at the gate and I carried on with the rest; next time it will be him by himself. Everyone else was really good on a short walk down to the land bridge and back. Most notable was April, who was on a leash the whole way. She's always on truck.dog duty so in some ways she goes out more than all the others but she needs to start going out on walks and runs as well. She had a blast, as did everyone else.
GRADE: A
morning walk #2:
Miles
(1)
I am catching up now on almost three weeks of posts and finally I've come to something I wrote down but that I have no memory of. I'm not sure if Roni took Miles this time or if I did... must be getting old. Anyway, Miles-alone walks always go the same way... he's a dawdling little angel.
GRADE: A
morning run:
Gracie
Truman
Blue
Chester
Otto
Shirley
Frankie
Daisy
Junebug
(9)
Terreno Federal serpentine: ~5k. I didn't want to go very far for multiple reasons but I didn't feel like fighting my way down to the beach again so we headed south into the monte like we were going to the southern charcos and then curled north on the Terreno Federal serpentine. We ran it all the way to the (now much less) hidden trail that lets out onto the larger north/south serpentine that leads to the cross-roads east of the intersection. This gave ample opportunity for everyone to run like maniacs and sniff stuff without too much off-roading. We came home via the road and southern part of the ridge, well away from Angel's corner. Daisy left on the leash this time, as did June; I let Daisy off at the shrimpery and left June on for the duration. Everyone was great and had a good time.
GRADE: A
incoming:
Xmul*
Twiggy
(2)
Xmul is coming to stay with us over Christmas. I took Twiggy out on a leash to meet Xmul and Marie on the beach (Xmul, of course, was on a leash), then took them both up to the maginot line and came home via the monte. This works out easier when it comes to wrangling the other dogs. There were no fireworks and Xmuls re-insertion into the.matrix went smoothly. Yay Xmul!
GRADE: A
morning run:
Godzilla
Rufus
Jack
Lex
Hazel
Murci
Cookie
Zoila
(8)
Past Au Soleil Couchant: ~7k. This was a pretty solid run for Zoila; she just got out with Roni on a nice walk but she's got so much energy I thought she should go again. She really likes to run flat-out on the beach and has gotten very good on the leash when we go from running to walking to swimming. Everyone else had a great time the whole way. It was stormy so nobody wanted to swim too much but the ocean had thrown so much stuff up onto the beach that the fun shifted to sniffing and investigating it all.
GRADE: A
morning walk #1:
Alice
Ginger
Blue
Osita
Rita
Ernie
Maggie
Ziggy
Molly
Twiggy
(10)
I took this crew for a walk across the land bridge and a loop to the south. Everyone enjoyed it immensely and was really good.
GRADE: A
morning walk #2:
Bette
Monkey
Linda
Amber
Zoot
Zoila
(6)
Roni took her electron dog.cloud out for a spin, with Zoila on the leash. It was nie to see Monkey looking so fit after her surgery; she also obviously feels just fine, much better than before: no more incessant stops to pee. A fun, high-paced walk.
GRADE: A
morning run:
Frijolita
Gowron
Otto
Shirley
Lex
Murci
Cookie
Roxy
Junebug
(9)
Past Au Soleil Couchant: ~7k. June did well on a real big-girl run up the beach. She had an absolute blast with her running-mates and did well on the leash (the whole way). We took the blue.bag trail both directions and the pace was high. Everyone else was great and really had a good time. Shirley doesn't seem to have suffered any ill effects from the longer-than-usual run but I won't do this too much with her. Roxy was off the leash on the beach and otherwise on the leash with June; this worked out better than last time. All in all a good run.
GRADE: A
afternoon walk:
Miles
(1)
Roni took Miles out for a meandering stroll in the monte.
GRADE: A
morning run:
Ginger
Alice
Blue
Daisy
Osita*
Cookie
Rufus
Jack
(8)
Au Soleil Couchant: ~5k. Daisy should have left on a leash but she didn't and as a result she harassed Osita in the first 50m. I know she has this tendency and I should just not leave with her off the leash... she can come off at the shirmpery and she's fine but in that first ~250m she is too excited. I was putting Daisy on the leash at the shrimpery when Osita decided to go home; I knew there was no arguing with her and I didn't want to make things worse by running her down and putting her on a leash so I let her go - she was back at the gate a minute later and Roni let her in. I was not happy with Daisy but we carried on and had a decent run up past Au Soleil Couchant via the maginot line.
GRADE: C (Daisy)
incoming:
Nico
(3)
Today the last of Solitaria's pups that we're bringing in came home; the remaining two are going to stay with Angel, he wants them there. In some ways this makes me sad but in others it's better than the alternatives: we can't bring in any more and at they are cared after and watched over there as much as they would in in a home closer to town. I will continue to help Angel with them and the three adults that live there, including getting them sterilized somehow. The newbie I brought home today is a sweetie we're calling Nico.
morning run:
Alice
Ginger
Rita
George
Chester
Otto
Shirley
Frankie
(8)
Up the beach to Au Soleil Couchant: ~5k. We took the maginot line in both directions.
GRADE: A
vet:
Monkey
(1)
Today I went to pick Monkey up from her surgery. She had to stay overnight because she needed a catheter and observation for 24h after her surgery, which removed a large quantity of stones. Yuck. She's on meds now and will need a special diet for the rest of her life, like Maggie. She was a champ during the whole ordeal.
vet:
Reggie
Monkey
(2)
Today I took Monkey in to Dra. Sandra's for surgery to remove her bladder stones and Reggie in for an ultrasound with Dr. Avalos, one of the vets Sandra collaborates with; he came as part of the group that did our second clinic and we've worked with him before when we needed an ultrasound. It turns out Reggie's odd growth in his lower abdomen is some kind of benign tumor made mostly of fat. We're going to keep an eye on it but it's good to have some more information. It was a stressful day for everyone on the road and at home but it went well.
vet trip:
Monkey
Bosha
Nikki
(3)
Last night I chanced to see Monkey pee and she passed a lot of blood. We have suspected for a while that some dog here had some kind of urinary issue but we couldn't pinpoint who until now. Today I took her to Dra. Sandra. It turns out she has a lot of stones that will need to be removed by surgery in a subsequent visit (probably Tuesday). Since I was going unexpectedly anyway I decided to throw Bosha and Nikki in. Kikis, Bosha's person, told me last week she had noticed Bosha drinking and peeing more than usual. She's getting older and she's had all kinds of issues in the past so we got her examined. Sandra took blood and we're waiting for the results. This was Nikki's fourth and final chemotherapy treatment for CTVT. She's really a great dog, I'm glad we can help her out and at her treatments are out of the way now.
late morning run:
Alice
Rita
Otto
Shirley
Rufus
Jack
Daisy
(7)
Au Soleil Couchant: ~5k. Rufus left without a muzzle for the first time in a few runs; he was much better, didn't jump at me in excitement or take any crazy runs at anyone in the first 300m. After that he settled down, although I left him on the leash until we hit the beach. We took the maginot line in both directions. It was windy out (a norte is blowing through) so I was fairly confident that the dogs at the army encampment wouldn't hear us over the noise. This worked out well. The wind on the beach was so strong it was hard to make progress in places, also due in part to the huge, thick carpet of seaweed that has been thrown up onto the beach by the storm. It's a bit like one of those training exercises where they run through tires: you have to pick your feet up and really push to make any headway... unless you're a dog, in which case you have doggie super powers and you don't care. We all ran pretty hard; I took us just north of A.S.C. and turned around. I had to hook Shirley up heading south because she was too far ahead, so I left her on until the shrimpery where I switched her for Rufus. Rita rolled in some awful poo at the shrimpery and had to be bathed afterwards, but otherwise everyone was perfect.
GRADE: A
vet trip:
Reggie
Zoila
Junebug
(3)
I took these three to the city, with their crates packed tightly into the back of the Jeep. Reggie got his strange "udder" situation looked at and Dra. Sandra agrees it is strange and something we need to investigate. Sadly he needs an ultrasound so we have to schedule something with another vet she collaborates with who has a machine (Dr. Avalos, he also came to operate at our last clinic). Zoila and June went in to be spayed. We had some (self-inflicted) car trouble on the way and the usual quota of nonsense but everyone was good on the road. They're all definitely country dogs, though - nobody was fond of the city one bit. Zoila and June are recovering nicely. Reggie goes back next week sometime.
morning walK:
Ginger
Blue
Bette
Reggie
Gowron
Monkey
Linda
Amber
Zoot
(9)
Roni took this crew for a walk around the cow pasture and to the north a bit. There were salt workers just across the land bridge and to the north on the ridge, so instead of crossing she continued back onto the dirty road and around. Everyone was really good and had a good time.
GRADE: A
incoming:
Coco
(1)
Today we brought in another of Solitaria's pups, this time the smallest female left. She's quite a bit smaller than her sisters and might've been tied for "runt" with Tupo. We're calling her Coco. She's a cutie.
