29.01.16

morning run:
Godzilla
Eve
Gowron
Rufus
Jack
Twiggy
(6)

Past Au Soleil Couchant: ~6k. Leaving was much easier this time compared to the last outing with Rufus: if Roni opens the gate and there aren't too many dogs in the mix it works much better. The beach was churned up and nobody wanted to swim too much but the shoreline was a wonderland of smells from all the stuff that's been thrown up onto it in the last few days. Shortly after we turned around and started to come home Rufus found a whole dead fish, a shark about 2 feet long; he immediately decided he was going to try to bring it home and that became the story of the rest of the run. I thought he would drop it in a little while because it was heavy and awkward but he would have none of it and managed to get it all the way to the blue.bag trail coming home. I knew I couldn't let him bring it home because it would just cause fights, so I put him on the leash as we turned and left it in the bushes for Angel's dogs to find. Everyone else was amazingly good about the fish drama. It was cool and overcast out and everyone had a nice time.
GRADE: A

morning walk:
Blue
Reggie
Otto
Bette
Ziggy
Monkey
Linda
(7)

Roni took this group out for another long walk, more or less the inverse of her last one: she headed north this time on the coco trail, looped around south on the shore of the charco that abuts the land bridge and then crossed it and did a loop to the south. Monkey is a joy to take on walks now that she doesn't have to stop and urinate constantly - we're so glad she's recovered from her stones and is doing well. It was chilly enough that nobody took too serious a dip in the charcos. Everyone behaved themselves and had a nice time.
GRADE: A