24.04.16

morning walk:
Blue
Gowron
Bette
Monkey
Linda
Amber
Zoot
Zoila
Nico
(9)

Roni took this crew for a long, fast walk in the monte to the east. She left with Bette, Amber and Zoila on leashes, which led to some shenanigans with Zoila around the shrimpery, where Zoila took advantage of a dropped leash. She was quickly reigned in and was okay on the leash from there on, with a few outbursts of non-cooperation. Zoila is definitely more stubborn than her sister June but I don't trust June off the leash, either. Still, Murci was that way for a long time at first and hasn't misbehaved in years now... something about those crazy monte dogs. Amber continues to be better, which is really great: she's come home off the leash the last three walks and showed no signs of her "paranoid" attitude. Bette only needs to be restrained for the first few meters and is an angel otherwise; we're more worried about her injuring herself in her initial excitement than anything else. Nico deserves special mention for being a super good girl off the leash on a walk with a lot of dogs. She really loves Roni. It's a joy to see.
GRADE: B (Zoila)

midday beach run:
Rufus
Shirley
(2)

Au Soleil Couchant: ~3k. I took these two out on the beach side for a quick run straight north to Au Soleil Couchant and back. They were both great, listened well and had a good time.
GRADE: A

afternoon walk:
Alice
Greta
(2)

I took these two out for a slow walk to the shrimpery and back, just to get Greta out on something other than a swim. Roni adjusted the large harness for her and it worked out okay. She got a little tired coming home but it was pretty hot out; we waited in the shade for a couple of minutes and she was fine. Alice screwed around a lot but was a good girl and listened.
GRADE: A