Archive for the 'Ace' Category
Thank you, Ace …
I’m glad I was patient enough to wait two months to find you, the “perfect” dog for me. I’m not sure I could do that today, now that I’m involved (obsessed) with rescue dogs. I have about five picked out I would adopt in an instant if I could.
I’m thankful you have the endurance to hike all day, but you are also lazy and will sleep till late morning wheneve ...
I realized yesterday that I am my dog’s entire world.
This thought made me a little sad.
Ace gets out if I choose to invite him. But I leave whenever I want, with or without my dog.
Ace knows and learns what I teach. His behavior depends on me. His energy depends on me. Even his ability to make choices depends on me.
Ace eats the food I choose to buy. He eats when I decide to feed him, and therefore his weight ...
Ace and I have three more days to go, and we are at 87.22 miles. So far I’ve biked about 12 of those miles, and I plan to bike some more with Ace in the next couple of days. He gets a better workout and I get a break. If you are interested in biking with your dog, I recommend a bike leash for dogs.
After a 10-mile run with my dog on Thursday followed by some birthday celebrating, I had some pretty weak days as ...
I don’t run without a leash in my hands, a dog at my side. Many runners do not own dogs. Other runners have dogs and they don’t bring them along on runs. Either their dogs are “too small” (although I’m sure they could still keep up) or their dogs are too crazy and pull too much (hmmm, wouldn’t that be a reason to run more?). Others say it’s too hot or too cold for a dog.
I chose a dog based on its runni ...
I often refer to the field behind our townhouse as our backyard. Really, we live right on the edge of a city-owned soccer field. My mutt Ace and I had this field all to ourselves from November through March. But now that it’s warmer, dozens of people run in that field each day.
We have a large, glass patio door that looks out onto the field. Ace has started barking every time kids, dogs, runners or soccer playe ...
I looked at what I was wearing a few nights ago and realized everything was either from a thrift store or Plato’s Closet (an over-priced thrift store). Everything, except for my running shoes.
Today I made a trip to Dick Beardsley Running Company in Fargo where I buy New Balance running shoes every six months or so. I often catch the older model of my shoe on sale. Today the store was out of my size in the 1061 ...
What if I brought homeless dogs to random places throughout the day?
A dog in a coffee shop. A dog at an outdoor restaurant. A dog in the entryway to Target. A dog at a playground.
When people see a dog in an unsuspecting place, they pay attention to it. And you ...
Yesterday was the first bike ride of the season for my mutt and I (finally). We picked right up as though we hadn’t missed a day. I went slowly of course, barely above our running pace so Ace didn’t have to break into a run. When we got to a park I let him off leash and allowed him to sprint after me if he wanted. He took on my challenge and raced across the field remaining at my side no matter how fast I ...
Let’s just say we had some more scenery on our walks last weekend than we’ve had in about a year. We went on several short walks on various trails and along the shore of Lake Superior. The mutt decided it was worth it to go for a short swim even though the air temperature was about 40 degrees, and there was still ice in the water.
April miles: 41.61 ...
Ace and I ran a mile yesterday, and then walked another 1.07 miles once we got to Lutsen, Minn., which is about 90 miles north of ...
