This morning at 6:30 am I watched the sky lighten and decided to take Waylon for a run on the bike, the first time I have hooked any one up since late May. I had actually already set up the bike a week ago in case there was a cool morning that needed to be taken advantage of, including my bike light and odometer set up. It wasn’t the coolest morning (roughly 65 or so with 70% humidity), but it’s august so it’s just swell to get out in any morning like that! As soon as I hydrated Waylon and went to push the bike up to the driveway, everyone started pitching a fit.. Oh they knew what the bike meant! It was even worse when they saw the leash, and the harnesses, and then as I put on my helmet….He was one happy dude! We went down the road like a shot but I got off the bike and pushed it up the hill.. I didn’t want him to overwork himself this early. My glasses kept fogging up all the way, but then when we got to the top of the hill I also realized it was very foggy in general. It lingered like smoke against a cornflower blue sky dotted with pink clouds. The road was misty and you could see the sun shatter against it, and all I could think about was how beautiful it was… such a nice morning for a run!
I was really impressed at how well he did today. He has always been very good at ‘leave it’, but today he barely had eyes for anything but the road.. He was pumped!! Even when we ran beside of a field of horses and they galloped alongside us.. All I had to say was “leave it” and that’s all it required. We went 2 miles and took a break, where I also managed to squish a red ant hill and had them all over my legs. I’m sure Waylon thought it was quite humorous. When I looked down to brush the ants off my legs, I saw Mimosa Tree sprouts and nabbed one. I hope it lives, they are one of my favorite trees and we haven’t managed to get one to grow since the old farm house in Salem.
Anyways, he didn’t miss ONE turn command.. Very promising since he was having trouble with that last season and spent most of his time in wheel. It was good to be back behind the dogs again. Can’t wait to try out some new trails we scouted this summer! They say it should start cooling down enough (enough to run the entire team more than 5 miles) by mid October this year, Yeehaw!
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