Bella's knees have gotten so much better. The other day she, Pinto and I went on a walk in the park. My intention was to only walk for about 40 minutes or so. However, my girl has an elephant memory. She remembered that if we just went a little further, we would get to that really cool place beside the river where she gets to run off leash. And i, being the pushover that i am, went with it.
Our short walk became a 2 hour hike. We did not go to the exact place that Bella was thinking of, but halfway. She got to go into the river and she got to run off leash a bit. Her leash had gotten wedged in between the trunks of 2 fallen trees. I had to remove her leash in order to free it.
Oh my.... For her to be free and the puppy to be leashed was the coolest thing in her mind. She started doing bird dog zoomies complete with deep deep play bows to Pinto.
It was both horrifying and wonderful to see. I was calling to her to come, be careful. At the same time i was so happy to see her run so well. Her eyes were shining with joy.
The best thing is that the walk and the running did not seem to affect her poorly. I thought she would be quite sore and stiff the following day. But, she moved fine.
Letting her run like that is certainly not something i would do frequently. But, that day was a good day.
Our short walk became a 2 hour hike. We did not go to the exact place that Bella was thinking of, but halfway. She got to go into the river and she got to run off leash a bit. Her leash had gotten wedged in between the trunks of 2 fallen trees. I had to remove her leash in order to free it.
Oh my.... For her to be free and the puppy to be leashed was the coolest thing in her mind. She started doing bird dog zoomies complete with deep deep play bows to Pinto.
It was both horrifying and wonderful to see. I was calling to her to come, be careful. At the same time i was so happy to see her run so well. Her eyes were shining with joy.
The best thing is that the walk and the running did not seem to affect her poorly. I thought she would be quite sore and stiff the following day. But, she moved fine.
Letting her run like that is certainly not something i would do frequently. But, that day was a good day.
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| Pinto and Bella resting during their 2 hour walk. Their fur is still wet from romping in the river. |
