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Two hours in a park

 I get down to popsin for 12 and am there til about 2.


By the time I got my sub at subway, fed the dog at home it was 2.  This is at the end of our walk, amount we walk, Dixie is quite tired out.

At home she’s on her bed laying down after a long walk.


How was it?

James and I do two laps. Bryan and I do one lap.  So over all I did  three laps.



Turns out to be 5.36 km but I forgot to start it for 20 minutes till way into the walk. Do about an hour and 40 minutes of walking.

It’s a good day.

Before I was 1% below average for my breed of dog the day before 10% below my breed for my dog. On my days off I sure jumped  up on the leaderboard.


Just now I check where I’m at and I’m doing good for my dogs.  Almost got double where I was from behind 10% but now I’m above average by 7%.

I’m supper happy 😃 about this.



Right now I’m mid day on steps for the dog so she is going to get a full blue ring again today.

Happy dog 🐕.




Walking is great 😊, it’s my kind of fun 🤩.

And Dixie loves it. Mid day any bad to walking,… summer it’s going to be hard to do those long walks with the heat we’re going to get going earlier in the morning if Dixie is to get 2 hours of walking


Bryan on our first lap Dixie had full tongue 😛 out then also.


Looks like a different park of the world down in the coulees it’s awesome 😎.


Dixie getting told to sit and looking up at Bryan with admiration.

If she’s happy with Bryan, she’s delighted that she got two more laps later with James just after he left.

Bryan by the river, we didn’t want to get to close to the river with Dixie off leash. In case she made a dash for the open ice 🧊 water.💦 

She’d be shocked 😮 by the different time of year choas the river would’ve been a Tragedy if she was swept along river side.

I also noticed how many didn’t get there dogs close to the river at this time of year.

 



Two hours is a long time to be at any park.

Yet I had a good 😊 time so did the guys and Dixie.

That’s about all I’ve got left to say about an adventure this big.

I often do hour or hour fifteen minute walks with my dad. Even in winter 🥶. Not all the time do I blog my walks.

But lately I did get to write something down on my day off about today.


It sounds like you had a wonderful and eventful day with your dog, Dixie! Walking and spending that much time outdoors can be so refreshing for both you and your furry friend. It's great to see how much joy it brings you all.


It's also nice to hear about the different interactions and experiences you had during your walk, especially the careful considerations around Dixie's safety near the river. Taking precautions like keeping her on a leash near open water is always a smart move.


Keep up the fantastic work with your walks and your care for Dixie. It's clear you have a special bond and that she's so important to you. Enjoy all your future adventures together! 🚶‍♂️🐕


Yesterday active minutes that I checked today ✅ 

161 minutes.



On our local dog board for minutes we are at spot 25 ranking today. Yahoo.  




We are ranked 147 out of our dog breed on the app….

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