It is good to mix things up!

One thing about my mommy, she doesn’t like routine.  Every day is different around here!  Every night before we go to bed, she lies on the floor with me and rubs my belly and tells me what we are going to do the next day.  It is never the same thing two days in a row!  Let me give you an example of my last week!

Last Thursday, we went to see our friend Trish Penick of Cutting Edge K9.  Trish is a great friend to have because she has two pools!  She also knows a lot about Physical Therapy for dogs and since I have been limping a little, mommy thought it may be a good idea to take me to see her!

It was the best day ever! I swam and swam and swam! Ok, well maybe I jumped in a few times.  That is my favorite thing to do in the whole wide world!  I always feel so much better after swimming. It is such good exercise especially in the warm water.

 

Cutting Edge

 

Then on Friday, mommy took me for a walk along the trail in Rose Canyon.  It was such a nice day!  Mommy really wanted to run but I was still limping a little so we just took it easy.

 

Rose Canyon

 

Saturday was a lot of fun!! We went to Little Italy and had a Dog Yoga class at the Wildside Unlimited.  It was really fun and we met a lot of really nice people and their dogs.

 

Wild Side Unlimited

 

One of the dogs that we met was from China.  Teddy was saved from the meat trade over there.  I can’t even believe that happens.  We are happy that he got saved because he was a really nice boy.  If you want to help to stop this horrific festival, please go to Stop Yulin Forever and sign the petition.  That is just plain WRONG and we need to help get it stopped so dogs like Teddy can have a good life!

 

Teddy

 

We got to eat birthday treats on Sunday after class from Three Dog Bakery.  We were celebrating Milo’s 13th birthday!  He is such a trooper! He comes to class and has a good time with his mommy.  I think it is helping to keep him so young! As you can see from the photo, Milo and I were more interested in the treats than the picture! They were very tasty!!

 

three dog bakery

 

After class, mommy and I had an important job to do!  We went to cheer our Trail Dogs team on because they did the Carlsbad Half Marathon!  We were so proud of them! They have been training really hard and it paid off.  Everyone completed it with no injuries!  They are now training for the Sycamore 100k! They still have room for one more on the team if you want to try it!   They do all kinds of fun races! If you want to try out running, join them in the Trail Dogs Run Group.   Your life will never be the same!

 

Carlsbad half

 

After we left the girls and while we were in Carlsbad, we decided to visit our friend, Nedra from Reiki for All Creatures.  Since I have been limping a little, mommy thought it would be a good idea to get some acupressure points to work on.  Nedra always makes me feel better.  She is so gentle and knows just where to push to make me relaxed.  She gave mommy some pointers about my food and supplements too.  I can’t wait to try my new food this week!

 

Nedra

 

Monday was a holiday so we met Marcy and her mommy down at the beach for a beach workout.  It was so fun. The tide was kind of high so we had to jump up on the rocks a few times!

 

del mar beach

 

But when it went out, we romped on the beach and had a great time! Marcy used to not like the water but as you can tell, now she loves it! So if your dog doesn’t like the water, be patient.  Maybe someday she will.  The thing you don’t want to do is force her into the water.  That may scare her so always take your dog somewhere that they can walk in at their own pace. Fiesta Island usually works well because there are no waves to deal with.

 

beach

 

On Tuesday, mommy took me to the park to run around while she worked out.  I got to play with my toy chicken.  It was fun.  Then on Wednesday we got to go on a new hike.  Mommy likes to scout new hikes that she can share with our hiking group.  This week we went to Double Peak in San Marcos.  It was a fun hike with a nice view at the top.  The best part was I got to sit by Gidget.  I have a secret crush on her.  Isn’t she pretty?  We make a nice couple, don’t you think?

 

Gidget

 

Thursday rolled around and it was a BEAUTIFUL day! Believe it or not,  mommy is trying to take it easy on my leg. So I got to go swimming again!  This time in the bay.  The problem was that there were a lot of jelly fish in the bay.  YUK!!  That was a real bummer that I was not happy about one bit!  When mommy is Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Boarding, I like to swim.  She went toward the shore and they were better so she let me swim there and then I got to roll in the sand too!  As you can tell by all of the sand on my Kurgo Life Jacket.   We hung out at the bay for a long time and just sucked up the sun!

 

Jack Board

 

As you can see, mommy keeps me very busy.  I sleep really well on my way home from all of my outings. I am a very active dog and wouldn’t have it any other way!

 

jack car seat

 

If you ever want to join us on any of our adventures, check out our schedule.  Mommy likes to keep the Leash Your Fitness pups busy too!  We are always doing something fun!  We hope to see you and your pup soon!  Until then, go out and do something fun and mix it up a bit!

 

PS>  As soon as I posted this blog, look what article we are in about trying new activities with your dog!! Thanks Rover.com!

 

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