The ride was followed by a welcome run. It was suppose to be a 30 min. run. So I thought it would be a good idea to bring my old dog Mocha with me. Now there was a time when she would pull me along on our walks, me being the one out of breathe and trying to keep up. Well, today her age was showing more than mine. You see, she is 13 years old, a 55 lb. dog-on borrowed time I know. Today after about 15 min., my ego momentarily got a boost as she could not keep up with me. Then I realized, "Oh sh%^^*t! I am killing my dog!". She was breathing heavy and I was basically dragging her home for the last 5 minutes of what ended up being a 25 min.
walk/run. When we got home, she lapped up water, laid on the floor and would not move! H called-I told him I was sorry but I think I caused Mocha to have a heart attack. She was still panting and wouldn't get up. When he got home, eventually she got up for a treat and went outside. I am breathing a sigh of relief! I think our running days together are over, which makes me feel sad just thinking about it. Her days may be numbered afterall but who knows?Soooo, in summation of the day: I had a fairly good ride, fair run, did not kill my dog, got some good stories from Pirate while tooling up Tramway, have a sore butt and ate waffles and syrup as a reward when I got home.
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Okay, so it's funny, but it's not funny about your dog and your run.
I did kinda the same thing with my dog this summer...took him on too long of a run for a black dog in the summer and it took me awhile to realize that it was too much for him. :(
At that price they'd better make me look like those models. I have heard good things about them, though. Do let me know how they work out - I'm curious!
Great workout! I'm glad Mocha is okay.
I did a 35 mile ride yesterday afternoon...I had a sore butt and I looked like the picture of Mocha afterwards!!
Oh, how sad! i don't even want to think about the day that my "running days with..." are over... AH!
Very glad your pooch made it!
thanks for the ride - I had fun!
I've heard the same thing about assos - they're all hype. Plus they're swiss. Anything from switzerland costs about 50% more than anything else - so you're really just paying for the little white cross.
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