What a nice run for me today! Best run in several weeks, I think. 5 miles outside--3 with Christine, and then 2 more after she left. 10:04 pace on ave., which is easy pace for me. I am a little relieved, because I thought that I might get "stuck" at injury pace. I felt like I had to hold back a little. That's always nice. It was quite breezy, and at one point the wind was just blowing the tears out of my eyes. All I could think was that it was so much nicer than having snow blasted into my eyes like Kory described in his run today. Yech. Well, that is why his times are going down, I guess. Toughitude. James and I have decided to give Sparky a second chance. I am signing us up for obedience classes, I'm watching "The Dog Whisperer" (he he he), making sure he gets his run every day, and, well, the bottom line is that I need to be much more responsible. It is my job to make sure he is secured EVERY time we have a friend over, or when I teach piano. I've been reading dog obedience literature. Did you know that playing tug-of-war with your pooch can encourage aggression? That was Sparky's favorite game. (Oops.) Also, we must never let Sparky up on the furniture or let him beg scraps from the table.
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