Dear Animal,
Here's what happened. It all started about three weeks ago when my human (Mark) started experiencing shin pain. Not counting a half-ironman in Maine, he hasn't done much of anything that entire time, just trying to get well. But now he is easing back into running. (By "easing" I of course mean he ran an easy 4 miles with me on Thursday instead of just jumping into the 22-miler he did this morning. Makes sense, right?)
Meanwhile, the non-injured in the family -- that's Ali, Gladys, and me -- went for a 12-miler along the Richmond River Trail. When we arrived at the Beeken Preserve Canoe Access, we realized there was a party going on. And not just any party... it was a DOG party! Of course we crashed it.
Mark had come through prior to us, and apparently he gave them the heads up that we might be coming. The party was put on by Richmond Land Trust. Dr. Dan, the vet from Richmond Animal Hospital was there, and lots of dogs and people. Gladys and I jumped on most of them.
We continued with our run and then went home. When Mark came back through, apparently they were still there. He asked if we had been there, and they told him yes. The conversation went something like this:
Mark: Was one on the leash and the other not?
Partiers: You know your children well!
Mark: Were they well-behaved?
Partiers: Very!
Mark: Was the wife well-behaved?
Partiers: Very!
It's always nice to get a good report. And there's nothing like a party to break up a nice run on a September day!
Your friend, Oscar
Here's what happened. It all started about three weeks ago when my human (Mark) started experiencing shin pain. Not counting a half-ironman in Maine, he hasn't done much of anything that entire time, just trying to get well. But now he is easing back into running. (By "easing" I of course mean he ran an easy 4 miles with me on Thursday instead of just jumping into the 22-miler he did this morning. Makes sense, right?)
Meanwhile, the non-injured in the family -- that's Ali, Gladys, and me -- went for a 12-miler along the Richmond River Trail. When we arrived at the Beeken Preserve Canoe Access, we realized there was a party going on. And not just any party... it was a DOG party! Of course we crashed it.
Mark had come through prior to us, and apparently he gave them the heads up that we might be coming. The party was put on by Richmond Land Trust. Dr. Dan, the vet from Richmond Animal Hospital was there, and lots of dogs and people. Gladys and I jumped on most of them.
We continued with our run and then went home. When Mark came back through, apparently they were still there. He asked if we had been there, and they told him yes. The conversation went something like this:
Mark: Was one on the leash and the other not?
Partiers: You know your children well!
Mark: Were they well-behaved?
Partiers: Very!
Mark: Was the wife well-behaved?
Partiers: Very!
It's always nice to get a good report. And there's nothing like a party to break up a nice run on a September day!
Your friend, Oscar
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