The cold of winter has settled in and I am showing my age. I have to force myself to get dressed and go outside if it is at all windy and cold out and that didn’t used to be the case. Back in “the day” when I had horses and was much younger, I’d be out riding or just messing in the barn no matter what the weather was like or where the thermometer sat. Not any more. But thankfully I have Callen. At eight months she is so full of energy that if she doesn’t get outside to run and play, then life here inside is nearly impossible! What also helps is regular training sessions of her obedience skills.
This morning we went out rather late to do our duck chores. (I called Lisa and woke her up and we chatted for almost two hours!) The dogs got to run while I watered the ducks and then we went down the lane to drop some mail in the box for pickup. More running ensued. And then, since I was up and out and coupled with the forecast of another potential couple of inches of snow, I decided to stay out with the girls and scoop the yard. Callen is still likely to munch on the available poop-cicles so I have to either not let her outside unattended or keep up with the scooping. I’ve been doing the former but figured that if it snows and the yard is poop free, then she can be let out to play without me having to stand outside and watch her.
That was at 9:30 this morning. It is now 3:45 and we’ve had no snow. But that’s okay. The yard is still poop-less and Callen will be allowed to go out and run without me watching her every move. Something she is bugging me to do right NOW!
