Leaving Ruby at home when we go for a walk makes me very sad. She loves walking and hates to be left alone. But her back legs are shaky and she needs to walk very, very slow. Until she realizes she wants to run, and then runs so fast she slams into something and topples over upside down. Ouch. So more and more, I’m finding I need to leave her at home when the other dogs really need to GO.

I realized today just how slow we’ve been walking. Especially me. The dogs sort of do their thing and tear around as needed, but today I realized I hadn’t run in the forest in a long time. I used to run all the way to the creek then walk back from there. Ha! Can’t do that anymore! So Ruby will have to stay home a few times every week and my goal is running to the creek again in the next couple of weeks.

Sorry Ruby! I’ll leave you lots of treats in your blue chair! And I promise we’ll be home soon.