I took Katie out for our first run yesterday. We did almost 2 miles. Surprisingly she wasn't that bad. As long as I kept up a decent pace she stayed next to me. I couldn't check my pace though because I had to keep my left arm (my Garmin-clad arm) down to hold her in place.
This morning I planned on taking her out for six miles. I cut it short to five when I saw her starting to pant at about two and half miles in. Today was not so good. She kept pulling like crazy. My left arm is so sore for constantly keeping her in check. We did about 5.2 miles in 62 minutes. There was a lot of stopping and walking involved. Running fast, getting pulled by a dog and pulling a dog consumes a lot of energy!
I tried the sporn halter on her yesterday for a walk. It didn't stop her pulling so I returned it and got a Premier easy-walk harness. I used that for this morning's run. I was going to return that,too, since it didn't work either. Unfortunately, for some reason. I left it outside after our run (I always bring her leash inside), and later when I went to go get it, I found that Katie chewed it to all hell. Bye, twenty-five bucks. Sigh.
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