DISTANCE: 2.8 km DURATION: 59 minutes

​Happy Halloween Kacie, Kai and Pinky! I always wondered what dogs think of Halloween; a bunch of people in costumes, doorbells ringing nonstop, even some are dressed up by their owners. This morning’s walk sure felt warmer than a normal October 31st in Calgary. The four of us meandered around the park, enjoying the beautiful sun as it continued to rise. We wandered for a while before finding ourselves back on a proper trail. There were mostly only large dogs at the park today, one ran up to Kaiser hoping to get a game of chase started. Kai ignored the dog (as he often does when there is a ball in his mouth), however, Pink was eager to take Kaiser’s place and ran around with the large dog instead. We had a blast today and I am so grateful for these three for getting me moving in the morning. The scoop: 1 poop, 4 pees for Kacie, 1 poop, 8 pees for Pink, & 5 pees for Kai.

​Runner: Jaime

Above are some of our Halloween photos.  Our dogs were out and about picking out the best Halloween decorations.  Have a wonderful Fright Night! Remember to keep your pups away from all those candies!

DISTANCE: 4.9 km DURATION: 1 hour 18 minutes

It was a ’Spooktacular Pooch Party’ this morning Trick or Treating in Tuscany!!!  Ennis, Marley and Huxley bolted out of the jeep - let's get this Halloween Party started 🤣. We started our festivities early!! They all had so much fun together it was like they were kids on a sugar high. This ’pack’ is one cool group. That was spectacular! Let's make another date soon. Ennis, Marley and Hux will rest up this afternoon and be ready to Halloween full on tonight.  The Scoop: 3 poos, 13 pees.

​Runner: Michelle

DISTANCE: 3.7 km DURATION: 57 minutes
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I had coffee with fast moving particles in my hand at the beginning of our walk today. As Jasper and I walked, the temperature made those fast moving coffee particles turn into not-so-fast moving coffee particles. Whenever I took my gloves off to take a picture, the same thing happened to my hand particles. I wanted to take pictures because it was one gorgeous October morning! Jasper and I made our way across the ridge, then we made a detour to throw out my coffee cup (which now had no coffee particles in it), and continued over the bridge towards the hospital. We followed some footprints on a narrow trail that led us close to the water. The sound of the water washing up on the rocky shore was soothing, so we stayed for a little bit. We followed a different trail with an outstanding view leading back up to the path. Great job today Jasper!  The Scoop: 2 pees.

Runner: Ryan

DISTANCE: 7.2 km DURATION: 1 hour

How do you find the best decorations with Kona and Winter? I will start off by saying how much of a difference it makes having no wind as today was way more enjoyable for Kona, Winter, and me. Last week. I said we would save the best decorations until closer to Halloween so today was the day. We found spiders bigger than Kona, a cat that Winter did not like at all and some spooky witches cooking up trouble. We went to the best decorated house in Auburn Bay. The owner used to be an imagineer at a California theme park so day-time pictures don’t even do full justice for it but the cool thing he does is ask for donations to a charity as a thank you for his hard work. This year he chose AARCS which us dog lovers can probably appreciate. I even took Winter over to see the decorations in our tree, including that creepy doll I wish had blown away in the wind yesterday. We had a great run today and both pups seemed to have a great time and were pretty pooped by the end of their turn. The Scoop: 1 pee for Winter.

​Runner: Scott

We had a fun few days with regular runs for Sully and trips around the block for Kenny Although the weather did take a turn for the worst the past few days we still got out and about. Biggles even had a little time in the backyard! 

Kenny had his pretty easy, regular trips around the block kept him regular! He  ate well and seems to have pretty good energy giving Sully a run for his money when he wanted to wrestle! He wasn't overly fond of the back steps, especially the past 2 days as they were very slippery so I took him out the front instead. Kenny didn't always join us in the room at night, sleeping downstairs instead. However, he always had energy in the morning to join the wake up crew! It's quite something to be woken up before 6am with 2 dogs staring at you and wagging their tails and a cat meowing for his breakfast! Ha ha!

Sully was super well behaved, after we sorted out the dominance issue. He was very responsive whenever I called him and was a great little running partner. He was good with sitting before crossing the road, and before he got his dinner, though I did have to stop him from eating Kenny's leftovers a few times! We managed to get him and Kenny brushed and he seemed to quite like it! Man, there was a lot of hair that came off the boys!

Mr Biggles seemed to be good. He was eating a bit less wet food for 2 days but seemed to be back on track this past day. I love that he is sat there waiting patiently for his breakfast each day. I did make the mistake one day of serving his food and scooping his poop when he wasn't there and turned around to find Sully nose deep in it! Ninja dog!! 

What a fun time with this crew!

Pet Sitter: Allison

DISTANCE: 7.7 km DURATION: 60 minutes

Frankie says relax! Who turned up the heat? I don't think Rossi or I expected it to be so warm today so it took us a while to hit our stride. Once Rossi got a sniff of the off-leash park he was into the rhythm of things though and was bounding this way and that. It turns out someone turned up the heat in the dog park today too as there were dogs in every direction we turned. We still got a good run in but certainly missed having the place to ourselves 😉. Running in the 'heat' was thirsty work so we headed down to the river for a long drink. I was quite impressed with how Rossi responded to my voice commands and also didn't react when seeing other dogs, he was happy running along; tongue flapping in the wind. We ran a nice relaxed pace along the river path up to the crossing at Memorial and Shaganappi where we were stopped and waited for the lights to change. When the walk sign changed,  there was a man on a bike who crossed with us, Rossi thought he might try to keep up! He set off up the hill at break-neck speed, we were doing 3.45 km's at one point and all I could think was "Frankie says relax!!!!!" 😳😵 Had I not been strapped to him there's no way I could have kept up!! Needless to say, we were both breathing pretty hard when we arrived back on the door step!  The Scoop:  7 pees, 1 poo.

​Runner: AllisonUse ⌘ + scroll to zoom the map

I had the pleasure of hanging out with Kacie, Kaiser and Pink this week and it was a blast! These three have their own distinct personalities and it's so fun playing with them, and seeing how they interact with each other.  Kaiser seems to have gotten more snuggly since the last time I stayed over, and it was nice to cuddle up with him while watching TV. Every now and again he'd surprise me with a big juicy kiss on the chin. He had a blast playing ball, and likes to crunch around in the piles of leaves, just like a little kid!  Kacie, the house protector, is always close by and has the most fantastic purr when being pet! She loves her veggie desserts after mealtimes, and may have been able to score an extra one here and there.  She also loves to sleep, and needs a bit of encouragement to get her butt out of bed in the mornings.  Finally, we have Pink. Pink is small but mighty, and more than holds her own with her much larger siblings. This little one is most content when cuddled up on my lap, or nearly perched on my shoulders. She also loves to rip around after the ball (or perhaps she's just chasing Kaiser?!) and it is a riot to watch as she follows along after Kacie. It was great to have the chance to spend some time with these three again!

Pet Sitter: Christine
 
 

DISTANCE:  7.1 km DURATION: 1 hour 44 minutes

​I woke up feeling like I was hit by a Mack truck rendering me a little useless for running today🤒 So I decided to bring along crazy Gracie to the Mona and Tracy show today. That way I figured these two could run themselves ragged while I followed behind making sure they were well fuelled😜 The three of us partied our way through the pooch park then hit the trails down to the river. We followed the path on the south side until we found the entrance to the Douglas Fir Trail and hopped aboard. Mona cleverly led us up to the streets and back to where it all began. Thanks for being so fantastic Mona! Gracie and I had a blast! P.S. my plan worked as they both passed out on the way home.😁 Cheers!  The Scoop: 2 poos, 9 pees.

Runner: Tracy

DISTANCE: 12. 7 km  DURATION: 1 hour  13 minutes

I was just reading one off my runner’s blog about how his run with the dog was a cure for a bad day. It is funny because my run with Nell was a continuation of an amazing day. I have not had one of those in awhile so I will take it. Nell and I faced a gusty wind on the way out towards the Peace Bridge so we knew we would be rewarded with the 💨 wind pushing us home. We both wore silly 🙃 happy grins on our faces. I was happy to teach a full TRX class this morning and then take DGR dogs Kenny and Sully to my house for a visit. Nell was happy to chase a rollerblader and skateboarder. Life’s simple pleasures! We extended our run because we were having too much fun. Thanks Nellie!  The Scoop: 1 poo, 1 pee.

Runner: Ruth

DISTANCE:  9.3 km DURATION: 1 hour 19 minutes

​Brrrr Kali, it is time for the winter flannels. Today is a resistance training day. No use arguing with Old Mother Nature, she is a blowing!! Even with the wind situation, a taunting squirrel caught Kali’s attention. Kali was focused and in the zone. So much so, we ran right beside a lounging bunny who never moved. We were so close I could have reached down and pat it.😳 Kali wanted that squirrel. I predict one day she will get it🐾🤣. The Scoop: 3 pees. 1 poo.

Runner: Michelle
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