Benji and I had an awesome time together! We took many trips to the little fenced-off park at the end of the street and had lots of walks. Whether it was just around the neighbourhood or over to the Peace Bridge, it was nice to be outside and enjoy the warm spring break weather that we were having. Although it was nothing compared to Mexico weather, at least it wasn’t snowing the whole time. One thing I learned about Benji is that he loves his balls. The first ball we were using was already kind of dead and splitting in half, so I pulled out a brand new tennis-like ball from the closet for him. Within minutes of tossing this ball for him and leaving him alone outside in the backyard with it, he pulled off almost half of the fuzzy outer layer and punctured a hole in it. Whoops! So, I stole a rubber ball from home and used that for the remained of the pet sit. Benji had an upset stomach just on one of the first nights (I think he may have eaten something at the park), but the rest of the week he was feeling fine. On our last day together, besides cleaning up and packing, Benji and I went on a run. I was using Strava to track the run, but it wasn’t tracking our kilometres and route the whole time. Maybe because I didn’t have it set up right. Anyways, we ran I’m guessing closer to 14/15km because we had almost zero stops and were running at a pretty quick pace for close to and 1hr and 20 min. Strava said we ran 13km, but it also showed us running across the water, so that doesn’t make any sense. We didn’t cut any corners. We turned around and made our way home when we got caught in the middle of a goose fight. As this one goose was getting chased away, it flew directly at us then over our heads. Yup, it was time to go home after that. Thank you for your hospitality Benji! I thoroughly enjoyed my stay. -written by Ryan
I had an overnight with Benji that included cuddles and watching in the heights. I am not sure Benji likes musicals as he fell fast asleep. we had gone for a longer walk that morning which included picking up Teddy so Benji had some social time with his friend. It was fun hanging out with this boy. His one playful move was grabbing my mitten and carrying it up to the bedroom. Silly guy! - written by Ruth Pet Sitters: Ryan and Ruth
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 A little afternoon visit with Benji today. He was such a well behaved boy for me. I arrived just as his family was saying their goodbyes, and although he was a little hesitant at first, in no time we were cuddling on the couch. We went for a walk around the neighbourhood and barked at a few Halloween decorations (you know... just in case!). Then, we came back and while I studied he guarded the window. We will go for a little play in the backyard before Ruth comes to take over. She sure is in for a treat with this guy. Thanks for watching out for me today Benji! Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Pet Sitter: Tara DGR RUN OF THE DAY #3 
 DISTANCE: 8.5 km DURATION: 59 minutes
What a beautiful morning for a run. Benji and I made our way across the train tracks and took the long way over to the river pathway. We switched it up by going along the Memorial Drive side of the path where it was decently busy. We ran on the grass when we needed to social distance which was great because it wasn’t covered in snow. For the first half of our journey, I went through some resistance training as Benji was following slightly slower behind me. He was like, “Where the heck are you taking me?” On the way home, the roles switched and he helped pull me and my tired legs back home. Great job today Benji! The Scoop: 1 poo. Runner: Ryan DGR RUN OF THE DAY #1 
  DISTANCE: 7.7 km DURATION: 1 hour 2 minutes
It was a great run with Mr. Benji this misty morning. The snow turned to rain, and then altogether stopped for us; leaving us with vibrant surroundings. Benji and I ran westward along the river today, and we mostly had the wooded path to ourselves. He happily trotted beside me for the first half, and then he definitely picked up the pace for homeward half! Towards the end of the run, we had a fun little play in a big snow patch, with Benji catching the snowballs I lobbed at him. Overall, a really great run with handsome boy. The Scoop: 1 pee, 1 poo. Runner: Brooke DGR RUN OF THE DAY #1 
 DISTANCE: 7.8 km DURATION: 1 hour 1 minute
When I rang Benji's doorbell, I heard a witch's cackle. Benji's family has some great spooky Halloween decorations. Benji seemed pretty cozy inside but once we out out into the falling snow, he was pretty excited to bounce in the white stuff. We started off easy and then had some fast sprints. There were not a lot of folks outside so it was funny when we ran into a mini version of Benji by the Peace Bridge. They were excited to say hello and then we continued on our separate ways. The snow seemed to stay somewhat clear from Benji's paws but he did get a good snow beard. It was a fun outing and although we saw some ghost decorations, Benji was more frightened by the snow blower. Silly boy! Only 1 pee. Runner: Ruth DGR RUN OF THE DAY #1 
  DISTANCE: 7.9 km DURATION: 1 hour 3 minutes
The last run I did with Benji was when he was still a little pup so it was fun to see how he has matured into a fine young athlete. I took him into the Douglas Fir Trail for a bit of trail running which I think he enjoyed. He was surprised by a few people who came out of the woods but he was really brave with the scary Halloween mannequins we saw playing badminton (see photo). He showed me lots of levels of speed and I enjoyed when he did a full-out sprint. I think he liked being near the river on the homestretch. It was nice to catch up with his mom and get a great pre-Thanksgiving weekend workout with this sweet Whoodle. Maybe this means more pie! The Scoop: 1 poo, 3 pees. Runner: Ruth DGR RUN OF THE DAY #1 
 DISTANCE: 8.5 km DURATION: 1 hour
Benji was a little hesitant to start running, so we mixed in a little bit of walking. Once we were far enough away from home, we were running with no issues. We took a little stop at the river for Benji to get a drink of water and we saw a team of kayakers doing some sort of training exercise on the Bow. We continued on towards Edworthy Park, and we were crossing over the railroad when we heard the train coming. We couldn’t see it yet, but we sure could hear it. As soon as it started passing by us, the tremendous sound of it gave us a little shock of excitement. We began to head home after the train had gone. Benji knew it was time to go home which gave him some motivation to run a little faster. Great job today Benj! The Scoop: 1 poop. Runner: Ryan DGR RUN OF THE DAY #2  DISTANCE: 8.2 km DURATION: 1 hour 2 minutes
In the beginning, there was one or two times where Benji was hesitant to get going, but once we were past the bottom of the hill, we were doing great. We almost made it to the Peace Bridge, but I decided to turn around a little early so we would have time to stop at the river. Our river stop sure was an eventful one because Benji managed to slip out of his collar when the leash got snagged on a bush. He ran a couple meters away from me, then looked back at me to see if I was gonna chase him down. I knew I was gonna lose this game of chase, so I didn’t move and I just called his name with some authority. I kneeled down on the ground and patted my hand on the grass, then he sulked back to me and bowed his head so I could put his collar back on. Thanks for your cooperation Benji! The rest of the run home was excellent. Good job today boy! The Scoop: 1 poop. Runner: Ryan DGR RUN OF THE DAY #1 
 DISTANCE: 10.3 km DURATION: 58 minutes
Benji wasn’t too sure about where we were headed off to in the beginning of our adventure, but neither was I. At around the 10 minute mark, we were running together in harmony and there was no stopping us. We stuck to the Bow River path, and followed it all the way past the Peace Bridge and through Eau Claire. We turned around at the 5km mark, which was about 26 minutes in, so we could get a walk/cool down in at the end. Our overall time was something like 58 minutes, and moving time was around 52 minutes. Not bad for a 10km! Great job today Benji! The Scoop: 1 poo. Runner: Ryan 
It was lots of fun having some puppy energy in The Everett household in the form of a Whoodle named Benji. I have to say that Benji's biggest wish was for my older dog Teddy to play with him but Teddy was not so keen so I became Benji's companion. I tried to get him tired with various tug toys, a walk, and chase in the backyard. He has 2 modes: full on and off so this seemed to get him settled in for a late afternoon movie. In the morning, he also did his own form of exercise while my middle son did push-ups. Then, Benji and I got to do an hour neighbourhood walk. Sometimes, it is hard to get good photos of black dogs so we found lots of colourful backgrounds to take nice shots of him. My youngest son then got some play-time with Benji while I took Teddy to the park with his Chuck-it. When we arrived home, Benji was laying by the door waiting for our arrival. I could see the air bubble from his head that was saying, "Teddy, will you play with me now?" Well, maybe another time Benji as this was just our warm-up adventure. See you soon.
Pet Sitter: Ruth DGR RUN OF THE DAY #1 
  DISTANCE: 2.7 km DURATION: 54 minutes
Today's outing with Benji was in an effort to see how Whoodle Benji and my dog Teddy would get along on a walk. Since pre-school Benji's boy and my son have been best buddies so it was like organizing a playdate but with dogs. Benji is still a pup so was learning how to cruise on-leash while I think he would have preferred to just wrestle with Teddy. Teddy tried to ignore him and keep occupied with his orange Chuck-it ball much to Benji's chagrin. As you can see from the above photo with the braided leash, both dogs were switching positions. We did some short sprints in the snow to get out some puppy energy. As a result, Benji got a cute snow beard. I think with future play-dates, Teddy and Benji's relationship will blossom into a lovely friendship/bromance. The Scoop: 1 poo each and lots of pees. Welcome to the DGR pack Benji! Runner: Ruth |
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