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DGR RUN OF THE DAY #2 
  DISTANCE: 12 km DURATION: 1 hour 15 minutes
This whole blog could be about technological failure, as my run tracking and dog walking apps didn’t want to work, but Ella and I had an awesome longer run today. We ran down to Britannia and as we were running along Riverdale Ave, Ella spotted a big Mule deer doe. It was a majestic sighting I must say. Ella didn’t bark at it like some dogs ought to, so we enjoyed a moment as we looked at it and it looked at us. We continued over to Sandy Beach, and of course, took a stop and the river. When we exited the area, I was feeling up for a challenge, so I led us up the steep hill leading into River Park. I almost lost Ella in the tall grass on the sides of the narrow trail that she buried herself in. When we got home I realized that the clip on her Halti had broken sometime during our adventure. Luckily, the leash was attached to her collar as well. Great job today Ella! The Scoop: 1 poo, 1 pee. Runner: Ryan
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DGR RUN OF THE DAY #4 
  DISTANCE: 11.7 km DURATION: 1 hour 13 minutes
Welcome to the neighbourhood Ella! It is pretty wonderful that Ella lives only a few blocks away from me so I had the opportunity to help DGR Runner Ryan (my son) so he could rest his knee. I have not run Ella for some time but she is DGR's fastest doggy so I knew 10K plus was in the plans. I showed her some of my favourite areas including River Park so she could get a quick drink mid-run. She sure warmed me despite the cooler Fall weather by picking up the pace. We finished the run with a photo stop at my favourite tree. It is one of the only trees in the area with brilliant red and orange leaves. She also surprised me by doing her business on the run. This is a first! The Scoop: 1 poo, 1 pee. Runner: Ruth DGR RUN OF THE DAY #1 
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Ella was pulling for the first 10-15 minutes down to the river, but after that she was more mellow and we were running at a steady pace. A steady fast pace, because we were passing everyone. We made it all the way to Princess Island Park today where Ella and I chased some squirrels, and made a river stop by some geese and a duck. We made one more river stop on the way home at under the 10th Street bridge where people usually surf. Sadly, we didn’t see any surfing, but Ella took a nice dip in the water to cool off. I tracked the run on Strava as well, and it said we did 11.4km rather than just 11km. Great job today Ella!. The Scoop; nothing to report. Runner: Ryan DGR RUN OF THE DAY #4  DISTANCE: 11 km DURATION: 1 hour 9 minutes
Ella and I had a great run today! She is the perfect running dog and I love taking her out. We stopped a lot again by the river so that she could drink and rest. Like always, she was perfect with people, runners, bikers, and dogs and didn’t give them a second glance. The Scoop: no business to report Runner: Abbey DGR RUN OF THE DAY #4 
 DISTANCE: 10.5 km DURATION: 1 hour 3 minutes
As we made our way to river stop number one, Ella and I coasted along the paths with a nice and steady warm-up pace. We were already warm from the sun that hovered over the city. The breeze was nonexistent today and it was slightly humid, but we were feeling good. Ella knew exactly where she wanted to stop for our first river break. We crossed over George C. King bridge and went down to a calm section of the river. There were quite a few people at Trout Beach on the little island, but the spot we found was nice and isolated. After passing through Princess Island and turning around, we picked up the pace a little to river stop number two which was closer to Inglewood. Since we ran faster on the way back, we had more time to spend by the water. I soaked my feet in the water which I thought would be colder, but it was perfect! Ella, has a drink and just stood in the river with a satisfied look on her face. We mixed some running and walking the rest of the way home. Great job today Ella!. The Scoop: no business to report. Runner: Ryan DGR RUN OF THE DAY #8 
  DISTANCE: 9.1 km DURATION: 1 hour 10 minutes
Sun’s out, tongues out! Wow, it was a hot one today, making Ella and I extra grateful for the easy river access, breezes, and big shady trees. We stopped several times along our run to cool off in the river. This helped us keep a decent pace albeit slow one for Ella for the rest of the way. On one of our river stops, we saw a mother duck with babies: a Hooded Merganser family. Post-run Ella enjoyed her shady backyard. The Scoop: a post-run pee. Runner: Lauren DGR RUN OF THE DAY #3 
  DISTANCE: 3.4 km DURATION: 48 minutes
Jasper, Teddy and I went up to the ridge on this hot day. I threw the ball a couple of times for Teddy while Jasper and I chilled in the shade. Our walk was nice and relaxed today, as we took lots of stops to cool off in shaded grassy areas. On one of these stops, Teddy totally ditched his ball, so once I noticed, we walked all the way back to where we stopped and found the ball. 45-ish minutes was a good duration for Jasper in this heat. Although we took many breaks, we also got some decent distance in. Great job today Jasper! Runner: Ryan DGR RUN OF THE DAY #3 
 DISTANCE: 11.4 km DURATION: 1 hour 1 minute
Ella and I started off strong as we made our way to the Peace Bridge. The leash was attached to her Halti in the beginning, but seemed to annoy her as she would unexpectedly stop to try to take it off. Two times when she stopped, she went right between my legs. When I attached it to her collar, she did a lot better and didn’t have the urge to take it off. When we got to Princess Island Park, Ella and I saw lots of squirrels and some geese, which caught her attention. When we were about half-way on the way back home, Ella found a nice patch of grass to lay down on and take a good 2 minute break. Great job today Ella! The Scoop: 1 pee. Runner: Ryan DGR RUN OF THE DAY #3 
  DISTANCE: 12.3 km DURATION: 1 hour
Some of our photos today were kind of blurry. That’s because we were booking it! We went down the same path as our first run together, but there was a small detour around one of the bridges. We ended up crossing over this street that leads up to a field with tons of ground squirrels scurrying in and out of their holes. Ella spotted them immediately and it got her really excited, so she started prancing like a deer. Speaking of deer, we also saw a deer. After looking more closely at the photo I took, there was actually two deers in the field behind the fence by the train yard. Ella was really fantastic today, so we took a short stop by the river, where she got a drink and cooled off her paws. Great job today Ella!The Scoop: 1 pee. Runner: Ryan DGR RUN OF THE DAY #3  
 DISTANCE: 10.9 km DURATION: 1 hour 2 minutes
Ella and I weren’t as fast and furious as our last run, but we still sped by other runners out on the paths. We went towards downtown on the river walk in East Village then crossed the bridge to the other side of the river where the paths were a lot less busy. Ella’s Halti seemed to be a little itchy today because she stopped a few times to dive nose first into the grass for a scratch. Besides that, she tried taking it off with her paws a couple times, but it never actually came off. As we made our way back home, we saw some police on horses. The horses caught Ella's attention, and we watched them walk along the bridge. Great job today Ella! The Scoop: 1 pee. Runner: Ryan DGR RUN OF THE DAY #1 
  DISTANCE: 10.6 km DURATION: 1 hour 4 minutes
Poppy power!! Ella and I were making the most of the closures to motorized traffic on Memorial Drive. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing all the poppy use in full boom, keeping us motivated to run at full pace into a headwind all the way to the 10th Street bridge. It was also really nice to see some Stampede spirit alive with some YAHOO signage spotted along our run. The Scoop: Ella had an at-home poop after recording the run as well as a kid-run pee. Runner: Lauren DGR RUN OF THE DAY #9  DISTANCE: 9.3 km DURATION: 1 hour
Chugga chugga Choo choo! It sure was a blast meeting Ella today. Not only is she a total sweetheart, she is an awesome running partner! I had a couple of detours and was re-routed by the train today and we ended running mostly along the river, much to Ella’s delight. We stopped a couple of times to cool off in the water as it was deceptively hot and humid out, feeling especially hot when running at Ella's pace. We didn’t stop for long though because the mosquitos were ready to eat us alive! The Scoop: I forgot to add her home pee break as she went pee both before and after I started the tracking. Runner: Lauren DGR RUN OF THE DAY #6 
  DISTANCE: 16.04 km DURATION: 1 hour 22 minutes
Today was both a great and sad day. Great for Ella because she got a 10 mile run in, but sad for me because this is our last run together. We went long and went to all of her favourite spots including lots of river and photo stops. She loved the long flat stretches where she could stretch her legs, and she loved looking down the river at all the floating sticks and ducks. She was a superstar running by all the E-scooters. The big excitement for her was seeing the bears at the zoo! They were at the fence closest to us so I held Ella up so she could see over the grass. She went stock still and just stared intently whenever she caught a glimpse. At home, I let her cool off in the yard before going inside for some water and a well earned nap. I will miss her enthusiasm, her focus and energy, and her hilarious habits. She is a dream dog for runners, and kept me in tip top shape. Thank you so so much Ella 4% for all the wonderful runs. I will miss you! The Scoop: 1 pee. Runner: Laura DGR RUN OF THE DAY #9 
 DISTANCE: 13.2 km DURATION: 1 hour 30 minutes
Today, Ella and I decided to alter our route a little bit and see a few of our favourite spots while taking advantage of the river. We headed into St. Patrick’s Island where Ella was FASCINATED by a little boy throwing rocks into the river, and then we went backwards along our zoo route. There are a couple of long stretches without easy river access there so I made sure that we had a long break once we started hitting the beaches again. We also tried to stick to trails as they are cooler (for Ella) and softer (for me). We then did a small out and back to the bird sanctuary before heading back. At the rapids, we both went in to cool off, and nothing feels better than an icy cold river on hot legs! We went a little longer but definitely slower than usual, but I think with the length of time on her feet and the heat, Ella was more than happy for nap time. Thanks for the fantastic run Ella! See you Tuesday! The Scoop: nothing to report. Runner: Laura DGR RUN OF THE DAY #8 
 DISTANCE: 12.3 km DURATION: 1 hour 16 minutes
Today was another great run with Ella! We again tried to stick close to the river so that she could grab a drink when she wanted, but did have a couple of warmer kilometres when we did the small out and back by the Telus Spark Centre. We enjoyed seeing the Bears and Muskox at the zoo, We saw a whole pile of goslings at St Patrick's Island Park. The river was a little high and dirty again, and some of our usual trails were submerged but we found a little stretch of single track by the fish hatchery which Ella really liked. It was another slower and shorter run, but paired with some more obedience work, Ella was more than ready to go home and rest. Same here Ella! Thanks for a great run! No business to report. Runner: Laura |
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