How I did it: Having dogs has always been a part of my life. When our son was 5, he was ready for a special best friend. We chose Ricky-Bo at the Humane Society (or he chose us) and he always seemed so grateful, loving and wise, very protective of us, especially his "boy." Then we got Angel as a gift for our son years later, but she became my own sweet girl. Too many special stories to tell here about that amazing dog. She was mine and I'll miss her all my life. When she had her first litter of puppies I KNEW Baloo was ours. I had to do some serious convincing to get my husband to agree to a third dog. He named him, "Baloo." Baloo was his dog and they loved each other. 3 people and 3 dogs in the family for years. Many challenges, changes, joys, (and some tragedies) later they've all gone to wherever good dogs go to rest now. Read how I did it… 3 years ago
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So we are trying to get in trips to the dog beach (a ten minute drive) and trips to the dog park (a 15 minute, slow waddle from here) as often as possible. If nothing else, a waddle around the block seems to make him happy, too! 3 years ago
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I know of 3 dog beaches not too far from where we’ll probably rent a house. We’ve been to one and it was a blast. We just need to teach Baloo to NOT drink the salt water. It made him sick, sick, sick.
There is a cool dog park within walking distance to our house, too. 3 years ago
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Two dogs at once is too much for me, however (on leashes, I mean). I actually got a painful ropeburn around my wrist AND fell over a small rose-bush, cutting my leg on thorns and smashing the side of my face into the ground which cause my whole head and neck to go CRUNCH in a painful sereies of pops and crackles. I swear, I’m the only person I know who seems to need a helmet to walk dogs. At least I didn’t break my nose THIS time.
The exercise was good, however. My food diary says I burned 269 calories in 40 minutes. 4 years ago
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A bit leery about going by myself, but there are usually other hikers and joggers out there. 4 years ago
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