I joined Scout and Pam for my final run with them, as in a few hours I will be missing them yet home with my family. It was a nice change of pace.....we ran the trails at Blydenburgh County Park- 1.5 miles in and back.......I actually covered 3.25 miles because we had to walk across the street at the end of the run to dispose of the whew POOP bag! Running on the soft trails was nice for my paws. We ran a nice easy pace.......Scout didn't cut me off because I stayed behind Pam. Thankfully she doesn't weave during her runs!
We stopped halfway through so Scout could go in the water and cool off, I opted to stay out though. I read a recent article that was posted on facebook by the American Kennel Club. Recent Cases of Leptospirosis in Parts of the U.S. of Concern to Dog Owners, and one way of getting these was through the open waters like the pond there. Pam was kinda glad I didn't go in, as she cares for us all. But she thinks one of the vaccines Scout got covered him for this! But she also said don't quote me on this one!
Here's the link to the article if anyone is interested: http://www.akc.org/news/recent-cases-leptospirosis/?utm_source=FBAKC&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=disease-leptospirosis\
It affects dogs and humans, so it may be good for all of us to be aware of this and read the article. Pam has to read it a little more closely as well. A great fellow runner and triathlete as well as author, to ask more about this would be Dr Robert Monaco, DVM. I bet he could fill us all in on all of this that is for both humans and dogs, and other animals. As a triathlete he must be aware of water conditions at all times and probably checks on the status as far as these cases. Just thinking though!
Ok, so this is my final blog, and I will end with a video of me running the trails.
As I go off to have a happy tail waggin' day, and hope you do the same,
Dukey AKA "the Duke of Melville"
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