Last night whilst walking Ruby, I realised that it was getting dark and that if I continued to walk I wouldn’t make it home before it got properly dark and I had no torch with me. I therefore decided to have a little jog with her.
We didn’t go far, under three miles but I realised that I really missed running with her as she’s my little companion who makes me feel safe when I’m out in the dark on my own.
With that in mind, tonight I decided to have a proper run with her, like the old days, seeing as she kept up so well last night.
The problem with running with Ruby, as I have mentioned in previous posts, is that because she has a problem with other dogs and wants to bite them, I have to keep her on the lead all the time but she’s rubbish to run with on a lead because she wants to sniff and scent mark everything.
In the dark though, and especially when it’s rainy as it was tonight, I can generally let her off the lead for almost the entire run because I can see before her if there are any other dogs around. If there are other dog walkers they’ll have a torch so I can spot them far away and I also seem to notice the glow of dogs (or sheep or deer) eyes before she does too.
Tonight, I was able to let her off the lead by the school and then keep her off it for the entirety of the rest of the run, save for a brief period when a bloke and two dogs were coming the other way and I inadvertently blinded him with my Hope.
We ran along towards the top barn, and then climbed our way through the terraced gardens up onto George’s Lane. It was horrendously foggy tonight and I could barely see a thing, just about two feet in front of me.
We ran along George’s Lane and then back home through Wilderswood.
It’s great to have Ruby back.
Total distance – 4.3 miles (+ around 2.75 from yesterday)
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