WELCOMED WALKS

Well its almost time to break out the leash again. Spring is pretty much here and its time to get to the park with super Cooper. I am needing to get some more exercise than what I have been and we have this huge beautiful park next to our house with a huge lake with a path around the lake. Its almost 2 miles long. Its really convenient but really I always find myself making excuses on why I cant and don't want to go for a walk. But this summer I am going to try to be more dedicated to taking a little better care of myself. Its not I am working so I should be able to make the time. As I have gotten older, my body is changing. Its strange for me to feel my joints and muscles hurting, and plus some weight gain. I still feel 20 years old in my head but my body is showing signs of aging. IT SUCKS.... I started a while ago working really hard to take care of my skin.. I have learned that you should moisturize, moisturize, moisturize..Yet I have not taken the same care of my body. I told Scott just a few days ago we are going on a all plant based diet and he about fell over. I still have not be able to accomplish that goal yet but maybe in time I will change my diet too. Cooper has been acting up a little lately. We live in the city in a busy little historical neighborhood in a house without a fence.He has been staying out and about longer than he should and when I go to call him to come in, hes no where to be found. Last night I waited an hr and a half before waking to Scott know that Cooper had 30 more minutes, otherwise he was going to be locked out till morning. Its really not that fair to him. He came from the country and now is having to deal with the boredom of being here. He has been running loose for a while now. I know we could get into trouble for having a dog that is not confined to our yard. I sometimes put him on a lead in the back yard but he hates it and refuses to walk around. He basically just freezes where he is standing. It kinda sad...He has become the neighborhood dog playing with everyone. Hes good about staying out of the street but I do fear that something bad will happen. Lucky we have a very personable dog otherwise we would be in worse shape.. I have been running him on the treadmill all winter to get out some of that pinned up energy but even after a couple of hours he is still all hipper as hell. So maybe the walks will do him some good too. Plus he loves playing in the creek. Its always a picture opportunity. I always take my camera with me because as many times as I have watched Peoples Court, I know that a dog fight can happen at anytime, anywhere. And being the documented person that I am, I would want everything on film. So it always goes with me everytime. In fact, a couple of yrs ago around this time ~ Easter day 2008 Cooper was enjoying one of the first days of spring at the park with Scott and I . The current was too strong for him, plus the water must have been too cold and Cooper started going under. It was pretty serious. I started screaming and Scott headed in to save him only to get stuck out there with the dog on a big log floating down the river. Fire and rescue had to come, and being me I got it all on camera. Pictures and Video. So no water for Cooper until it warms up! I think the cold was the main problem. He got cold and disoriented. I complain about him all the time. Having a golden retriever in the house is a big job. Besides him being huge, the hair that we have to deal with is insane. But he is great with the kids, and has manners that would make any pet owner proud. I have been with him everyday of his life basically, and he just wears me out. With any luck I can start wearing him out! Well as much as I would like to sit here and ramble on about the dog, I have to get up and getting dinner started. American Idol will be on in an hour and I am loving that show this year. So hopefully everyone is having a blessed and beautiful night. XOXO K Jaggers ♥