The summer of Cedar
Silver Star Mountain |
In March I adopted an underweight, stubborn, wild but very loving German Shorthaired Pointer named Cedar. Very quickly everything in my life seemed to be about the dog, especially my running. Luckily, he loves to run long distances as much as Susan and I do, and also gets antsy if he hasn't gone on a run in a few days. His longest run to date is 20 miles.
Girls and Dog Gone Wildwood |
I wish I could say it was easy running with Cedar from day one, but it wasn't. He is 5 years old and has never been leashed trained and pulls like crazy. He is also a bird dog and is obsessed with small animals, which includes small dogs. So, he is never going to be the dog that I can run with off leash with and pass people with other (smaller) dogs and say, "oh don't worry he is friendly".
Cedar and his cousin dogs Ash and Sofie
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Over the last several months he has gotten better on a leash, but not great. He has had the chance to hang out with other dogs his size and he doesn't mind them, he mostly ignores them. When people with small dogs approach us and say their dogs are nice, I say mine isn't. He adapted to camping in the van quickly and loves it. We are adjusting to each other and for the most part it is working out.
#vanlife dog |
Cedar and one of the Three Sisters |
Cedar and Mt. Jefferson |
Cedar and Mt. Adams |
Me and Cedar running on the beach |
We are looking forward to winter running with Cedar with snow and less dogs and people on the trails.
Cedar and his new winter puffy - Winter is coming |
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