Saturday, June 23, 2007

No Bouviers Run This Day

Today is Saturday and I should be running. In a few weeks I'm planning to run the Knee Knacker in North Van, and then the Totem to Totem marathon in Haida Gwaii, on two consecutive weekends.

But, here I am sitting on my couch distracting myself by creating a blog.

I'm blogging because, well, I can't run much at the moment. I have a sore right ankle, left foot, and right calf. I had x-rays taken of my foot, and next week I see the specialist to find out what's up. It gets really sore when I run long runs, and I can't put a shoe on or walk on it for two days after.

The good thing is that as I spend less time running, I spend more time with Teddy. Teddy is my gorgeous 11 year old black Bouvier. He loves me so much, he's a bit like my own personal stalker. That big mass of black fur on the right...that's him.

Teddy lives 2 blocks from Kits Beach in a funky condo. He eats organic chicken, salmon, herring, and veggies, and buffalo knuckles. Today he had some french toast and maple syrup as a special breakfast treat. He doesn't like to drink tap water; he only likes rain water. I keep a bowl on the deck to collect rain water for him. What I like most about Teddy is how gentle and innocent he is. He has no idea the world is full of evil, harm, and pain, and has no idea he's capable of the same. It must be a beautiful place to exist.

1 comment:

Guy said...

That bouvier looks like some kind of psycho dog!