BOXER ADVENTURES

 I should have known better than to get my hopes up that we were out of the woods with winter.  Sure enough, yet another storm. Our favorite trail had melted, and I was hoping the fresh snow wouldn't keep me from being able to run on it.   But boy, when I woke up it was super windy, cold and snowing like crazy.  I resisted the urge to jump on the treadmill and made my way over. I wasn't sure I would be able to stay on my feet, but the snow was wet, which meant the traction was pretty good.  The first 1.25 miles were fine, but then I crossed into where the woods are thick and though I couldn't see where there were the piles of hard snow that hadn't melted with the warm up, I could feel them! It was a slow slog.  There was one other car in the parking lot and I could see his footprints as I ran.  He was on his way back when I hit about 1.5 miles in. So when we turned around at 2 miles, I let the dogs off leash.  They were so happy.   ...

 Yes, I complained mightily about daylight savings and losing an hour of sleep.  And yes, I am feeling it today.  BUT the silver lining is that it doesn't get dark 3 minutes after I arrive home.  Which means...... I can run after work! A warm 5 miles tonight! We were charged by a super fat Australian Shepherd - I almost felt bad yelling at him as he ran towards us as he looked like a giant sausage! I feel so bad for dogs - especially breeds that NEED exercise- who don't get any and are underfed.  And it's a vicious cycle because the less amount of time they are exercised, the more out of control they are when they get any freedom.   Sure enough after he made his way back to his screaming owner I saw her forcing him into the house as we ran by.   I resisted my inner Karen who wanted to stop and explain that it's all her fault.  Instead we carried on. 

 I HATE losing an hour of my weekend! Motivation was hard to find this morning.  I didn't want to run, and I thought the dogs would both be tired from yesterday and not interested in getting out to run.  But both of them saw me getting dressed and were so excited. I am still wary about taking Sisko.  I was looking for signs of a limp after yesterday.  He clearly wanted to go but I didn't want to re-injure him.  It has been 5 1/2 months since his injury.  Even when he limps a little he doesn't seem to be in pain - it seems more like a functional problem.  So he - like some people - might always have a bit of a limp due to scar tissue but that doesn't mean he is in pain.  So I decided to once again run slow and see how he felt. We started off slow and he was lagging a bit and I thought we might need to turn around and I'd put him inside and finish the run with Booker. But he soon got into the groove.  I normally turn around at the end of o...

 Finally!  We are getting a promise of spring! I've been out of town at a conference and when I got back last night the boys were SO happy to see me.  - but I think I was happier to see them! Today it was sunny.  They were calling for some rain, but even if we got wet, I wanted to be outside! So we went to the beach hoping that the snow had melted enough for us to walk. It felt so warm after the long winter and we managed to avoid any rainfall! The boys were thrilled to be off leash and made the most of the time to run and wrestle. The beach still had some snow on it but it was walkable.  And even though huge ice shelves prevented us from seeing the lake, they both wanted to run through puddles of melting snow - which had to have been freezing! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennifer Hudson Mosher (@jenhudsonmosher) Back home, both dogs were wiped out from all the energy they had expended. But happy?  I think so!!

 And no this is not AI  LOL

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 I was doing my own meal prep and made some healthy treats for the boys. A quick look on Amazon and you can find a whole array of dehydrated treats.  Liver seems to be popular.  You can also find chicken, ducks and even sweet potato.  The really good ones don't have or need any extra preservatives.  So they are healthy and nutritious.  They make great training treats because they are usually small and dogs love them. They are also typically expensive. Now mind you, these treats are lightweight, but still, they rind in anywhere from $39 - $65 per pound. I try not to let money be the ultimate determining factor but YIKES! So today, I decided to give it a shot myself. I bought a tub of perdue gizzards at Walmart (found in the same place as the fresh chicken).  It cost $1.36. I cut the gizzards into small bite sized potions, and laid them out on racks.  I set my oven to the air fryer setting at 175 degrees F and popped them into the oven 2.5 hours lat...