BOXER ADVENTURES

 I'm not really into astrology that much.  I think it's fun to look at horoscopes and talk about people's signs - just the other day my co-worker and I were talking about someone who " must be a Scorpio".  I am a Gemini and literally since January I've been getting reels suggested for me about Uranus moving into Gemini late on April 25th and all the absolutely amazing things this is going to hold for the world and especially for Geminis.  Also strongly impacted are Virgos.  Booker just happens to be a Virgo. So I woke up this morning half laughing at myself for expecting some huge shift in my universe.  I got ready to run, and unlike yesterday, Sisko was raring to go.   We needed to stop at a friend's house to pick something up which was near our favorite running trail.  The weather was gorgeous and the trailhead was PACKED.  We did a sweet 7 miles.  I felt great and it seemed to me both dogs were having a fantastic time.  ...

 We started today with a short run.  Since I run every day, I wanted to get a couple of miles in as I needed to get more work done on the garden.  As always, Booker was all in.  Sisko seemed reluctant but followed me to the door.  He wasn't limping or anything, but didn't seemed thrilled.  Since I was only going a couple of miles, I decided to take him knowing I could just turn around and bring him back.  He was fine and we were quickly back home.  I headed out to the garden and finished up most of my work before noon as both dogs laid in the dirt and supervised my progress. With that done, we had the afternoon free.  We decided to head to a different part of Lake Ontario and got in a few miles along that beach.  Most of that stretch has homes relatively close to the beach but most of them are summer homes and those people haven't come back yet.  But there must have been animals that cross that area to get to the water because both ...

 For Xmas, the boys received, as one of their gifts, a beef knuckle .  W hile it is super healthy treat - great for teeth and jaws as well as natural beef - I know from experience it's also SUPER messy.  The meat flakes off and lands everywhere. So those knuckles were hidden until we could be outside, hanging out and letting them have at it.   Today I needed to rototill the garden.  After a short morning run and running some errands it was time for me to get to work.  I brought the knuckles out, still in Xmas wrapping. They both could smell that it was something for them and I unwrapped them.  They immediately dug in.  All afternoon they chewed and played with their bones. Every time I had to go from the garden to the shed or garage, they followed with a safe grip on their bones. By the time I was ready to head inside, they had each stripped most of the meat off, but the bones themselves are barely dented.   They are both crashed ou...

 There is a local brewing company that hosts a run every week.  Some of my friends go, but I've never checked it out because 1: I don't drink and 2: it takes place on Thursday which is my busiest and most stressful day at work so I am usually beat and don't feel like hanging out with anyone that day.  Tonight, though, I got home and Marc was gone on a bike ride, so I decided to check it out. The dogs were excited about this unexpected weeknight adventure. When we arrived I was hanging out in front but was told the boys were welcome in the brewery. The dogs were thrilled that several people came to meet them.  We then headed out on the run.  I hung back and tried to convince Booker that he truly did not need to be in first place.  Shortly into the run, I heard dogs going ballistic.  So I wasn't surprised when I soon saw a guy up ahead on the side of the path holding back 2 large dogs that were going absolutely nuts.  I nervously slowed down, but bo...

 It was too hot for Sisko, but Booker and I got it done tonight.  I love running with this boy 🥰🥰🥰

 We literally were in the 30's this week, but got a huge warmup today as it soared into the 70's.  The boys mostly hung out in the shade as we worked outside all morning. So after a late lunch we just had to check out the beach. It was extremely windy and there were lots of people enjoying the weather.  But after a couple of miles we found ourselves alone and they immediately dived in to the cold water.. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Booker and Sisko (@boxeradventuresny)

I had a lot I wanted to get done this weekend.  So first thing yesterday morning we were off to run a bunch of errands. Fortunately, the boys make even the most boring task - like taking garbage over to our local dump - an adventure.  They are so excited to see people and are absolutely fascinated watching people grab cardboard out of their cars and toss it into the dumpster. Then it was off to Lowe's where we shopped in the garden center and then over to Runnings where they are welcomed in store and were fawned on by people.  We made a couple of quick stops where dogs aren't allowed so they had to people watch out the windows while waiting for us.   Then it was time to head over to a trail to get a quick run in before heading home. After our late lunch, we headed outside for the yearly task of cleaning out the chicken house.  The dogs ran and chased each other as we cleaned and then followed Marc multiple times as he drove the tractor over to the edge of o...