6 months old!

 Booker is 6 months old today!!  He stands almost as high as Sisko.

He weighs about 53 pounds.

We celebrated his 6 months by going on a slow 5K run in extremely cold weather.  There is a lot of discussion and controversy about when you can start running with your dog.  There are a ton of factors that go into that calculation.  I'll do a post on that soon.  

As one vet told me, just like doctors for people "I am far more concerned about my patients who don't run than those who do!"

He did pretty well for it being his first time but he has a way to go.  His main challenge is to run next to me.  He thinks nothing of crossing in front of me and I almost went flying a couple of times.  But he will get better and more focused.

It was so cold - about 9 degrees when we started and the wind was about 10 mph which made it feel even colder.  But the sun felt great and both dogs were perfectly comfortable in their hoodies.

Then it was time for their after running treat!

We are heading towards a warm up and I'm looking forward to the snow melting on the trails.  All of my dogs have enjoyed running, but they really like hitting the trails!