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The Only Two Healthy Things You & Your Dog Can Do Anytime, Anywhere | #DogWalkingWeek

10/7/2014

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The world's happiest walking black and tan dapple dachshund, Wilhelm. #DogWalkingWeekWilhelm walking.
Typist: Bethany
For as long as I can remember, I have been walking dogs. I have vivid childhood memories of holding the leashes of dogs that were taller than me. Natasha walked with me the first time I was allowed to walk in my neighborhood without an adult chaperone. Tynan walked with Jason and I on our first date. I have viewed the wonders of the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls walking with dogs. Going on a walk is one of my very favorite activities but without a dog, walks are boring.
When I didn't have a dog, I didn't walk very often or very far. I would borrow friends dogs, walk my mom's dogs, take my rats out on a leash or Gryphon for a walk on my shoulder but walking just isn't the same for me without a dog.

Having read article upon article and study after study about why walking is good for humans and for dogs, none of that science or those statistics have helped to get me off the couch. There has always been something about feeling that I "have to" walk the dogs, that has forced me to do what is also best for me. Obviously, I am not a very disciplined or self-motivated person. Dogs have always given me the push I need to do the right thing.

Simplicity is also something I have learned from a lifetime spent with dogs by my side. I am a very simple person. I don't need much to make me happy. Dogs don't need material things to find joy either. On a recent dog walk with family, my Aunt joked about the old rope she was using as a leash. "We have a ton of leashes," she laughed, "We just can never find them when we need them." My cousin explained that it wasn't just any old rope used as a leash but one found on the shore of a river. And guess what? The dog didn't care! That happy golden retriever just kept right on walking and smiling even with what basically amounted to trash attached to it's collar.

I have walked dogs my whole life, been inspired by dogs to walk more often, farther and faster, as well as learned from dogs that nothing has to be complex. yet there are only two healthy things that the dogs and I can do absolutely anywhere at anytime. One is walking. Dog walks can be done absolutely anywhere! With the exception of situations that are unsafe for humans and/or dogs, you can always, always go for a walk. As an adult I have walked my dogs thousands of miles, in nineteen states and a couple of provinces. My dogs and I have walked at dawn, midday, dusk and at night. We have walked in sparkling sunshine, torrential rain, pounding sleet and deep snow.
Through good times, bad times, any and all times, walking is always an awesome option. I have hurried down scary shoulder-less roads to reach spectacular trail heads, rushed us past road kill that turned my stomach, avoided tick infested fields and tended to my blisters and their cracked pads. I have picnicked with my dogs on mountain tops, watched the breeze blow through their fur next to rivers, lakes and oceans and smiled whenever they did. Whether we are a block from home or thousands of miles, Wilhelm, Brychwyn and Huxley's smiles while walking are contagious. Smiling and walking. The only two healthy things that can be done anytime, anywhere. Have you done both yet today?
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5 Comments
It's Dog Or Nothing link
10/7/2014 10:50:11 am

I absolutely love that quote!

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Bethany
10/7/2014 11:42:52 am

Me too! I often use that quote like a mantra when convincing myself that there is no such thing as too far to walk.

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KB link
10/7/2014 11:57:55 am

I'm like you - I remember walking dogs during almost every phase of my life. It's so good for us, and I'm always happier after an outing than before :)

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Bethany
10/7/2014 04:01:38 pm

You'd think as I got older the knowing for a fact that I will feel better after a walk part would be all the inspiration needed to get up and go but I still need those furry faces wanting to head out too!

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Jessica @ YouDidWhatWithYourWeiner link
10/8/2014 01:17:43 am

Yes. Walking is one of my favorite activities too. You can do it anywhere and it's a great way to explore a new place because you see more than you would from the car. I like running for the same reason (Chester and Gretel love to run with me) but i'm not able to do it much anymore because of my knees.

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