[NAGDU] Taking really long walks

[Tracy Carcione]

I got scraped up, but nothing broken, and now he's more careful.
My neighborhood has a lot of cracked sidewalks because we have a lot of
large trees.  Trees are good; cracked sidewalks not so much.
My dogs have all had to learn how to operate here.  If they stopped for
every crack, we'd never get anywhere, but, if they don't stop for the worst
ones, I trip.  I suppose I could learn to goose-step, picking my feet way
up, but I would feel ridiculous.  So my guys learn what will trip me, and
what probably won't.
I was happy to find a whole section of sidewalk the town had repaired.  Wish
they'd do more, but people around here are more interested in streets than
sidewalks.
Tracy


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Original I am so sorry you fell.
I hope you didn't brake anything.
Maybe the next time you go to that area, your dog will slow down.
Wishing you the best.
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> The fall is not OK, but there is no foolproof travel method. I missed 
> a turn in a slanted and broken curb the other day and fell. I have 
> fallen using my dog, too. It happens. What is not OK for me is if it 
> happens because the dog is distracted by, say, other dogs.
> Cindy Lou Ray


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>                         The fall would not be ok with me. I know, easy 
> for me to say since I don't have any emotions invested in the two of you.
> Is his pace comfortable for you?

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> The hiker says he works his dog 10-15 miles every day.  I was thinking 
> about that.  His dog must have a good pace, or he's got a lot of free 
> time.  Maybe he counts it as work time, keeping in shape for hiking.

> Krokus takes about 90 minutes to go 3 miles, though that includes many 
> street crossings and a lot of cracked sidewalks.  Even so, he's a bit 
> more of a stroller than I'd prefer.  On the other hand, I have tripped 
> over a big crack and landed hard, which isn't any fun at all.

> I think Krokus is just a guy who needs some time to react.  He can 
> dodge someone rushing out from a shop we're passing, but he'd prefer 
> to have some time to plan his moves.  Or maybe I'm making excuses for his
ambling self.

> Tracy



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