Runing of the Dogs, and One Sentence About an App I like

Today I went for a run with my dogs. When me and Martha got our first dog Rosie as a pup I could not wait for her to get a little older so we could run together. I pictured in my mind how she would trot along side me encouraging me to push on with her boundless canine endurance. A year later and although I have started running again my image of Rosie as a running mate has faded. Off leash she is a dynamo of boundless energy. On leash she is a tripping hazard. Also, on a hot day, which is basically everyday in south Alabama during the summer, she decides it's time for a little break in the shade at every tree. This as you can imagine can really break your stride. Just as I get going I have dead weight on the leash at every tree or bush. Not that her little breaks keep me from taking for runs.

Now back in march Martha and I took in another dog named Scarlet. I was really impressed with just how well she did on a leash. But then one day the nature of her bread reared it's ugly head. Scarlett is a English springer spaniel and her ancestors were used to spring up at birds to make them take flight and be captured by English nobility for sport. Nowadays days other then still being a superior bird dog, he genes make her tear down pillows to shreds and lunge at birds constantly. Also, Rosie's habit of giving up on a run has rubbed off on Scarlett.

So neither one of my dogs fit the bill as a good running mate. However, I still like taking them with me. Mostly because it's good for them but also because sometimes they really spur me to run harder. For moments at a time their canine endurance shows up and it's really cool to have them running beside me.



Other then running with my dogs, and occassionally tripping over them, I use Runmeter to track my runs. 
Really usefull App. 


Here is a link to Its web page. Runmeter