my walking buddy ~ ruger

this is my walking buddy. ruger. we named him after the 'german' pistol - a ruger, being a 'german' shepherd & he was an onery little pistol when a puppy. we have walked in our addition for 9 years. the road we walk is a half mile circle. so we walk 'round it 2 times, several times a day. usually 5 or 6 times in really nice weather. most times at least 4. we have walked in snowdrifts, ice storms, rain, sleet, snow. hot (we try to go early and not in hottest time of day) & we do have alot of nice weather days, too. we do not go in thunderstorms anymore since we had a lightning bolt hit toooo close to us. (it looked like storm was past - wrong) we figured one day that all these years of walking daily, there has not been mebbe but a week total of days, that we did not walk ~ that it would be how many miles? when we thought about it awhile ago and figured it ~ over 12,000 miles! actually it is more than that now.... are we ready for a trade - in yet? nope. but i think he is. he wants to trade me in for one who doesn't want to walk ~ he would rather stay on the couch. we still try & walk ~ but not as often & not 2x around. don't we all love our pets? four legged children? humble ♥