Sunday, August 8, 2010

World's wimpiest workout partner

On Friday night I wanted to go for a jog outdoors but it was dark and I'm always nervous to run alone when there could be creepos out there. I was trying to think of a solution when Taber suggested I take our dog Monty. Dogs love to run, I figured it was a great idea. Now, Monty can be a real diva sometimes and I'm sure that Maltese aren't exactly bred for running. Still I figured I was mostly walking anyway so he should be able to keep up. I got all ready with a reflective vest, headlamp, and my trusty new workout partner. We set off into the night at a very slow jog. He was way excited at first and was 6 feet ahead of me pulling hard on the leash.

Sadly that only lasted for about half a mile. After that he slowed way down. Soon he was right beside me. The further we went the slower he got until his leash was all the way extended backwards and he was a good 10 feet behind me. I was determined to get 2 miles in though so I literally PULLED that lazy little bag of bones for the last half mile until we made it back home. What kind of wimpy dog can't WALK 2 miles?!! I mean seriously, we had to walk most of it because the guy could not keep up. I checked my stats later, we were doing 14 minute miles, come on MONTY! 2 year olds can go that fast, DOGS are supposed to be 10 times faster!

When we got back I gave him some water and then he sprawled out like he was half dead on the floor. I swear you would've thought the guy just ran a marathon.


I told him he was officially the world's wimpiest workout partner and that I wasn't taking him out with me again. Of course the next morning when I was lacing up my shoes he was wagging his tail and just begging for the leash. I decided to give him one more chance. SAME THING HAPPENED!! Our little 2 mile walk ended with me dragging my dog on the leash back to our house. I decided he is totally useless as a workout partner but still makes a great companion and a patient, loving (albeit wimpy) little lap dog.




7 comments:

  1. Hahaha! That's so funny. At least he's better than Gizmo. That dog walks past 5 houses and then he jumps into the the bottom of the stroller where the little storage space is. WIMP!

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  2. ha ha poor little monty. Better be careful though, lap dogs really aren't meant to do too much and might have a heart attack or something. At least thats what kept happening to poor Gizzy. Way to go on getting out there still with the exercise. I gave up after the first three weeks.

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  3. Becca, I laughed so hard when I read about Monty because Gizmo does the same thing. He makes it about a half mile and then I have to carry him. If I am with the Grandkids pushing a stroller, he crawls into the bottom half way. That picture looks exactly like Gizmo after our walk. They are still the most loving and wonderful lap dogs though.

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  4. I second everyone else. I remember walking Giz and having the same problems. But Sarah is right. I just read a whole article on running with dogs and it can be very dangerous for the health of your pet to get them out running too soon. Think of them just like people. The first time you ran, you probably did a 14 minute mile! He needs time to get in shape or else he might actually have a heart attack! But if you're just not in the mood to train the little ball of fluff to be a marathon all-star, he is still a fantastic lap dog! :)

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  5. Too funny... and sad. He needs to be conditioned to running. :)

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  6. ahhh hahaha! Your dog and his pictures, they are hilarious. Could not have a better picture to go with that story than him looking half dead on the floor like that. And I love that he was itching to go the next morning. So funny.

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  7. Wow..they are so cute together.. :)

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