Pepe ran 6 miles!!

Wow, I am proud of my little puppy! I had a fantastic 10 mile run today. I ran from my house to my dad's, then ran with my brother for 3 miles at the park by my dad's house, then ran home. Pepe did the run to and from my dad's house, and made a new distance record of over 6 miles!

My running partner is now at my feet, absorbing all my pride in him :-). When I run with him, he can be so well behaved, staying to my left, not running to far ahead or behind, but today, we saw many birds and lizards. Lizards must have done some harm to Pepe in another life because there is nothing he wants more than to chase one of these devils down and tear them to bits.

My favorite part of my run was when we went off the sidewalk, and ran parallel to a fence, on the other side of which where many lizards who had made nice homes for themselves amidst the trees and shrubberies. I have never seen a dog's eyes light up and ears perk up the way Pepe's did when he realized what was just on the other side of that fence. His head would dart back and forth as lizards would spring out of their hiding places, all the while Pepe's feet would keep trotting along as though only on part of him had forgotten the primary mission. Oh, but then, one made the error of leaving the safety of the fence, and my arm paid the penalty. Pepe strained at the end of the leash, confused, I am sure, as to why I was not as anxious to get the demon spawn. Alas, the lizard got away, and Pepe, disappointed in me for my lack of ambition, returned to his standard trot.