Run Run Run...

Rob and I ran the Cosley Run For (FROM) The Animals last weekend; in the end, we both decided to do the 10K. Rob had to get up and work at 3:00 am, so all things considered, he ran a great 52:40.2 minutes (8:29 average mile). I was very happy with my 1:01:35.4 (9:55 average mile). A few of my friends from high school ran as well, it was fun to get together with them afterwards (even if it did rain). Rob is swimming/biking/running the Batavia triathlon this upcoming weekend (his third year in a row).

Andra continues to have “good dog” moments and “bad dog” moments. Our local park district started up an eight-week training class this week, so we are attending it as well as our classes at the German Shepherd School on the weekends. There are three dogs in the class (it is the over 25 lb. class). One of the other dogs is a Boxer-German Shepherd mix (more Boxer than German Shepherd); after seeing him, I definitely think Miss Andra is German Shepherd-Boxer with a little more German Shepard (and maybe a little something else thrown in there too). Every day I walk or run her in the morning and either Rob or I do the same in the evening (sometimes twice). So many times, people on the street say, “…what a good dog…” (we only laugh!). She has her moments (especially on walks) where she can easily fool the casual observer by obediently sitting…in reality, she is an adolescent that is quite often testing her boundaries and questioning the patience of her owners. See the picture below…the book is “Training Your German Shepard Dog”…need I say more? She managed to give the librarian a big laugh upon its return…ugugugughghgh...

We decided to have our long profile shown in an adoption situation; probably won’t hear back for a bit. We remain cautiously optimistic as we both had a very positive feeling about this one, but also know that the fall down can be very hard. Hoping...

Go Blackhawks; an exciting game tonight!