Walk your Dog!

Today is October 1 - and according to the Crazy Calendar, it is National Walk your Dog Day.  Actually, one website said it is the start of Walk your Dog Week.  Apparently it started because according to the American Veterinary Association, 40% of dogs in the US are overweight.  Which is apparently over 17 MILLION dogs.  The idea is to get people moving and walking their dogs more.  No doubt many humans would benefit from the walks as well!  They say that 30 minutes of walking your dog three times a week will lower your weight by 5%, and your dog's weight by 15%!  Not to mention the fact that it is SUPPOSED to lower your blood pressure and reduce your stress.  Clearly the people who wrote this didn't walk the dogs in THIS household.  ESPECIALLY if we spot a bunny while out on our jaunt.  Trust me, my human's blood pressure does NOT go down!

They also say that a well-exercised dog is a happier, more content dog, who will have fewer behavioral problems.  We blow that theory out the window too.  I mean my human is up with us at 5 AM, we go for AT LEAST 30 minutes of walking - for our FIRST walk of the day - come home and continue to torment my human.  Heck, it was after a morning constitutional that Jaws ate the carpet.  So I'm thinking we need to extend those morning walks to 2 hours.  Seriously, she uses a head lamp at 5 AM, so why not get up at 3?  Just think how content and well-behaved we would be....

Speaking of walks - it's time to get her moving. The start of the weekend, the start of a new month - let's SEE what adventures we can have.  And MAYBE for a change, we'll TRY to lower our human's blood pressure.  Suuuuuuuuuuure we will.....