First Ride

Took Gretchen on her first ride this morning.

She did really well (probably better then me) and seemed to like it. It was a short ride - only two miles, but she's got an entire day of doggy play ahead of her.

She was a little camera shy for this shot. Every time I put the camera down at my hip, she'd switch sides.

She did really well staying behind. Once in the beginning she tried running out front, but clearly didn't like it and never went back. A couple of times I got nervous switching lines on a downhill. I wasn't sure how close she was and how quick she'd react, but all went well. A chipmunk distracted her once, but a quick "hey" had her back on track.

I'd been wanting to do this for a while, but not having my car sort of complicated things. Finally I gave up and threw the rack on the Durango.

We'll give it a workout today for sure.

- b