We're way past the 11th, but I did run today with my dog. It was a little hot by the time we got out, so I expected to have to stop in the shade. We had planned to go to a BBQ, but we were going to make a cold pasta salad first. The dog was "invited" as she's a kid-friendly and people-friendly dog. Thought we'd get a run in to tire her out a little bit.

She only stopped 3 or 4 times (I did some side planks and boat poses while I waited ) before we got about a mile from home (3 of 4) near the park, where they were doing a canine carnival hosted by some church. They did a blessing, petco was there with free frisbees, a few other vendors and the humane society/local pet shelter with a couple of puppies/adoptable dogs. We got a frisbee, smelled a bunch of other peoples' dogs, then went to continue for our last mile home. I wasn't sure if she would make it without stopping (or just walking).

Well, it was at this point in our walk when she decided to drink from a sprinkler puddle (low land spot full of water from sprinklers that had ran earlier). That's fine. She walked into the puddle, which was about a foot deep. That's fine. Then she lied down in it. Rolled side to side. And was covered in dirt (but satisfied). We got home and she got a cold hose dog bath, and we stopped at the store to pick up quick BBQ potluck salad instead of doing anything by hand.

At the BBQ, we were split evenly large to small humans, and I pushed a lot of kids (about 10 aged everywhere from 2 to 8) each around the yard in a little tikes car for what must have been 2+ hours. I think that might have been longer distance than my entire jog with the dog. I did emerge supreme, though - all the kids gave up before me.