Tandem

Over the weekend, I took Henry and Blitz for their first long walk together. It was Blitz's first long walk, period. Blitz and I are in desperate need of exercise to fight the winter flab, so this may become a regular weekend routine.

We did a three-mile loop on a hard-surfaced road, so it wasn't hiking. We kept up a very good pace -- 3 miles in 65 min. I consider that pretty good when you factor in the occasional potty breaks and stops to let cars pass.

As I said, it was Blitz's first big walk, and he wasn't sure what to do when we passed a house with barking dogs. Henry showed him how it's done: ignore them and keep moving -- quickly!

Really, it was amazing how well they walked together when I shortened Henry's leash to be about the same length as Blitz's. They kept this formation most of the walk.