04/08/2026
Some people are out here walking their dogs every day, rain or shine.
Me?
I throw a ball across the living room and pretend it counts. 😂
Now that it's spring time.. and getting warmer - I really have no excuse
Max and Ruby probably get annoyed
Because if it’s raining, snowing, windy, cold, hot, or if there’s a suspicious-looking cloud anywhere in Alberta... guess who's not walking the dogs? This girl 😆
I’ll stand at the window, squint at the sky, and say things like, "Ohhh looks like it might sprinkle in 5 hours. Better stay in." Meanwhile, Max and Ruby are staring at me like, "Seriously? We sniff butts in -30, Karen!" 🐾
On the days we actually do make it outside (perfect weather, perfect mood, no chance of sweating or freezing to death), it's like an event in itself!!
Ruby does what I call "hunkering down" 😂. She is already close to the ground, but she manages to go lower still, and kind of spread eagle - refusing to budge until she sniffs everything she chooses to sniff.
Max picks fights with every moving thing.. including absolutely harmless leaves. lol
We make it two blocks before I’m gasping for air like I just ran a marathon.
Ruby is judging me. Max is tangled around my legs. It's fine. I'm fine. 😅
And even though I'm basically the world's most fair-weather dog mom, the important thing is that we try... Some days we conquer the world. Some days we play fetch with a sock and call it a win 😂
The truth is, Max and Ruby don’t care if we walked 5 km or 5 steps.
They just care that we’re together... and maybe that snacks are involved. Definitely snacks. ❤️
