Lost my walking partner

We were working up to 5 miles a day, now the dog doesn’t want to go more than 2. He’s starting to be how Rita was. It makes me sad. I guess walks are too boring for him now. I always say German Shepherds are too smart for me. He probably wants more mentally stimulating exercise. Well, I can’t provide that. I can get us out in the sunshine for 10-15 miles a day or run for 3. That’s it. Guess I can run him for one mile every morning and then send him back home with his weakened people (one has gout all the time and the other is sick for unknown reasons…all the time). When I move back home, that’s it; no one else will take him on these walks. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Honestly, though, it’s kind of lonely when a dog doesn’t even want to go for a walk with you.

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cherryxblossom

Awww, that’s a bummer. You could check with local animal shelters. Apparently they LOVE for volunteers to take the dogs for runs/walks. I hope that’s a possibility for you! Otherwise, maybe you could join a group who does daily jogs? I’ve seen them on meetup!
Shame the zombies aren’t better company lol

Colonelmustardseed · 36-40

@cherryxblossom I used to do that. It’s how I ended up finding Rita. I’m afraid that if I did that again, I’d end up adopting another dog. That’s a bad idea since my health is being unpredictable. 😅

cherryxblossom

@Colonelmustardseed I understand that..,pretty hard to resist falling in love with the animals! I still think of this cat I saw at the shelter once..Ichabod was his name…all these years later I still regret not adopting him! Lol They haunt you

Colonelmustardseed · 36-40

@cherryxblossom That’s such a cool name for a cat. 🥺