You may recall from a few issues ago that Dash decided he wouldn't walk with Cedar each morning. He had refused to move and made me carry him for part of one walk just so we could get home. At 5 a.m.

About two weeks ago, he did an abrupt about-face. He didn't follow Nyssa outside to wait for me to come back and sat plastered against the door so I couldn't leave without him. So, I didn't.

He's been going every morning since. Perhaps it's the cooler temps in the morning now that it is fall, I'm not sure, but he is happy and so is Cedar. Walks with just me are fun, but Dash finds all the good stuff to sniff. His nose is off-the-charts. I should have done competitive nosework with him; he would have excelled.

In another strange turn of events, I began running again around the same time. Not for long distances, mind you, but it's been several years and road running isn't my favorite. Gotta start somewhere, right? 

It's going well so far, and I'm feeling good about having cardio exercise back in my repertoire. I'm not focusing on the judgy details, just doing what I can and being happy with that great feeling afterward. 

I guess Dash and I both needed to shake things up this fall. I'm going with it. Is there anything you've been thinking about starting? Why not give it a try? No time like the present!~