tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10251878165517830402024-03-05T05:43:21.242-08:002016pamtheamericandogrunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484921631900504015noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025187816551783040.post-80997591888549749882016-12-29T13:17:00.002-08:002016-12-29T13:17:09.845-08:00Photo Shoot (mini) on a rainy day!!December 29, 2016-<br />
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Today, before we go further into our BIG adventure........I want to show you some photos of a mini photo shoot from the rainy day, we miss the rain in the morning......but it rained the rest of the day.....<br />
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Okay let's share some shots of my new friends and of course me!!<br />
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I just look so handsome, yes I must question Pam's authority, I am a questioner of authority!!</div>
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After playing with Freedom for hours a pup can get a bit pooped!</div>
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I can take that BIG GSD easily, I have her hiding in the corner!</div>
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We took over the bed here, SORRY PAM, you get the floor, don't you know that's where people belong?!?!?</div>
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Yes, this is the GSD I can take down!!</div>
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I think this is a good shot of me.....comfy on the bed, now if Pam lets me lose the harness, that by the way she took off and put on WRONG!! Agghh....my mom can put it on right when she gets back! You can really see my awesome dog tag that says my name that my Smiley sister and trainer gave me- I miss her so much- SHANA, come HOME to me now!! (whimper whimper!!)</div>
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Hey SHANA, Freedom said I can tell you her secrets but Pam needs to be in the dark here!</div>
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Don't worry I'm only telling so much to Freedom, actually I'm declaring my love for her here!</div>
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The BIG world is waiting for me to grow into a big dog!</div>
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What did you say?....Really?...Do you really want to go there Pam?.....I'll talk back to you if I want to1!</div>
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Say what ?......You want to here about my REAL BIG ADVENTURE, Tomorrow for sure......Pam has to get the pictures ready to include as I write all about it!! Comeback tomorrow to hear about my adventure!!</div>
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Spotty the 103rd Dalmatian </div>
<br />pamtheamericandogrunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484921631900504015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025187816551783040.post-14810263912403753262016-12-28T09:31:00.000-08:002016-12-28T09:31:02.817-08:00Am I the 103th Dalamation?December 28th, 2016-<br />
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My family took a short vacation for a few days so they left me with my newly found friends, Scout, Liberty, Justice, and FREEDOM! And Benji and even Monty.....First let me tell you about Scout and Liberty- they are American Foxhound mixes (Pam their human companion likes to leave off the mix part there because of the history of that breed) anyway- they are really welcoming and friendly hounds. Then there's Justice, she's a GSD or German Shepherd who I can literally bark into a corner (in fact I did just that last night!) Then there is my new girlfriend, FREEDOM who is a shepherd/ lab mix, (formerly known as Sierra)...... Benji (a lab/ catahoola mix) lives next door with Monty (who used to be my famillies dog until they had no choice to find him a new home, my family still loves him and you know I love him to even though he has a thing for puppies.....Hey maybe in a year or more we can be great running buddies- ya never know!!<br />
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Ok, so I loved coming in the yard and running around with Freedom for hours- oh it was late so we ended up coming inside and running around as well.....<br />
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Pam thinks I am the odd one from the 103rd Dalmation movie- in the movie, because in the last movie one of the dalmations was born without any spots- he was named Oddball....could I be his offspring? Can I be the next Dalmation movie star? Maybe Pam will write the next 101 Dalmation movie with me as the next STAR......Pam wants to make me a STAR!!<br />
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Maybe a mix of the movie 101 Dalmatians and the Secret Life of Pets....I can see it now.......<br />
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It all began when my human Mom dropped me off for a few days to be with my fellow canine friends, and oh yeah that crazy dog girl named Pam...she's not so bad, she just likes to put the canines in the world (no all animals first).......<br />
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Freedom and I took off after one another chasing each other in the yard.....I have to admit chasing Freedom throughout the yard in the dark, I don't remember my Mom leaving- I keep looking for her but she is no where to be found. Pam keeps assuring me that she'll be back with my sisters in a few days- or as she laughs next year!! Next year- nooooo........<br />
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Freedom told me she'll help me find my family as she told me people leave and don't come back.....Now this is really where my story starts.......or rather my adventure........So when Pam went for a walk, we tricked her and ran free to start our search......So the next few days, I will continue to tell you my adventure as I look for my family, check back and see what happens next.......It's really a tale to tell!! Oh yeah, Pam was tailing us the whole way but because we're dogs and she's only human we're always four paws ahead of her two feet!! She can't catch us- haha!! Stupid humans!!<br />
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Enjoy your day,<br />
The 103rd Dalmation Hound Mix!!<br />
Spotty signing off for now!!pamtheamericandogrunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484921631900504015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025187816551783040.post-6976144508388552582016-01-11T06:14:00.001-08:002016-01-11T06:25:35.399-08:00New 10 mile run
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2016- So because of the overwhelmingly tough time people have to race to just
register for the Run for the Brewery race next weekend. Karol<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kalin-Holmes started a new option this year,
it was a great run NOT a race! BUT it was great, there was a small fee to run
with the group, but she provided water, Gatorade and a few snacks at the
turnaround point<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(about 4. 5 miles
through the run) And in my case she made sure that my dog Scout had something
to do some extra carbo loading on there, not sure how she did it but she did!
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as I was rounding out my 10 miles I swear I felt a few raindrops that amounted
to nothing unless there was a breeze that stirred up a little dirt or water
from somewhere else!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As Scout and I started early we came across a lot of people
walking their dogs or just out for a walk on their own or with a friend so of
course Scout had to stop and sniff a few butts- of the canine kind! He had to
check out all of his surroundings<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and
let the world know he was there with his bellowing howls! Did you hear him
howl, China called and asked me to keep him quiet as we were running! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But he loves running the Greenway “trails” even though they
are paved trails, they have the benefit of the hills and safe cross walks that
the walker, runner or cyclists control by just walking through<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the scensors<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I mean how awesome is that!.....Scout likes the control of doing that,
and so do I….although you still have to proceed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>with caution as some drivers will not pay attention to the flashing
lights that are provided for our safety!....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We started running there last year, the end of last year and
we vow to be back. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Along the way we saw someone along the side of the trailway,
off<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to side a bit, who obviously
couldn’t handle the hills….they are obviously not a part of the Selden Hills
group! They were just lying there….oh don’t worry it was just an old scarecrow
that’s been there since we started running there! Check this out: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Obviously this course is not for the faint of heart and one
should proceed with caution! It runs from Stony Brook to Pt Jeff, with nature
surrounding you most of the way. When you leave the train station within the
first mile you have a smallish hill leading you to the entrance of the parking
lot to the Greenway Trailways!.....the trailway is paved and has a lot of turns
and hills but very animal friendly and people friendly, if nothing else I was
happy that Karole and her crew introduced us to the trail way, although we
would rather actual trails than pavement, I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>have to add if one chooses one can opt to go off the pavement and hit
the actual trails right next to the paved trails…….but we stuck to the paved
way for the 10 mile run!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When we got to about<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>8 and 9 mile point we started running with the faster runners who had
caught up with us as we started a good half hour or so before hand…….and check
it out I ended up running FOUR PAWS ahead of some of LI’s fast runner s to
include Bill Flemming and Jim Murray, without Scout tethered to me I would have
never been able to keep the pace to run FOUR PAWS ahead….ok, Scout was the one
ahead of us all I was in line with them but once again……how often can I even
come close to that claim! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I may have been most improved runner back in 2010,but since
then in 2015 I lost two of my senior dogs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>who motivated me to run and run well and trained me. So without my
Skyler and Sandy I’ve slowed down and Scout<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>and Liberty are trying to get me back to my running performance that I
once had…..give me some time!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Karol and her crew collected a small fee for the run- hey
she provided water<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and cupcakes and beer
at the end! And plenty of volunteers to help the runners be safe and
sound!.......Where it truly counted too!......And therefore was able to collect
a few hundred dollars for Kent Animal Shelter (where Scout and Liberty- my dogs
came from) and I believe one local shelter…..what a heart we have in our club-
I guess Scout was the poster dog for the day for the run, or as someone called
him the mascot- he would be proud to be the “mascot” next year as well……<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Just a note Kent is undergoing some tough times as they try
to rebuild the facility to be more environmentally nice and nicer for the dogs,
the Pine Barrens Assoc. is giving them trouble in rebuilding, no one else but
them they have all other permission but cannot rebuild because of the
opposition from one organization- the plans are VERY MUCH SO ENVIRONMENTALLY
sound! So<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maybe if we can help them
raise enough money that money can do the talking for the Pine Barrens and the
comfortable living conditions of those cats and dogs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>awaiting their new homes! You can find out
more about this at </span><a href="http://www.kentanimalshelter.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">www.kentanimalshelter.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We finished the last ½ mile or so on the Stony Brook campus,
crossing over the railroad tracks and running alongside the ball fields……going
out wasn’t bad coming back there was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a
slight incline to run coming<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>back to the
station!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But once we finished we went across the street to THE BENCH
where there was water, Gatorade, CUPCAKES ( I had to keep Scout away from that
table because he wanted those cupcakes, which in this persons opinion will put
the cupcakes at the end of the Aspire Run to SHAME!- no offense Glen!- but
these were homemade to begin with and they had happy face, they had Nutella
(Fran- you missed these- I thought the Nutella would be calling you to run
there), they had Oreo cupcakes which come to think of it are vegan- ok,
junkfood vegan but nevertheless VEGAN!- YES OREOS are VEGAN people….but the
sugar in thecupcakes truly is not good for dogs- ( I think our GLIRC resident
Veternarian can vouch for this fact!)……although one cupcake may not have hurt
Scout after 10 miles, so next year with Dr Monaco’s approval I will allow Scout
a cupcake!.....Or have doggy cupcakes ready for him and those four legged
runners that come one down……even if they only run part of the course- YES, I’m
thinking of Dukey- or as I call him the Duke of Melville!..........If we can
raise more money for Kent or another shelter<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>next year or even again this year,and we get more dogs to run- I’ll make
the doggy cupcakes and get Dr Monaco’s approval of the recipe beforehand as
well……another run this year or next year- have a set a challenge up for Karole
or what?!?!?!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Oh I have to mention the app which I ran with…..called Walk
for a Dog App…..it’s free to get and easy to use, you can run, walk, or ride
your bike with the app…..you can use it with or without a dog…..and you can see
your walk/ run/ or ride mapped out later……and it will give you how far you went
and how long it took, but of course it’s not necessarily for runners so the
info is limited……you can use other apps while using this one if you choose…..I’ve
never listen to music while using this app because I tend to have my dog or
dogs by my side and I like to talk to my dogs without yelling but I think
listening to your tunes is easy enough! I mean if I can take a photo or go onto
FB, I should certainly be able to listen to my music!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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