Sunday, July 20, 2008

Not an ideal exercise partner

This evening I thought it would be nice to take Libby for a walk on the path along Hodges. I brought along a DVD to return at the store and knew it would be about 2 miles there and 2 miles back. I don't think I EVER do that with her again.

We did okay until a little over halfway to the store... Libby plopped down in the grass in front of the Jax Golf and Country Club (not a bad patch of grass to plop into, actually) and took a 10 minute break -- I've never seen her pant so hard. Is it possible for a year and half old Shih-tzu to have a bad heart?! We made it there and back, taking lots of little breaks and scoring a Happy-Meal-sized cup full of water from McD's along the way. I've never seen Libbs so exhausted! To be fair, it's quite warm, and she's covered with hair and has only 6-inch long legs to work with.

Sorry, Libbs!

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