Bernie jumps rope...kind of.

[Amy & Bernie]

So I've taken to jumping rope. Mainly because I was scolded for jogging with Bernie at his age. Still working out how I feel about it, doing some research, but it's on hold for the time being. Walks only. But I need to do more...and jumping rope can be done at any time, it's great for keeping the metabolism up, definitely works muscles most of us neglect, yadda, yadda, yadda. The rope was cheap so it's a worthwhile new venture. 

Anyhow, Bernie thinks we're starting a double dutch team. We're the only ones practicing so I'm thinking he hasn't taken the time to work out the logistics yet. But he'll stare at me from just beyond the rope's reach, poised, waiting for the signal - the signal that never comes. But that doesn't stop him! He charges in, gets swatted every time, then charges back out.

Once he's safely out of reach again he spins around and stares at me with that wild Doodle look in his eye, the look that seems to say "I know that was wrong, but it's too fun to stop!"

One of these times he'll get swatted in the nose and his double dutch dreams will go up in smoke, but until then, I'm going to humor him...

[DeeDee and Sheila]

How cool!  You must be younger than me and more energetic.  With my lib labs, I used a cong w/ a string on it.  The cong would go quite far and my labs loved to chase them esp when young.  Does Bernie retrieve?  I used them in lakes on hills, etc.  Not as much when legs still growing, but my labs needed so much exercise and since most of it was not walks on cement, but on park lawns, our yard, creeks, around water, neither of them ever had arthoscopic surgery!!  Bernie is so cute and looks so smart.  Those eyes are just begging, play play play, aren't they?  BTW, I'm over 50 now and have had 2 rotator cuff surgeries for all my dogs, carrying kids, etc.  But it was worth it.  Now I have to have small dogs, tho.