Introduce yourself and your dog(s) you walk here

KMAMinx13

Hi Everyone: My puppy dog is named Baron. Baron is a Min Pin boy who I rescued in April '11. He is a black/tan bundle of joy and we think he's about 2 YO. As I volunteer at the local shelter, I was present when he was brought in and was blessed to have been able to adopt him after he was abandoned on a rural road. He is also on a food plan to lose weight since he was a bit over-indulged in the last 8 months : ). I wish I only had to lose 3+ lbs like him but we'll be eating right and exercising together. Happy New Year to all!

hhcote

Hi Everyone! I'm Helen and my partner in crime is "Marty" my 2 1/12 yr old Morkie (Maltese/Yorkshire mix). We've been doing 3 1-hr walks up and down hills at least 3 days a week, but it's sooooo hard in the cold! I did an hr yesterday and 45 mins Saturday when the temps went up, but the cold is coming back. Ugh. I guess I'll have to just suck it up and get out there, huh? :laugh:

ALW65

Hi Everyone- I'm Anita and I currently have two dogs. Lazer and Nike are rescues through Team Greyhound and they came from a Florida race track. Lazer is an introvert but LOVES to go for walks. Nike is a comedian and the alpha around the house, but chills out when we walk. I try to walk them every day (Ohio weather permitting) for about 15-20 minutes. I work from home and it's a nice break and gets me out of the house while making them very happy.

I identify with those who lost their dogs...I lost a yellow lab (Samantha-the one in my profile picture, my favorite baby Valentine who was a huskie/sheltie mix, and Indy a black lab all in the past 11 months :sad:

My dogs are all in my profile pics if anyone would like to see. Every dog I've owned (7 now) has been a rescue - I love the chance to make them happy.

On a side note, I clicked on one of the popups that came up on the sidebar of MFP about a month ago and found a really good service. Petflow is an online company that delivers dog food right to the house. My one dog is very sensitive with foods and eats a food that's available locally at only one store. I've had them delivering to my house regularly and it's only a buck more per bag. Here's a link if you're interested: http://www.petflow.com/invite/uu9147919 They do have a referral program so it does benefit me, but if you'd rather just go to the site they're at petflow.com. I don't want people to think this is just an add, but I really have been happy and wanted to share.

I'm glad we can make ourselves and our pets happier with walking. We can all live longer and we get to enjoy our dogs for extra years!!!

chellesky

Welcome to our little group Lisa, KMaminx, Helen & Anita. Its lovely to meet you all and your dogs. Lets make this a great year of dog walking and sharing our progress together. hugs Chellesky

ChangeIsADecision

Hello everyone.... I'm Jennifer - I live in Southern Indiana... my walking buddy is Baxter (5.5 yr. old yellow lab). He LOVES to go for walks.... which keeps me moving when I wanna slow down. He's full of energy!! We recently just moved to a new community/town so we are exploring the new walking trail we have around the lake. It's such a neat area..... unfortunately winter is coming so we may not get the chance to go as much for the next few months. Anywho, just wanted to say Hi from Jen and Bax.

chellesky

Welcome to the group Jen and Baxter its great to have you with us. Happy Walkies see you on the boards x C

ashleeorf

Hello everyone! I try to walk my 3 dogs everyday. I have 2 rat terriers that will be 4 the 20th! and I have a Siberian Husky which is about 3 months old. They love to get out and walk with me, and i really enjoy taking them! As of now we walk for about and hour a day! Hope to do more, we get a little farther each time, i mean walking a puppy is not a easy task lol but he is getting better! Well It was nice to meet all of you! Good luck on all of your weight loss goals! I would like to be 125-120 myself! I hope i can get there!

ld716

Hello everyone. My name is Lisa and I have 3 dogs: Louie (the black lab x in my profile pic), Sophie (a 9 year old pug) and Chloe (5 year old beagle/jrt). I have a hard time getting us all out for walks in the winter as I live in a rural area and there are no street lights on my road. Now that it's getting lighter I plan to get us all out more often. I'm just getting started on this site and hope to be here often. See you all around!

Lavender35

Hello everyone. My name is Cheri and I walk with my dog Angel whenever I can. She is a ten year old border collie. Right now I take a few short walks a day because Angel has a bit of arthritis in her back legs so I try to take it easy with her. She keeps me motivated by lighting up every time I even mention the word walk.

julied5344

Hello everyone. My name is Julie and I have a 15 week old labradoodle puppy named Kirby. I am trying to get out an walk him more .. a) to get some exercise for me and b) to help the puppy behavior. I can certainly tell when he hasn't been walked! I want to get a good 2-3 walks in per day, it is just tough scheduling it all in around kids, job, etc. Not enough hours in the day. Starting tomorrow I am going to start getting up and getting one walk out of the way before the family gets up!

dhconsford

Hello everyone. My name is Denise and I walk with Nyx ( my border collie. She is 9) usually. Sometimes I bring my daughters dog, Rizzo, ( an 12 year old Jack Russel Terrier. ) I also have another Border Collie, but he is very strong and does not care much for other dogs. So, I am trying to get my dear husband to walk him. His name is Blinkx. I just started walking in late Jan. and now that the weather is warmer I have started going out and walking the her instead of walking myself on the treadmill. So, we walk outside on my 2 days off every week. They have a nice fenced yard to play in while we are gone to work all day. Thank goodness. I would like to get up earlier and walk her more, as it is a much nicer walk for me as well. That is one of my goals. I am looking forward to getting to know all of you and some future challenges.

Smurfette1987

Hi! I'm Charlie and my little walking buddy is a staffordshire bull terrier x american bulldog (we think) called Ruby. She is a rescue from Battersea dogs home in London (a good freind of mine drove for 12 hours+ to get her because I fell in love with her) she was terrified of EVERYTHING but she is really coming out of her shell now. She really inspires me to just bite the bullet and do things that are tough, because she does them every day. In summer we walk/trek/scramble around the Welsh hills for about 2hrs a day, but now there is less light we usually get at least an hour in. I wish it kept me in as good shape as it does her!
When I visit my Mum's we are also joined by my 12 yr old chihuahua (he gets carried alot because he's almost completely blind now) my Mum's cavelier king charles or I go running with my sisters' border terrier (Ruby runs veeerrry reluctantly, so she stays and looks after the chihuahua). I really want another chi to do mini agility, and one day I'm going to rescue an army of waifs and strays. Any dog lovers and walkers feel free to add me

Allegra_Williams

My name is Allegra, and my dog is a 2.5 year old Shiba Inu named Gila Monster. In the summer we both hike and bike together.

acaj13

Hi My name is Carol and I have a 5 year old black labrador called Murphy. We walk every school day with some friends around our local woods, this last year it has been so muddy I now log it as hiking. We walk about 2.5 miles in the morning and then after dinner we walk with my husband for another mile. Murphy loves being out and about. He doesn't like to be left at home if I go out. I am new to this site but walking the dog is really the only exercise I do. I sit at a pc most of the day. Oh and used to snack all the time.

Sadly last week Murphy refused to get up to go for a walk and after a rushed trip to the vets we found he has a hairline fracture of his pelvis. Not sure how he did this (as we walked in fields that day) which is a worry but not being able to walk him is taking its toll. I have started to walk locally just to do some exercise each day. Hopefully Murphy will be fighting fit very soon as I've lost 7 lbs since xmas and I don't want to start putting it back on. I feel so much better slightly thinner!