Walking in the Fall

It's been a while since our last post. To update you, Jackson has been a great addition to the family. We have been walking regularly resulting in a happy dog and a healthier family.

Long walks have been a bit more difficult to accomplish lately. The days are shorter, eliminating morning and evening walks on week days for me (my wife still walks in the afternoon with Jack). On weekends, I try to push it a bit with at least three 2 to 3 mile walks (with occasional jogging). I try to increase the ratio of walking to jogging each time and generally, Jackson loves to jog along.

I'd like to keep going at a nice pace (for me, that's not real fast), but we now have a new seasonal obstacle - the Fall Leaves. It seems every pile of leaves is a new adventure to explore along the way. And I don't know how he has it in him (he's a little dog), but he seems to leave a "calling card" at every pile. And he's serious about these stops. He slams on the breaks as if each pile of leaves is a different experience from any of the prior ones.

At least in Fall, his "leave behinds" seem to disappear in the piles. When winter comes, I imagine, evidence will be much more colorful.

Update- Jackson has yet to start his "Master's Degree", but I hope new details about his start date will be available soon.