Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?

Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?

By Louise (Narrowboat Changing Pace) & Willow The Great Dane #WillowWalks1000milesKids & FamilyPets & Animals
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Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021? episodes

  • Day 136 – Playtime - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000Miles

    I have had such a fun day; I can’t remember the last time I was super excited to go out and play with my toys or just one in this instance. I worked hard on the podcast this morning and was ready well before being screamed at by Willow, who seems in a much better mood after last night rainfeast. It’s another one of those funny grey days, with rays of sunshine where it’s a gamble if I’m going to get soaked wet through, or indeed and this is my preferred option, get a suntan. Bimbled down the locks with Willow who seemed intent on much face rubbing or being right by my side. As we strode back, we encountered the Chicken foot gang, but Willow daren’t go near those scary boys and sticks firmly to my side like chewing gum I’ve stepped on. After more face rubbing or should that be Halti shifting in the zoomie area, which will now be renamed the fruit tree zone. I fear for the young tree’s lives, I have a strange feeling that one day, maybe not today and maybe not tomorrow, but they are going to be the casualties of a Great Dane stomp. No sooner had I put Willow in the boat than the crying started. I was still standing on the back of the boat, I hadn’t even got the Halti on Eva who I almost felt rolled her eyes. Bet the neighbours will be pleased when we push off, then the marina will be quite pleasantly quiet.

    I had an urge when I took Eva out, being the calmer one of the two girls - she pretty much walks herself. Decided to take the opportunity and take my new drone out. Completely excited to get it in the air. Even edited it and got it into a quick vlog for the opening of our 2021 boating season.

    The whole family went out again for the evening stroll, which was nice. Willow get’s super excited when Eva is with us and she defiantly does not feel the need to be so very close. Although when we saw the beastie I wished Willow was. Eva looked down at the grass snake and saw it wriggling, gave it one of her aloof looks, and strolled on. Willow didn’t notice it at all but let me tell you, it left my skin crawling.

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    Same walk different viewpoints - Come say Hi at;

    Our website - https://changingpace.co.uk

    Louise's (Couch Potato) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://twitter.com/NbChangingPac

    2. https://www.facebook.com/NBChangingPace

    3. https://www.instagram.com/nbchangingpace

    4. https://www.tiktok.com/@narrowboatchangingpace

    5. https://www.youtube.com/c/NarrowboatChangingPace

    Willow's (Great Dane) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://www.facebook.com/WillowTheGreatDane

    2. https://www.instagram.com/willowwalks1000miles

    3. https://www.tiktok.com/@willowwalks1000miles

    4. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBdl0W-Q_vJQmQQ3Ae1Bogw

    PLEASE NOTE - We are not contracted or affiliated with the official #walk1000miles challenge, we are just participants - https://www.walk1000miles.co.uk

    Some of our posts contain affiliate links, We earn a small commission if you choose to make a purchase using these links, they cost you nothing extra. Every little click helps, thank you for supporting us.

    9 min
  • Day 135 – Canine Cognitive Dysfunction (CCD)? - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000Miles

    Day 135 – It always seems to be raining, almost like April Showers in May, suspect the Greenhouse effect is playing its part with this changing weather we’ve seen over the last couple of years.

    Willow’s behaviour, it’s getting worse, she’s so fearful of everybody and everything. She completely breaks down if I’m not around, even if Dave is. I am most certainly her security blanket.

    She has started barking at people for no reason other than they are behind her. Generally, the rule of thumb used to be not keen on men, but now she’s just really anxious and anything can set her off. A bike whizzing past, that never used to bother her, now she tries to see them off. Someone calling her name, she physically cowers behind me. Dave coming into the boat, well everyone on the Marina knows when Dave’s home.

    The vets have always scared her, but the fears are growing with the advancing years, and I find myself in new dog territory. I do believe there is nothing physically wrong with her, but mentally it all seems to be disintegrating in her head. If she had a boo-boo, I could see it, deal with it - clean it and dress it, but with something going on in her head – what do I do?

    Dave thinks I’m overreacting, but I can see the change in her mentally, my heart just nearly chipped to see her standing in the middle of the room violently shaking because the rain was bouncing on our roof. I didn’t want to coo coo comfort her too much and thereby reinforcing the behaviour she still stood there shaking looking all forlorn and sad. My heart went out to her really it did. Maybe she needs anti-anxiety tablets, a thunder vest, herbal sprays I just don’t know. I find myself at a loss.

    If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please leave us a five-star rating or review and share it with those you feel would also enjoy them. Don’t forget to follow us, here for future episodes – once again thank you for listening.

    Same walk different viewpoints - Come say Hi at;

    Our website - https://changingpace.co.uk

    Louise's (Couch Potato) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://twitter.com/NbChangingPac

    2. https://www.facebook.com/NBChangingPace

    3. https://www.instagram.com/nbchangingpace

    4. https://www.tiktok.com/@narrowboatchangingpace

    5. https://www.youtube.com/c/NarrowboatChangingPace

    Willow's (Great Dane) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://www.facebook.com/WillowTheGreatDane

    2. https://www.instagram.com/willowwalks1000miles

    3. https://www.tiktok.com/@willowwalks1000miles

    4. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBdl0W-Q_vJQmQQ3Ae1Bogw

    PLEASE NOTE - We are not contracted or affiliated with the official #walk1000miles challenge, we are just participants - https://www.walk1000miles.co.uk

    Some of our posts contain affiliate links, We earn a small commission if you choose to make a purchase using these links, they cost you nothing extra. Every little click helps, thank you for supporting us.

    7 min
  • Day 134 – Rumble - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000Miles

    As I step outside with my big raincoat, with the sun beaming down and I know I’ve made the wrong choice and come back in to swap for my jacket. It’s a glorious day or is it. Willow and I walk down the locks and just as were having a photo session the drops start and persist getting faster and bigger. Willow bolts for the wasteland I can summarise that she finds eating rabbit poo a distraction from the rain beating down on her. We walk back over the soggy ground and no sooner do we get back to walking on the towpath than the sun is out again. What bizarre weather we are having. It puts me in mind of the old folk tale = The wind and the sun bet to see which is stronger and can force a man (or woman, me in this case) to remove a coat (or this case, jacket). No matter how hard the wind (or this case rain) I hold my jacket tighter. However, when the sun has her go she beats a steady ray of heat making me get hot so I remove the jacket.

    Moral of the story ‘Gentleness and kind persuasion win where force and bluster fail’

    Not sure where I was going with this but to say, be kind, pay it forward and have a good day. Meanwhile, I’ll take Eva out with a brolly because I distinctly heard the rumble of thunder on the way back. I’m not as green as I’m cabbage looking not to know that it is going to hammer it down whilst out with the Akita. She’s fine, the meaner the weather the more Eva likes it. I get the distinct impression from her that we are living in the wrong climate for her. One winter dog and one summer dog – what is an owner to do? In a relevant side note the brolly has a couple of holes in it, so whilst smug, clever, and dry, the dry was not completely as I got attacked by some plopping drops.

    If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please leave us a five-star rating or review and share it with those you feel would also enjoy them. Don’t forget to follow us, here for future episodes – once again thank you for listening.

    Same walk different viewpoints - Come say Hi at;

    Our website - https://changingpace.co.uk

    Louise's (Couch Potato) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://twitter.com/NbChangingPac

    2. https://www.facebook.com/NBChangingPace

    3. https://www.instagram.com/nbchangingpace

    4. https://www.tiktok.com/@narrowboatchangingpace

    5. https://www.youtube.com/c/NarrowboatChangingPace

    Willow's (Great Dane) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://www.facebook.com/WillowTheGreatDane

    2. https://www.instagram.com/willowwalks1000miles

    3. https://www.tiktok.com/@willowwalks1000miles

    4. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBdl0W-Q_vJQmQQ3Ae1Bogw

    PLEASE NOTE - We are not contracted or affiliated with the official #walk1000miles challenge, we are just participants - https://www.walk1000miles.co.uk

    Some of our posts contain affiliate links, We earn a small commission if you choose to make a purchase using these links, they cost you nothing extra. Every little click helps, thank you for supporting us.

    9 min
  • Day 133 – Family - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000Miles

    Sunday is Funday - Did I walk today, not in the greater sense of the word – no. Did I amble then the answer is; yes down to the field during the briefest time when it wasn’t raining and manage to get out to fly our new tiny drone. It’s like a big insect apart from faster and nosier. I flew up and out. Started freaking out a little when she was hovering over the water. My driving leaves a lot to be desired. It’s a bit jerky and abrupt but for a first go of not crashing, think I did very well so I’ll take it, happy with that. The footage of our first flight can be found on youtube, if you’re interested.

    Sunday is also actually it’s Family day. Mum, Sister, and Nephew came over. We chatted laughed and your welcome, we put the worlds to right so we all now live on a better planet. Went to McDonald's drive-through for lunch, as did everyone else in Sheffield. It was bad, oh so bad. But I was completely distracted going from the van to driving around in a car – didn’t like it, felt odd, felt like I was sitting on the road. People in the Drive-through queue were ‘looking down on me’, ‘yes down not up to’ like I’m used to whilst driving around in the van – down. I did not like this feeling, no not one bit I tell you. But I was brave especially when someone mentioned McFlurrys. The rest of the family thought we were missing in action, which we kind of was. We played cards - Won cards, Okay I didn’t, came second. Yeah, okay I didn’t, came third, no I was actually fourth but I would have rather had been first. I fear the cards were against me and no amount of looking at Mums hand was helping. Did some boaty stuff, maintenance on the bike and then sent them home with our sleeping bags to wash. Our washing machine is only 3.5kg so no amount of pushing is going to get those big poofy bags into my tiny machine. We’ll pick them up when Boris says the restaurants are open. Looking forward to belated birthday meals when things get somewhat back to normal and then it’s the start of our cruising season.

    If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please leave us a five-star rating or review and share it with those you feel would also enjoy them. Don’t forget to follow us, here for future episodes – once again thank you for listening.

    Same walk different viewpoints - Come say Hi at;

    Our website - https://changingpace.co.uk

    Louise's (Couch Potato) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://twitter.com/NbChangingPac

    2. https://www.facebook.com/NBChangingPace

    3. https://www.instagram.com/nbchangingpace

    4. https://www.tiktok.com/@narrowboatchangingpace

    5. https://www.youtube.com/c/NarrowboatChangingPace

    Willow's (Great Dane) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://www.facebook.com/WillowTheGreatDane

    2. https://www.instagram.com/willowwalks1000miles

    3. https://www.tiktok.com/@willowwalks1000miles

    4. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBdl0W-Q_vJQmQQ3Ae1Bogw

    PLEASE NOTE - We are not contracted or affiliated with the official #walk1000miles challenge, we are just participants - https://www.walk1000miles.co.uk

    Some of our posts contain affiliate links, We earn a small commission if you choose to make a purchase using these links, they cost you nothing extra. Every little click helps, thank you for supporting us.

    9 min
  • Day 132 – Horse - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000Miles

    Day 132 – I’m not a big fan of walking in the rain but alas, got to be done. The fine drizzle stuff that gets you wet the moment you set foot outside. Willow doesn’t seem to notice but she isn’t back up to scratch. She’s feeling pretty much sorry for herself so I guess the weather suits the mood.

    Still walking little, often, and on lead. Willow is eating so much grass. I have no option but to stand and wait as it continues to pisstulate it down. A black and white giant breed dog eating grass, yes, I’ve heard it. And the horse, pony and whose walking who, amongst a few I’ve heard them all. I know people think they're being funny and engaging but really for me that’s not the way to open conversation. Ask her name, breed what she likes to eat; obviously, in this instance, it’s grass or pretty much anything rotting in the grass, wrapped on unwrapped, that’s the way to gain my engagement. It’s not that I haven’t got a sense of humour, I have a pretty good one, but for me, this stating the obvious apparently called ‘jokes’ is like reading the same Christmas Cracker joke daily for a year. You tend to even lose the eye roll and just stare blankly at the contributor.

    My baby girl is poorly and stays by my side pretty much the whole way with the occasional wonder for privacy. She’s even knocked ‘rubbing the Halti’ on the head whilst whatever is hurting hurts. Hope she picks up soon or we may have to call the vet’s for anti-inflammatories again. Thank heavens she’s insured. Big Dog, Big Vet Bills.

    It rained so much you never guess whose back – no not Freddie – Mr Mud, Mr Mud is back it’s like walking in a swampland. Come home completely dripping, knowing that we will all be troopsing outside again this evening, and really really hoping that the rain stops. Fingers crossed.

    If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please leave us a five-star rating or review and share it with those you feel would also enjoy them. Don’t forget to follow us, here for future episodes – once again thank you for listening.

    Same walk different viewpoints - Come say Hi at;

    Our website - https://changingpace.co.uk

    Louise's (Couch Potato) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://twitter.com/NbChangingPac

    2. https://www.facebook.com/NBChangingPace

    3. https://www.instagram.com/nbchangingpace

    4. https://www.tiktok.com/@narrowboatchangingpace

    5. https://www.youtube.com/c/NarrowboatChangingPace

    Willow's (Great Dane) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://www.facebook.com/WillowTheGreatDane

    2. https://www.instagram.com/willowwalks1000miles

    3. https://www.tiktok.com/@willowwalks1000miles

    4. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBdl0W-Q_vJQmQQ3Ae1Bogw

    PLEASE NOTE - We are not contracted or affiliated with the official #walk1000miles challenge, we are just participants - https://www.walk1000miles.co.uk

    Some of our posts contain affiliate links, We earn a small commission if you choose to make a purchase using these links, they cost you nothing extra. Every little click helps, thank you for supporting us.

    8 min
  • Day 131 – Poorly Girl - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000Miles

    My Poor Baby Girl Willow is all squealy again, just like last time. When she pulled her neck when she was stretching. I guess aches and pains come to us all, mines my knees. Normally Willow sleeps all curled up in a ball. She has the ability to sniff her back feet and I haven’t joined in on that activity they don’t smell that great to be fair. She’s doing these little sobs and again I am totally useless. Of course, she’s done it so close the weekend so the opportunity to see a vet is pretty minimum. Last time we paid out for an emergency vet appointment and when we got there Willow was so distracted by everything going on around her, she was completely fine and no obvious symptoms to speak off. Thank fully she’s not as bad as last time, I still feel for her, she’s clearly in pain. Reading her body language, tail tucked in, head held low and allowing Eva to go into her bed preferring to sleep elongated.

    We’ll see how she goes, but I have the same feeling of totally uselessness, the inability to fix it and make it better. To kiss the boo boo and make it go away. Knowing that if needed we can quite quickly get an emergency appointment is reassuring although at the moment not necessary.

    Reduced exercise and I know she won’t be happy about being kept on the lead.

    If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please leave us a five-star rating or review and share it with those you feel would also enjoy them. Don’t forget to follow us, here for future episodes – once again thank you for listening.

    Same walk different viewpoints - Come say Hi at;

    Our website - https://changingpace.co.uk

    Louise's (Couch Potato) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://twitter.com/NbChangingPac

    2. https://www.facebook.com/NBChangingPace

    3. https://www.instagram.com/nbchangingpace

    4. https://www.tiktok.com/@narrowboatchangingpace

    5. https://www.youtube.com/c/NarrowboatChangingPace

    Willow's (Great Dane) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://www.facebook.com/WillowTheGreatDane

    2. https://www.instagram.com/willowwalks1000miles

    3. https://www.tiktok.com/@willowwalks1000miles

    4. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBdl0W-Q_vJQmQQ3Ae1Bogw

    PLEASE NOTE - We are not contracted or affiliated with the official #walk1000miles challenge, we are just participants - https://www.walk1000miles.co.uk

    Some of our posts contain affiliate links, We earn a small commission if you choose to make a purchase using these links, they cost you nothing extra. Every little click helps, thank you for supporting us.

    8 min
  • Day 130 – Geese - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000Miles

    Took Willow out first today, we bimbled down the locks and back. Last year there was no residential geese around this part of the canal. But they are definitely here now. They have moved in, unpacked their bags but seem to have forgotten the porty potty. I suspect they think that Willow will hoover up anything and everything and I hate to say it I really do but they, the geese are not far wrong. Willow is in her eliminate. These Geese make her day, not only do people leave food for geese, which Willow also assumes is for her. They also leave a mess, everywhere. It’s like tip toeing through the tulips but the other end of the disgusting spectrum but Willow loves, rolling in it, eating it. Trampling it though the boat, I think we are going to have to get one of those Mr Muddies, thinking ahead especially for this coming Winter when worst things will be being stomped through the boat.

    It takes all of Willow’s will power and training not to chase the geese. It’s like I line them up in some sort of diversion training. I can see her muscles trembling ready to launch into ‘go fast catch mode’. I don’t think the Geese, Ducks are doing themselves any good just standing on the canal edge looking all cocky in that ‘come on if you think your hard enough’ way. I do foresee somewhere in the future, Willow’s inability to stop in time and for her to go sliding into the canal. Yes, she’s been in before but never after chasing something, we’ll see, and as they say ‘time will tell’. Who is they?

    If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please leave us a five-star rating or review and share it with those you feel would also enjoy them. Don’t forget to follow us, here for future episodes – once again thank you for listening.

    Same walk different viewpoints - Come say Hi at;

    Our website - https://changingpace.co.uk

    Louise's (Couch Potato) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://twitter.com/NbChangingPac

    2. https://www.facebook.com/NBChangingPace

    3. https://www.instagram.com/nbchangingpace

    4. https://www.tiktok.com/@narrowboatchangingpace

    5. https://www.youtube.com/c/NarrowboatChangingPace

    Willow's (Great Dane) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://www.facebook.com/WillowTheGreatDane

    2. https://www.instagram.com/willowwalks1000miles

    3. https://www.tiktok.com/@willowwalks1000miles

    4. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBdl0W-Q_vJQmQQ3Ae1Bogw

    PLEASE NOTE - We are not contracted or affiliated with the official #walk1000miles challenge, we are just participants - https://www.walk1000miles.co.uk

    Some of our posts contain affiliate links, We earn a small commission if you choose to make a purchase using these links, they cost you nothing extra. Every little click helps, thank you for supporting us.

    6 min
  • Day 129 – Sting - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000Miles

    As I wait for Willow who is busy frolicking in Dandelions chasing bees, which I’ve asked her not to, a lady walked past with these drop-dead boots. Not very practical for towpath walking but, if you like boots like me, you’d have appreciated them. I said to her ‘I really like your boots’ and she gave me a look like I have just thrown a deposit at her. I calculated she hadn’t heard me so I repeated the compliment and her face just beamed. She thanked me and continued.

    It got me deep thinking, yes, I’m going to reflect. No, it doesn’t hurt my head when I do the deep thoughts but it does sometimes make me sad. We don’t talk to each other, do we?  Sometimes people avoid eye contact just so they don’t have to do the nod and smile at me. It might be a by-product of boating, I always thought it was part of the job as a boater, to wave smile and say hello. Sometimes that evolves into a conversation sometimes it doesn’t, but I don’t think it hurts to be pleasant, I do think people are suspicious when you talk to them – a sad fact of the times we live in. So that’s what makes me sad.

    Oh, bloody hell, what is she doing now, deep thoughts I know but I’ve gotta go. I fear I have given Willow to much rope she’s going to hang herself. Don’t worry I wasn’t talking about the lead, it was a metaphor but it does mean that she’s up to mischief. Better go and have the Bees sting conversation with her….. again.

    If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please leave us a five-star rating or review and share it with those you feel would also enjoy them. Don’t forget to follow us, here for future episodes – once again thank you for listening.

    Same walk different viewpoints - Come say Hi at;

    Our website - https://changingpace.co.uk

    Louise's (Couch Potato) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://twitter.com/NbChangingPac

    2. https://www.facebook.com/NBChangingPace

    3. https://www.instagram.com/nbchangingpace

    4. https://www.tiktok.com/@narrowboatchangingpace

    5. https://www.youtube.com/c/NarrowboatChangingPace

    Willow's (Great Dane) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://www.facebook.com/WillowTheGreatDane

    2. https://www.instagram.com/willowwalks1000miles

    3. https://www.tiktok.com/@willowwalks1000miles

    4. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBdl0W-Q_vJQmQQ3Ae1Bogw

    PLEASE NOTE - We are not contracted or affiliated with the official #walk1000miles challenge, we are just participants - https://www.walk1000miles.co.uk

    Some of our posts contain affiliate links, We earn a small commission if you choose to make a purchase using these links, they cost you nothing extra. Every little click helps, thank you for supporting us.

    7 min
  • Day 128 – Fake - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000Miles

    Day 128 – It all started out as a normal walk, doing our normal thing in the drizzle, which I didn’t tell Willow was happening, and by the time she found out, she was rainy moist anyway.

    There was a couple of people milling about, but generally, the green was ours. Willow Squatted - no not a wee but a number two, well actually it didn’t even make numbers, she squatted and didn’t do the do. People are watching expectedly, what do you do? There’s nothing there that needs picking up and as you know I am an avid collector of Willows deposits. Do I show my poker hand and fake it, bend down and pick up the imaginary poo to fore fill the Social expectations of society. Or walk away knowing there is nothing there.

    But people are watching. I cave, I make a big song and dance about retrieving a scented nappy bag and do big over exaggerations movements liken to that of a clown plucking a bunch of flowers out of their cuff. The only issue is I would end up with an empty bag, so I made sure to tug of the tuffs of grass filling the said bag.

    Also, I don’t know about you, but when I walking and know I’m coming back the same way, I hate hate hate, walking with the filled bags, mostly poop-filled, but not in this instance. We’re still within the eye line of milling people and knowing we are going down the locks and back up, it begs the question, will I be called out or challenged if I leave bag deposit here and collect it on the way back? I leave it to collect it on the way back up the locks.

    I can only conclude that I am without a shadow of a doubt overthinking this whole activity. How can picking up poop be so complicated, and yet it takes real talent, such as myself to make it so. I’m sorry you’re never going to get this time back.

    If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please leave us a five-star rating or review and share it with those you feel would also enjoy them. Don’t forget to follow us, here for future episodes – once again thank you for listening.

    Same walk different viewpoints - Come say Hi at;

    Our website - https://changingpace.co.uk

    Louise's (Couch Potato) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://twitter.com/NbChangingPac

    2. https://www.facebook.com/NBChangingPace

    3. https://www.instagram.com/nbchangingpace

    4. https://www.tiktok.com/@narrowboatchangingpace

    5. https://www.youtube.com/c/NarrowboatChangingPace

    Willow's (Great Dane) account of the walks can also be found here;

    1. https://www.facebook.com/WillowTheGreatDane

    2. https://www.instagram.com/willowwalks1000miles

    3. https://www.tiktok.com/@willowwalks1000miles

    4. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBdl0W-Q_vJQmQQ3Ae1Bogw

    PLEASE NOTE - We are not contracted or affiliated with the official #walk1000miles challenge, we are just participants - https://www.walk1000miles.co.uk

    Some of our posts contain affiliate links, We earn a small commission if you choose to make a purchase using these links, they cost you nothing extra. Every little click helps, thank you for supporting us.

    7 min
  • Day 127 – Rain - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000Miles

    Wow Dave did not go to work today, what a naughty lad or so I thought until he said it was a Bank Holiday. Well, that’s all very well and good, you have a day of my darling but I question where are we all going to be when I get confused with what day of the week it is because Monday is now the new Sunday and Dave stays home. That’s what I find particularly confusing. It’s not like I know what day of the week it is under the best situations, but when you go throwing a free work day at me that is just going to send me into a spinning tangle of workday weeks. Quite simply, confusion will follow.

    To make matters worse, we’re kind of stuck indoors, because clearly someone has pulled the plug on the big bath in the sky and it has rained pretty much all day. I get the feeling that Willow doesn’t want to go out, she’s avoiding eye contact and has rooted herself very firmly in her shower bed. She hates the water and fears it may merge or worse, her patches may fall off. I did buy her a jacket and she hates it, refuses to move when it’s on, it does keep her body dry and warm, but the legs appear to assume the inability to walk, not that the jacket goes anywhere near her big long sticky out ganglies, but it’s a side effect of wearing a raincoat. Then we just stand in the rain, planted to the spot.

    Some may say it’s not about the rain, it’s about being properly dressed for any weather occasion/eventualities, but not according to Willow – dog coat equals paralysis

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About Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?

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Can we, Willow the Great Dane and I, Louise - Walk 1000 miles a Year, 2021? We are your typical couch potatoes, it seems like a awfully long way and we are not Ramblers or Hikers, just your everyday…