The last couple of weeks have been busy. My nephew was here. . .Lucy loves to have the boy around. Jake and I painted the foundation of my house, the side of my garage and the side of the house (where I sprayed it with deck stain. sigh.) Jake also mowed the lawn.
The really exciting thing for Lucy is. . .Lucy can run next to me when I'm riding the bike! I had hoped she would do this without running into the wheels, pulling me over or otherwise tangling herself around the bike. The first time we took off, she went like she'd been doing this her whole life. At first she would trot next to the bike, even when I went faster, she wouldn't break out into a run. . .now she will run. I think she was a little afraid that I would hit her with the bike. She was very careful and watched me every minute. Now she is more confident--she will attempt to bark at other dogs and big, noisy vehicle. When she does this, I either speed up, brake, or turn the bike into her (depending on the situation.) I do this because I think she needs to focus on me, and not on the 'danger' lurking out there. So far, it's worked. I'm sticking to streets that are not very busy, and am staying pretty close to home. I'm not 100% sure that she won't make me crash, and I want to be close if I have to walk Lucy and the bike home because I'm too bloody to ride :o).
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