Morning Walk

It's in the 3 digits this week, which is unusual for us. We went for our morning walk at 7:30 a.m. with the temp at about 70 degrees this morning. The boys are getting very good about not pulling, but really want to be in front. I'm ok with that. There's a chance of a lunge from either of them so I have the 10' leash wrapped around their middle to save their neck. Easier for me than a harness. Two big boys can take me down, but haven't yet. Don't expect them to at this point. This is our usual morning walk. About 1/2 hour with a stop half way for water. Being a Pokemaner, our stop just happens to be at one of these stops. I hope you enjoy my video of our walk. It's about 3 minutes. 

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