When Sadie “walks” it’s more like “pulls”. When we ask her if she wants to go for a w-a-l-k, she starts zoomin’ around the house, so fast she skids head-first into the walls, jumps with all of her 75lbs right on top of you, and just can’t contain herself.

We like to think we’re bringing her this joy and taking her for a walk, but she’s walking us…That’s for sure.

She pulls and tugs and yanks. We’ve tried to get her to walk like “a lady”, but she’s more like a freight train, steaming ahead, thrashing through and intimidating anything (or dog) that comes in her way.

She also sounds like a 50-year smoker when she “pulls”. Hacking and panting…

But, she does know one thing…Never cross the street without looking. She walks to the corner. Stops. And until you say “go” she just waits like a little soldier. That’s a great thing all dogs, and we of course, need to know.

But, the sweetest part of the walk is when she “looks back”. Maybe your dog does this, too…

She walks ahead, all independent as if she’s taking charge, but at times, she has to look back at you to make sure you’re still there. We’re attached with the leash, Sades, come on! But, it’s deeper than that.

She looks at you with those little green eyes and those cute eyelashes to ensure our bond is still real, our connection is still there…It’s deeper than just that “leashed” connection. It’s an unspoken (unbarked?) bond only true friends would understand…We seek approval, loyalty, companionship from each other.

Photo: This shot was after a long walk through the development with dad. It clearly depicts the panting, the yanking, the pulling, the excitement of her daily strolls through the neighborhood.

Ah, a dog’s life.

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