Saigon Sundays: Running Partner

After Saigon had his stroke, I kind of lost my running partner. I say 'kind of' because as much as I wish I was a regular runner, I am not. But when I'm in a running phase, Saigon was a great running partner. After his stroke, I tried running short distances with Saigon, but he couldn't keep a jogging pace. He quickly returned to sprinting after a ball like it's nobodies business, but a steady jogging pace was too hard for his bad leg.

It'd be fair to say that I am currently in one of my running phases. And this morning, I just had this feeling that it was time to give Saigon another chance to join me on a leisurely run.

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I let Saigon set the pace, and let him rest when he wanted to. But for the majority of the 40 minutes we were out of the house, we ran.

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I know I can't expect Saigon to join me on all my runs, but it's days like today that make me grateful for every moment I get to spend with him.

And I'd by lying if I said Saigon hasn't been sleeping on the couch since we got home. But a tired dog is a happy dog.