Walking the Dog

I tried to head out the door this morning and go out and walk/run my 12 km route on the roads around my neighborhood, but Charlie had other ideas. He saw me put on my runners and for a 6 month old puppy he has a keen sense of what is going around him!
I had a quick change of plans and since 12 km is too far for him to go at this moment, I settled on a good up hill, then down hill hike on the local Cobble Hill Mountain. In the picture of Charlie at the top you can see some roads down at the bottom....those are the streets in my neighborhood.
Today was a quick walk and some running up the hill and a run down the hill...I had to look out for stumps, routes, other dogs, and people and Charlie....well, he barrelled down but was conciderate enough to slow down for me on the real steep parts.
We had a blast and even a quick stop at the dog park below for Charlie to blow off some leftover steam with the other dogs and a cool down walk home.
I'm going to love training with my dog and can hardly wait for him to be able to come out with me on all my run/walks. Now....I can hardly wait for him to be able to come with me off leash and come back when called consistantly....that will happen sometime...right?