Echo is a 10-year-old black lab. She's been my constant running companion for almost all of her years, but for the last few months she's had a sore shoulder.
After a series of cartophen shots, and almost daily anti-inflammatories, she seems to have gotten better. Little by little, I've been testing her to see how far she can run.
Yesterday, I took her to one of her favourite places, Lynnmouth Park across the Second Narrows in North Vancouver. The wide trail winds its way along Lynn Creek, connecting several parks along the way.
It's a trail that really makes me aware of seasonal changes. Today the leaves were losing their greens with surfacing yellows and oranges. A few, dried and curled, littered the path. It's not just the trees and shrubs that remind me of the season, it's also the river - after a heavy rain the river is full and rapid; during the summer it's low with exposed dry boulders.
After recent rains the river level had rebounded from it's summer laziness. I climbed down to the bank near one of the deeper parts and chucked the ball in a few times. Echo valiantly swam against the current to retrieved her ball each time.
It was great to be back on our favourite trail and I hope for many more great years with my dog Echo.
After a series of cartophen shots, and almost daily anti-inflammatories, she seems to have gotten better. Little by little, I've been testing her to see how far she can run.
Yesterday, I took her to one of her favourite places, Lynnmouth Park across the Second Narrows in North Vancouver. The wide trail winds its way along Lynn Creek, connecting several parks along the way.
It's a trail that really makes me aware of seasonal changes. Today the leaves were losing their greens with surfacing yellows and oranges. A few, dried and curled, littered the path. It's not just the trees and shrubs that remind me of the season, it's also the river - after a heavy rain the river is full and rapid; during the summer it's low with exposed dry boulders.
After recent rains the river level had rebounded from it's summer laziness. I climbed down to the bank near one of the deeper parts and chucked the ball in a few times. Echo valiantly swam against the current to retrieved her ball each time.
It was great to be back on our favourite trail and I hope for many more great years with my dog Echo.
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