Long Walk

I finally got Linus out today for a much overdue long walk. We did about 8km and I forgot to change my boots...not the smartest thing I did in rubber boots this week!! We went up the road the opposite way to which we have most recently gone. Its been a couple of months since we did the whole length of the road. Linus was wound for sound the whole way. So, once we reached the end of the road, we crossed over the main road and kept going for another half a kilometre. It turned out to be great for him since we had to cross over the biggest bridge he has ever been on. It really made him look and flare the nostrils a bit but he braved it and crossed it. On the way back over it he picked up the pace and actually crinkled his muzzle a bit and threw his head up a little as if to say, I can do this, it doesn't scare me. He was really great with the bridge.

We sure did a lot of tight circles today though. He was very wired to be out on the road again. He used every little thing he could as an excuse to snort and prance and act like he was a little stud...which he isn't. But, eventually he calmed down and was pretty good on the way back home. He had a lot of people looking out their windows at him. Not too many people within that range have horses and the kids on the road just love it. Some people we met trick-or-treating tonight were disappointed that they missed seeing him.

Linus and Nessie (7months in the photo) are starting to play more together. Her breed is meant to be good with livestock. It sure isn't for lack of trying on her part!! She is always trying to play with Linus but is a bit shy and runs away if he tries to play with her. She is getting braver.

Hopefully we can get out again this week!