Hooray! A drama-free run with the dog (and daughter!) 🏃‍♀️ 🐕 🏃‍♀️ 🐾

On Monday morning my daughter Dabby-dot and I were left feeling quite guilty when we ran the final run of week 4 on her C25K journey. Every other runner we met was running with their dogs and having a wonderful time. We had left our pooch at home on the promise of a walk on our return. We haven’t run often with Isla lately as she has been rather a hindrance - think impromptu hurdling and being suddenly pulled in the opposite direction …… not to mention the inevitable running with the doggy-do-bag scenario ….. 😳

This morning we were all laced up and ready to make a start on Dabby-dot’s week 5. The front door was closed behind us, then a little furry face appeared at the window with a “please take me with you” speech bubble above her head, and the guilt set in.

“What do you think?” I asked my daughter. “Shall we give her another go?” At this point my daughter grimaced, the memory of a previous run playing through her mind. But, we decided to go for it.

Moments later we were heading off with a very excited dog in tow, (‘though, to say I was really the one who was being towed is more accurate 😉). Well! We had a great run, with one very happy and obedient pooch, a chuffed to bits daughter and a very relieved mum - who had managed to juggle all necessary pieces of equipment without any problem.

Isla redeemed herself today and my daughter made a confident start to week 5, 😊👍🏼🐕🏃‍♀️🐾 so we will definitely do a doggy run again. 😃

[sparky66 Graduate10]

Awe lovely 🥰Well done to Dabby-dot she is doing so well..👏👏👏

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Brilliant run for you all, maybe your dog has learnt a lesson from being left behind😂. Happy running 🤗

[CBDB Graduate10]

Nnniiiccee! So great reading this! Well done you three, and specially the two future graduates of Couch to 5k and Pooch to 5k! 👍🏽🦮🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️

[Fionamags Graduate10]

Lovely! Your 20 minute run together is going to be soooo fantastic. Can wait to hear about it.

[Lizcanrun Graduate10]

Haha! Isla has lulled you into a false sense of security... It's the oldest trick in the book!! 🐶 Glad you had a lovely run with no mishaps & great for your daughter to get to W5, but BEWARE of the pooch's evil plans...

[Hidden in reply to Lizcanrun]

😂 very true…..

[Timotea Graduate10]

Yay…well done. Roll on week 5. Just finished week 3 but my excuse is I have taken up golf!

[Hidden in reply to Timotea]

Golf ⛳️! Good for you! Enjoy 😊

[Lifluf Graduate10]

Well done Delly-dot. I'm just introducing Pitta to the idea of running with me. She's come on a couple of short runs that are away from roads as she's still only 7 months old. It's so hard to leave them at home when they give you that pleading look. I'm glad it went well.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Nice run with the dog and your daughter, Holly the dog, my neighbours does not like running, I did try a 5 minute run with her about a year ago, but it was all stop/go, pulling and stops, so certainly I won't be going a parkrun with Holly.

[Forest_Run_Beginner Graduate10]

Ahhh, what a lovely sounding run and so special to be able to join your daughter on her C25K journey. I would love to be able to run with a dog for company, I'm not so good at running with people but think a dog could be a perfect running companion. I only have cats though and not sure that would work!! 🤔😬😼

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Lovely jubbly!🐶🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ Maybe not for Wk 5 R3 though eh?😏😊🌻xxx

[Cantsoimgonna Graduate10]

Fantastic news! Glad you finally got an idealic doggy run in. Hopefully you'll feel more confident to give it another go. Being towed sounds fab! 😅