Griffin has been playing fetch for a while now, but with me soft tossing a ball in a field closer to the entrance of Dyckman Fields.  This morning we walked to the soccer pitch, almost to the end of the park, and I used the ball launcher to throw the ball much further.  He doesn't yet have the stamina to play more than a few rounds (he didn't make it all the way back to me in the video below), but I think Griffin was happy to stretch his legs a bit more than the 30 feet of fetch that we've been playing.

This afternoon we meandered for a bit in Fort Tryon Park.  The last photo and second video show Griffin walking up the side off the path which has a pretty decent slope.  I guess he does have some mountain goat in him - and is showing off practicing a decline exercise out in nature!

The pollen has been killing me these last few days, but the outdoors make Griffin so happy, so I persevere (and wear a face mask!).

Griffin exploring in Fort Tryon Park.  I guess there were some good smells there!

Hi Sally!  Griffin is basically a couch potato at home, so our 2 daily walks (usually totaling about 1.5-2 hours each day) pretty much wear him out in time for the next round of napping.  It is difficult sometimes to get him up for the last quick trip out each night just to pee!  I do worry about letting him push himself too much, but I also don't want to hold him back if he has the stamina and strength.  During the week, I need to get home by a certain time for work in the mornings, so we don't go as far in terms of our morning walk as the weekend when we can take as much time as needed to get back home.  I'm glad you like the photos - he's a pretty photogenic guy!  Stacy

It was cold enough this morning that I wore gloves and by this afternoon, I was wearing short sleeves.  Today was the high point temperature wise for this week - we are heading for a week of highs only in the upper 40s/low 50s.  Ugh!

Hi Shane!  We haven't used the wagon recently.  Before surgery, we would walk 2 miles in the morning, pausing to play a little fetch, in under an hour.  This morning, we walked about 1.6 miles and played a little fetch in an hour.  Depending on how he feels this afternoon (around 4:30pm), we will walk for anywhere from 30-60 minutes, generally at a more leisurely pace than the morning when he is eager to get to the park to play fetch and just has more energy in general.  He doesn't always seem eager for our afternoon walk, but once we are outside, I let him decide where and how far to go.  Since I don't have to rush back for work at that time, I'm willing to let him go farther if he wants, knowing we can take the time to rest on the way back home.  I always bring a lot of water as he seems much thirstier now - which makes sense since he is working harder to walk/run as a tripawd!  He never seems in pain, but I can definitely tell that by the end of our walks (morning and afternoon) he is the good kind of tired, all the more important since we live in an apartment building and don't have personal outdoor space for him to access whenever he wants.  We then do a quick trip outside at night just to pee.  I have no idea how this regimen compares to the recovery paths of other pups, but I hope this information is helpful. ~ Stacy

Today's theme was fetch, fetch, and more fetch!  We played for a bit this morning and then again this afternoon.  Griffin had some extra energy today -  goofing around pretending not to go after the ball until I acted like I was going to get it and lots of grassy scritches in the middle of our game.  Enjoy the videos (and check out how fast he is running in the third one)!