I had to take Denny to National early yesterday, so decided to take Zorro and go for a sunrise ride along the Potomac. I parked at Gravelly Point Park, http://bit.ly/ahTFru, which is normally jammed with cars, but at 6:30 AM on a Saturday, it was deserted, except for a couple of taxicabs and a guy who looked like he was having a smoke before reporting to his airport job.
Unfortunately, it was unseasonably cold: 32 degrees in Arlington, and probably a few degrees colder on the water. So we only did a couple of miles. Zorro enjoyed himself, though. And we didn't have to worry about encountering any other dogs; we pretty much had the bike path to ourselves.
Still chilly today but nice enough that there are lots of dogs on the running path, so I'm packing plenty of treats. The running dogs aren't a problem; I can usually distract Zorro until they've passed. But we've been running into a lot of meanderers lately, and that's a challenge. On our way back this morning, we encountered a dad, a little kid, and two little white dogs who walked out into the middle of the bridge ... and stopped. And on our afternoon walk, a little kid came running up the path with a puppy, ao I sequestered Zorro in the bushes until they passed. Then, her father instructed her to turn around and come back. We ended up staying in the bushes for quite a while. It's tough to avoid confrontations when I don't know where the other dog is going.
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