09/16/2026
Told her “quick walk” and she came back looking like she wrestled a swamp monster.
Scarlet has two speeds. Sitting on the couch like a queen, or throwing herself into every patch of dirt, grass, and who knows what else on our street. There is no in between with her.
This walk was supposed to be twenty minutes. It turned into almost an hour because she found a smell she needed to investigate for the entirety of our walk.
This is the part of rescue life nobody shows you. It is not always the pretty photoshoot moments. Sometimes it is a dirty dog and a tired human and a dog along with their gear that needs hosing down.
I would not trade it for anything.
Send this to the friend whose dog comes home from every walk looking like they fought a war and won.