Wally’s Great Adventures (52 – “Born to Run”)

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Wally’s Great Adventures (52 – VOLUME UP – BORN TO RUN) hello friends, wally here. big day. its the weekend, and you know what that means, dad’s training sessions to become a world class show dog. and, i had extra lessons during the week to (a) ‘unravel all of moms softy training,’ like spiraling backwards he said, and (b) due to last week’s disaster, ‘disaster’ as dad described it, with not a whiff of exaggeration, calling me ‘a poor excuse for a Canadian, shivering like a hairless chihuahua, tip toeing in the snow, and running into mammas arms after like 3 minutes, sad, sad as sh*t’ he repeated. so he taught me how to be respectful to others, how to be polite, how to be passive aggressive whenever there was conflict (he must have failed that lesson, disaster, that’s what i would call that), and finally the need to become a good ice skater. he said i was not half bad on the canadian training, and coming from dad, that’s like a miracle. and then dad took me outside for more training. and what i show i put on. dad’s hands where like beet red from the cold snow balls he was rolling and tossing. but, he said, and first a moment of silence here to let this sink it, ‘dad said i was just incredible. like olympic caliber snow ball chaser.’ olympic star! did you hear that?!? could that have been a tear i saw from dad before he turned away? could dad have been that proud? wow. let’s see THAT again. have a great weekend everyone. Wally.

41 thoughts on “Wally’s Great Adventures (52 – “Born to Run”)”

  7. Well, Wally. I will be a nice Canadian and refrain from picking on your dad who has been in the States for far too long and has surely forgotten much. You on the other hand. That was great! What a run! Woot!

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  8. What a show you’ve put on wally. That was 1st class. And kudos to dad for his amazing video cutting knowledge. I’m mightily impressed.
    On the other hand: why no gloves? Would they cramp his style? Anyhoo, nobody understands hoomens… this, in any case, was super promising. Did you get a great treat reward for your olympia ripe performance?

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  9. Champions quality for sure, Wally🙂

    About Canadians, they are some of the kindest people I have ever met, and not passive-aggressive, or aggressive in any way.

    Thank you for handing me the chance to pick on Daddy. I wonder why he is so different!!!

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  10. I think the tear was a result of the cold, sweet Wally (this is your dad we’re talking about here)…you already had the Olympic spirit, the je ne sais quoi that is so hard to describe – we just know it when we see it. I still think a little coat might be a decent idea – rugged training be damned. But hey, I’m just loving your delight at capturing the snow balls. I bet you’re getting ready to hunker down for another cold weather past time – taking a nap…

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  11. Well done Wally!

    OK… I have to ask…
    You like to chase snowballs, but not tennis balls… Have I got that right? If so, why? (My guess is snowballs taste better!) tell dad you want to chase “prime rib balls“. That ought to get you locked in the crate for a couple of hours lol 🙂

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  13. A formidable display of athleticism, Wally! Inspiring. Made me think of your dad’s running days. Ask him to share some stories of his time pounding the pavement. He knows what it’s like to train hard! 🤛 Hope you had a world-class nap after all that running, too. 💕

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