UPDATE: Poodle to 5K Program

VICKY:  
How is it going with Ébène’s running program?

GRANT:
Great.  I have to admit that I have strayed from the exact details of the 5K kick the couch program.  I did that for 4 weeks and then adapted it.  I found this set of trails near my house.  There are several kilometers of trails and great for running.

VICKY:
Awesome.

GRANT:
Yeah, so I have increased her mileage a little bit because we’re not running on pavement.  The only downside is the smell.

VICKY:
The smell?!?

GRANT:
Yeah, she found a dead animal out on the side of the trail.  A fox I think.  She was rolling around in it.

VICKY:
That’s disgusting.

GRANT: 
Actually it is because of her strong instincts as a hunter.  They do this in order to disguise their odor and they also use it to communicate messages to other members of the pack.

VICKY:
Get out of town.  How do you know that?

GRANT:
The first place anybody would look.  Google.  Here’s a good link with people arguing about it.  It’s funny how intense people can be.  Oh Ébène, she smells so awful I want to barf, but I respect her proud heritage as a huntress.  What a great dog!  Bonne fille Ébène.