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.
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