Ever since the baby was born, Jade The Boxer has been kind of quirky about going out for runs. She tries to hide when I get out her leash (or if I’m even in running clothes) and she pulls a lot more. But she always seems to have fun when we’re done. And then she takes a nap!

I recently bought this Sporn No Pull Mesh Harness upon a recommendation from a friend with a boxer and that seems to help a lot. I like to get out with Jade, it gives us some quality time together that isn’t as abundant since Alex came into the picture. She’s just being a little quirky about it. I haven’t attempted a run with the dog and stroller at the same time, but have successfully walked that way!

Purina is currently running a contest – Running Strong Sweepstakes. If you enter, you are eligible for dog goods, sunglasses, water bottle, cold weather apparel, etc. You can enter on their site, but they’ve offered to give a special water bottle to a dog parent here on my site. The bottle looks pretty cool for dog travel, it has a bowl attached to it.

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