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December 21

Thank goodness it’s the shortest day of the year and they will start getting longer from here on out.  I only took Cheeky out today because I knew it was going to get dark before we got done if I brought Fanny or Sizzle.  It was 39° but felt like 36° and 4:40 pm when I laid her tracks between the Battlefield Green community center and shops on 360 by the Valero.  I laid three tracks 30/40/50 scuff steps with food every two steps.  Cheeky did a fantastic job using her nose tonight and laid down super fast when she got to the gloves.  She loves this!  She got distracted a couple times by the traffic noise on 360, but got right back to work.  

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