Hi! I'm Pamela Schmidlin, the All-American Dog Runner Girl
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Hate doing push-ups? Me too. 🐾
Hello Reader, I have a confession. I don’t particularly like push-ups. There. I said it. 😂 But I’ve discovered one way to make them a whole lot more fun: Don’t do them alone. Do them with your best friend. Our Pushups While I’m working on my push-ups, Freedom can work on hers. And before you start picturing your dog balancing on two paws and pumping out military-style push-ups beside you — don’t worry. A doggy push-up is much easier. In fact, if your dog already knows SIT and DOWN, you’ve...
READ POSTThe Plank Staying Still Has Never Worked So Much
The Plank Staying Still Has Never Worked So Much It looks like one of the simplest exercises imaginable. You lower yourself toward the floor, hold your body still—and that’s it. Right? Not quite! During a properly performed plank, your body may not travel anywhere, but your muscles are doing an incredible amount of work. Your abdominal muscles, back, shoulders, arms, glutes, hips, and legs must work together to keep your body supported and aligned. That is what makes the plank such an...
READ POSTStrength in the Core: One Workout, Two Species
Strength in the Core: One Workout, Two Species What if your strength workout could also become training time, bonding time, and exercise for your dog? That’s exactly what Freedom and I are doing with our Strength in the Core: Human + Dog Workouts. Today’s video is about nine minutes long and gives you a sampling of what one of our daily Strength in the Core workouts looks like. I start out on the mat with Freedom, demonstrating her versions of the exercises, and then move into my own workout....
READ POST🐾 Doga Day: 5 Yoga Poses You Can Do With Your Dog
🐾 Doga Day: 5 Yoga Poses You Can Do With Your Dog Today, Freedom and I rolled out the mat for another part of our September workout journey — Doga And yes, I mean yoga with your dog. 🐕🧘♀️ Today’s five poses were: 1.🐾 Downward Dog 2.🐾 Child’s Pose 3.🐾 Warrior II 4.🐾 Side Stretch 5.🐾 Happy Baby / Happy Puppy In today’s video, I first work through the movements with Freedom, showing ways you can teach or encourage your dog to participate. Then I demonstrate the human versions of the poses. The...
READ POSTWhat does anthropology have to do with walking your dog?
Good morningReader! I have a strange question for you today. What does anthropology have to do with walking your dog? Until recently, I’m not sure I would have known how to answer that. But I’ve been talking with my friend Professor E.A. Burlingame, an anthropologist, author, educator and podcaster behind A Taste of Anthropology, and she has me looking at something I’ve spent years talking about from an entirely different perspective: Both ends of the leash Anthropology is, at its heart, the...
READ POSTSeptember Starts Tomorrow. Grab the Leash. 🐾
September Starts Tomorrow. Grab the Leash. 🐾 Tomorrow is September 1st—and around here, we’re starting something new. Being that September is Responsible Dog Ownership Month as well as National Service Dog Month, which makes it a pretty perfect time to focus on something I believe strongly: Our dogs aren’t just living beside us. They can be part of the journey with us. And this September, Freedom and I are putting that idea into action. A Brand-New September Workout 🐕💪 Today, Freedom and I...
READ POSTHealthy Isn’t Just What Goes in the Bowl
Healthy Isn’t Just What Goes in the Bowl Our version of Holistic Health's Nutritional Plate for Both Ends of the Leash! When we think about getting healthier, one of the first things we tend to think about is food. What should I eat? What should my dog eat? Am I drinking enough water? Is my dog drinking enough water? Those things absolutely matter. Nutrition and hydration are important pieces of the puzzle. But they’re only pieces. Health isn’t just about what goes in the bowl. It’s about the...
READ POSTBefore the Scroll, There Was the Story
Before the Scroll, There Was the Story How an old truck, an enormous ear of corn and a drive out east reminded me what makes people stop—and what makes them care. An old GMC with lots of stories to tell, and telling others about the Long Island fresh picked SWEET Corn! Long before businesses worried about stopping the scroll, they had to stop the car. Sometimes, all it took was an old red truck carrying an ear of corn large enough to have its own ZIP code. During a recent drive out east, I...
READ POSTStop. Drop. And ROLL! 🐾
Stop. Drop. And ROLL! 🐾 We were supposed to be going for a walk. Apparently, Freedom had other plans. Walk? Sure. But first… STOP DROP AND ROLL! Stop- Drop..... Because sometimes you’ve got places to go, miles to walk and things to accomplish… and your dog finds one absolutely irresistible patch of grass. Freedom stopped. Down she went. And then… ROLLLLLLLL! ROLL....... One side. The other side. Back. Shoulders. Wiggle. Twist. Four paws toward the sky There was no rushing this process. This...
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