newbuzz...Today my husband accompanied me and my two dogs on our walk. It was fun, but it is clear that he does not yet know the dog-walk code that has evolved with me and the dogs over the last two years. For instance, he was thinking that the reason we go for a walk is to walk. Wrong. The dogs simply want to sniff and pee. I simply want to be outdoors to feel the sun in my face, the breeze in my hair, and to hear the sounds of my community. He was a little frustrated at our slow moving pace, but eventually realized that we would make better time by giving in to the dogs. If we allow them a few good sniffs around a tree, they will give us a fairly long stretch of straight line walking. I think we would do well to apply this theory to our interactions with people as well. Sometimes a little diversion serves the end goal better than single minded pursuit . I'm looking forward to our next walk with the dogs.