Let's celebrate three years in business

My business recently turned three years old. During that time, I have wanted to reconsider what I am doing so many times. Being self-employed isn’t easy. But then, nothing worth having ever is. It is fair to say that my spirit has been tested more than a few times over the last three years. In the first year, when I should have been building my customer base and getting more experience under my belt, I found myself distracted and stressed when our home flooded in June 2019. This led to 6 months of moving from hotels to air b and bs with 5 children and two dogs. We had to take each day as it came and could plan very little. We moved back home for Christmas in December 2019 and in March 2020 the pandemic took hold. Just as things started to feel a bit more ‘normal’ after Christmas 2020, our home flooded again in January 2021. We have just celebrated another Christmas and every time it rains for a few days we get worried that history will repeat itself again.

Canicrossing with the dogs has been a constant positive throughout these last three years. We canicrossed on our own when we were not allowed to meet with anyone and with others when rules allowed. Every outing has lifted our spirits. I am not sure I would have coped as well if it had not been for our ‘let’s go for a run’ routine. Dogs are creatures of habit and live in the moment, I have learnt so much from my dogs over the last few years. Canicross has allowed me to distance myself from a lot of the negative things going in on my life, to let go and breathe. Running at sunrise especially has been a constant reminder of life’s new opportunities every single day. Canicross is amazing like that. It can really help you connect to the present, stop worrying for a while and enjoy the beauty that is all around you. It will take you off the beaten track and will show you amazing places. I have taken thousands of pictures during my runs over the last few years, out of fear I may forget what it is like at some point in the future. But even though pretty pictures are cool, canicross is more about a feeling and you can’t capture that. You must experience it with your best four-legged friend. It will enhance both your lives.