So I’m a member of the Edge Fitness Clubs in Hamden, CT and I attend the Early Bird classes 5 days a week Monday through Friday starting at 530am or 6am. I do team training there which is called Edge Strong. I take classes called Edge Exclusive, Edge Strong and Edge Burn just to name a few. These classes are good for me because they keep me focused and disciplined and the group atmosphere helps to keep me motivated. Plus I’ve made lots of “gym friends” at the Edge and even socialize with a few of them after hours.
Brian, my personal trainer and one of the Edge Strong instructors, is drill seargent- like in nature and is constantly barking at us during class: “are you a Pit Bull or a Poodle?” to which I promptly reply: Dachshund!
The reason why is because up until 4 years ago I had two “doxies” in my life: Coby and Crimson Hollis and I miss them both soooooooo much…They were energetic, loveable and fun plus they were both smart as a whip so I enjoyed lots of good times with them.
I adopted them both from the same breeder in Canterbury, CT. I adopted Coby (the black and tan one) when he was just 3 months old and had him until the ripe old age of 17 (in people years) and then, in 2012, he died of kidney failure. Crimson (the red one) was a breeder dog who wasn’t producing many pups so they “fixed” her to sell her off. Plus she had social interaction issues since in her world adults coming to visit were coming for the sole purpose of taking away her puppies so I was able to get her at a lower price. She was 4 1/2 when Iadopted her and lived a happy and “normal” pet life to age 9 before she was hit (1 month after Coby passed!) by a hit and run driver on a busy street.?
So Brian, I’m neither Pit Bull nor Poodle, I’m more like my late doxies: energetic, loveable and fun! ?
