JJ at the Greenway I am walking JJ at the Greenway. I breathe, "In, out. In, out. In, out." JJ stops. He sniffs. He pees. He kicks. I try to keep my breath deep and even while I wait to start walking again. Let go, don't pull his leash. "Present moment, wonderful moment." I watch him watch and sniff and listen. "Deep, slow. Deep, slow. Deep, slow." We are a fourth of way through the hike. In rhythm together. (Now that it is Springtime, I have to watch out for the poison ivy.)