Jack the Border Collie

Hi! My name is Jack and I am an almost 11 year old border collie and I am a trail runner. Like most humans, I found my way into trail running by luck and accident, in need for something to fill the time. 

Even though I was born and raised on a sheep farm and trained by the best, I didn’t care for it. I bounced around alot between farms, anxiety growing at every stop.  Owners hoped I would take to their sheep, but I never did.  After a few years of taking it easy on a hobby farm in Virginia, I was given to some of their friends.  I was concerned that this would be like all the other home changes, but my new pawrents (Jonathan, who we call Doc, and Rebecca) were different, they went running.

The second day I was at their house, they took me hiking up a mountain. I thought I was going to die! I didn’t know I was so out of shape. But it was so much fun! I loved it! I wanted to do it again! We started running on the local rail trail. It was paved, but I was out there. Little by little, they would take me for running on the trail and other routes they said were safe from cars and other dogs. My people started driving me to trails to run.

So I am a certified trail runner dog now. I get mad when we don’t leave in the morning to go run. I now have 2 younger border collie half sisters, I am told that I am responsible for training them on how to run on trail. Geez, they are a handful.

So that’s my story and how I ended up loving trail running. I am here to give you my trail reviews. The trails I love. Really? I love them all. I just want to run all of them. They’re all great. But here are some of the ones I have run on. So find a furry friend and get out there! Doc is veterinarian and he keeps me healthy. We will share some tips on trail running with your pooch as well.