Elway likes to walk. Actually he loves to walk. He likes it so much that it has been a major chore to get him to view walking as something other than a sprint. Sure, he'll go the general direction you want to go, he just wants to go that way about twice as fast as you want to go. However, his puppy manners class, from which he will graduate soon, has managed to instill in him some basic respect for the leash. Elway's problem with the leash began early in class when they had him learn the phrase "Let's go!" with beginning a controlled walk. During this exercise all dogs walked around the room in a large circle as if on a pleasant stroll down a boardwalk or park trail. Not Elway. With a competitive nature like his hall of fame namesake, Elway assumed that the circular walk was not a park stroll but rather the Daytona 500. His mission: pass the other dogs. While all the other dogs were content to walk around the guiding cones, Elway insisted on cutting the corners and working the inside line to set up the perfect pass. Away from the other dogs he's a great walker (see the photo), but with other dogs he's sure that the green flag is out and paydirt is just another lap away.
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