It is real. Running turned out to be good for both of them. So the walks turned into recreational runs. You don't need headphones. Get a dog and run with it.
Dogs are better than people.
As long as you are with them, they are happy. Last May, Harding said Bear Dog told her he needed another dog. That's where they found Ellie Mae, abandoned and probably abused, about two years old and very thin. She had been in the shelter about three months. The first time Harding ran with Ellie Mae and Bear Dog, Ellie Mae zig-zagged back and forth and Harding tripped over her and fell to the ground.