dogtrot

noun

1. a gentle trot, like that of a dog.
2. South Midland and Southern U.S. a covered passage or porch linking two parts of a house; breezeway.

verb (used without object), dog·trot·ted, dog·trot·ting.

3. to go or move at a gentle trot or a dogtrot.

noun

1. a gently paced trot