Taking my turtle for a walk

One day in November, I saw this man taking his turtle for a walk.

He would place his turtle at one end of the parking lot, and then follow behind as the turtle walked about 50 feet. The man would then pick up the turtle and walk back to where the turtle had started, set down the turtle and make the turtle start all over again. The poor turtle never got to go where it wanted. The man was reading his book the whole time.