It's Sunday, so a dog walking report...
Another Sunday at Wiccaweys. It could not have been a better day weather wise. I suspect the volunteers yesterday were blown about a bit in the wind and probably got wet, today the sun was out (although you would not describe the day as warm) and there was almost no wind. Almost perfect dog walking conditions, with the exception of slightly wet ground and a muddy and slippy conditions in the a couple of places on the usual walking routes. We started slightly late but I stayed till the end today and walked four dogs, and I was really lucky to have spent the day walking the cream of the crop in terms of a lack of pulling. All four dogs today, once settled on the walk, were exceptionally good company and pretty much walked with me, rather than dragging me along on their walk.
First up was Ollie, who I walked last week...
Then, a dog I’d not met before called Storm. I not sure why but the name really suits him. If the circumstances were different I’d wrap him up in my arms and bring him home in a heartbeat. What a terrific personality. And just look at that face. Playful without being unruly, he sits and puts up both paws for his treats. What a lovely, lovely dog.
I almost didn’t go back in to change dogs, had I not I would not have met Blue. Blue, as you can see isn’t a collie. I believe she’s an Australian Sheep Dog. If I got that wrong I’m sure someone will correct me. Collie or not, another lovely dog. Eager for the walk but with intelligence to kind of look at me as if to say, if that’s all the pace you can do I’ll look after you. This is a dog that I suspect may have some difficulty being homed because of her looks. It’s not that she’s not a good looker, it’s just that she’s so unusual. It doesn’t however take long to look behind that to find a charming, well behaved, young lady with bags of personality.
I’m obviously beginning to find my stride because I still had some energy come three o’clock so I took Blue back in and Merlin out for a last walk. Merlin is one of the kennel stalwarts, he’s a lurcher and a beloved favourite of many of the volunteers. He pulls like the dervish when he first comes out on the walk, but he does settle in after about 5 or 10 minutes. We had a lovely last walk in the setting sun.
So, for me, a fine day’s dog walking. Sadly the day was somewhat marred by the fact that one of the dogs got loose and when I left to come home, despite the best efforts of the team, we have a poor soul who’s missing in action. Everyone is devastated and tonight I have my fingers and toes crossed and my thoughts are with Paul & Sarah.
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