Epic recall fail
Replace 'deer' with 'geese', 'Richmond Park' with 'Donnington Grove' and 'Fenton' with 'Dolly'. https://youtu.be/3GRSbr0EYYU #Butterwouldntmelt
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Pingers
Pingers are my worst nightmare. They're the people who go down to the park with their dogs, huddle in the middle and throw balls with those plastic pingers over and over again whilst chatting to their mates. The concept of actually walking their dogs, has clearly never occurred to them. And for the most part, their fluffy companions are only capable of fetching the never-ending stream of balls and bringing them back. There's nothing else in their lives, poor things. Invariably when Dolly and I turn up, the other dogs either spin round and sprint for her, or crouch and creep towards us, ready to pounce. Either way, the pinging owners see the change in behaviour and begin to call their dogs back; "Fluffy! Fluffy! Here Fluffy! Fluffy? FLUFFY!!" Fluffy takes no notice whatsoever. In the meantime Dolly sees another dog (or dogs) bounding towards her, or about to pounce, doubles in size as her fur puffs out to the max and braces herself for whatever's coming. It...
In which Peaches ceases to be and Dolly's foot becomes sealed in fibre glass
RIP Peaches. Found bedraggled and deceased in her pen. Cause of death unknown. She was a brave and independent soul and we wish her happiness in the Great Chicken Run in the Sky. And amidst the endless detritus left by numerous incompetent contractors, Dolly has managed to step in the fibre glass resin they're using to seal the roof of the extension. I couldn't work out why she was yanking out lumps of fur from her pads, and then realised it was because the fur had completely solidified. A weekend spent cutting tufts of solid fur from between an Alsatian's pads with nail scissors, has to be one of the least fun things I've ever done.