Dog Dayz

We've had no serious incidents recently, just the usual Sally moments.

We drove to Arnside for fish and chips last night with the idea of taking Sally for a walk along the coast afterwards. The fish and chips were great, as usual! Once we'd polished them off we got out of the car to discover that we'd forgotten Sally's lead. What were we to do? Drive home and deprive her of a walk or risk it and hope she stuck with us? We decided to risk it. Within minutes she was nowhere in sight. Then there she was again. It went like this the whole walk until we got back to the car. The only problem was that Sally had no intention of giving up freedom so lightly. She zoomed off - towards the railway line. I couldn't get to her because the area was sealed off (to people) by a high wall and a padlocked gate! We decided to play the car card again. Tony and Joseph got in the car and drove off leaving me to watch out for Sally. Sure enough she recognised the engine and bounded towards the gate as soon as Tony passed by. I managed to grab her collar from my side of the gate and the only way I could get her back was to lift her by the collar right over the gate. It nearly wrenched my shoulder from its socket but I did it and Sally made it safely back home once again.

Today I was sat outside Cafe Nero with Sally waiting for Tony to bring out our drinks when a butcher appeared, as if by magic (like the shop keeper in Mr Benn) in front of me. He said 'I know this is a bit random but I've got a bit of turkey in the shop and I wondered if your dog would like it?' Very random but very kind. Just for a second I hesitated remembering what my mother taught me about strangers. I soon snapped out of that train of thought and followed the butcher to his shop. Sally thought all her dreams had come true as she tucked into turkey breast while me and Tony enjoyed our drinks. We finished the afternoon by walking up to Kendal Castle. The view over the town and towards the fells was stunning today. We sat taking in all the glorious autumn colours while Sally leaped about chasing magpies. I'd kept a little of the turkey back to entice her back to us. It worked like a charm.