There are the people who arrive on their way to the air port
who have forgotten to book their dogs into kennels or the customers who can’t
bear to be parted from their dogs and take half an hour to say their weepy goodbyes.
Then there are those who send their dogs in with packets of sweets
and goodies. In a farming community it raises some laughs. I’m just waiting for
the dog who arrives complete with flowery wellies and a rain mac from Next in
case it rains.
My son has been regaling us with his adventures this week.There has been a Rotweiller with painted claws , the German Shepherd which pulled him over, the Staffie which has to be walked on its own , the dog which won't eat dog food and the Newfoundland which raised itself up to the height of my son, who at 6ft towers over me, put it's paws on his shoulders and gave his face a great big lick! A real assortment of cuddly and not so cuddly canine friends.
Dogs are great. We have two in our house. The carpet is
always covered in fluff, they pinch the childrens’ bean bags to sleep on or get
into the suitcase or laptop bag but they have always given so much love to the
children and keep us sane. My autistic son loves them too. They stay up at
night with him when he’s awake. He feeds them and gives them love and Rusty our
border terrier is more like a teddy bear than a dog.
I went blackberrying with them this
morning.There is one special bush that is ready way before the others . I picked
blackberries whilst the dogs stood underneath ,eating those they could reach-
no wonder our dog Benny has a mother called Bramble.
They may be a tie but we all love them and they are a wonderful part of this home educating family
Lovely! We have just adopted our own canine pal and we are loving having him around!
ReplyDeleteThey have taught our children how to think of others rather than themselves and how to be gentle and caring. We owe them so much. Have a lovely time with your new friend!
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