Suprelorin day 18-19

Harrow. What a lovely sunny day it is today. You know, I can't keep up with this weather from one day to the next. Yesterday felt like the middle of winter, it was grey, miserable with a cold cold wind which blew into my butts as I ran along.  Wooooooosh.  Today we are basking in the sun. Who knows what it will be like tomorrow? Winter again no doubt. It is so difficult to know what thickness of coat to wear at this time of year!!!!!!!


Well, yesterday, things seemed to be going very well still.  I met lots of dogs of different sizes, shapes, and yes, the Bulldog who approached us on Friday came ambling over again, so mummee decided to allow me to talk to him. He was an entire male Bulldog, and I was a bit worried because of that. However, I needn't have worried. He was very friendly, despite his squashy face and teeth which stuck out, so we all ended up playing together. We were then joined by a Working Cocker Spaniel, whose mummee thought we looked like giant Working Cockers. She is right about that, because that is exactly what Setters are.  Very large working type Cocker Spaniels.


Later in the day we were joined for another run, this time by Bea the Labrador.  I was a bit interested in her rear end as we left home. Phwoah... she smelt quite nice.....

Bea is a bit bonkers.  She always has been, but now she is a little older, she is becoming a little less bonkers.... but not bonkers enough that she didn't stop running when she reached the canal and went flying head first right into the middle of it.  Hahaha.  I love the canal so I thought it was so funny.  However, when she emerged and shook herself down, she had obviously had a big fright, which resulted in her anal glands emptying.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. She smelt like a girl at the height of her season. The blood and puss smelt just like THAT. I was absolutely BESIDES MYSELF.. I screamed, I hooted, I leapt up and down, I tried to  ........ yes I did!!!!! It was all mummee could do to keep me off her. I was then put on a head collar, the same type as Bea is wearing in the picture,  so that mummee could keep control of me, but even then I was going do-lally. Mummee nearly pushed me into the canal to cool me down, but not even that would have worked. That Bea dog was soooooooo WOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEE.

Eventually, Bea went home, but I hadn't forgotten where she had turned off. I couldn't control my urges so took off after her, across the park, and over the bridge.  I totally ignored mummee calling me. She thought I was going to run up the street, but I didn't. When I reached the street, I couldn't see Bea anywhere so thought better of it, and went back to mummee. After that she had to work very hard to calm me down and reduce the stress ball that I had become.

Today was a different matter.  We met lots of other dogs, including Ruby the Rottweiler, whose dad said was just finishing her season "so she might still be a bit fruity". Well, I had a quick sniff, then another sniff, but didn't find her interesting at all, apart from the fact that she is a lovely dog to talk to. She certainly didn't smell anything like Bea yesterday!!!!!  In fact, nobody did.

Somebody asked mummee how old I am.  "He's 8" she said.  "EIGHT???? he's like a puppy".  I am today. I am a really happy Barkley, meeting lots and lots of other dogs, and apart from when anal glands become an issue, I am so much better than I have felt in YEARS!!!!