Walking with Shadow is so much less exciting than walking with me. For one thing Shadow doesn\u2019t want to go very far. She\u2019s finding the ground in the field quite difficult and on some occasions is plonking herself down outside the gate and refusing to go in. She has told me there are some thistles underpaw which can be very annoying and there are holes she keeps falling down. I told you yesterday that she has found some fox poo. Now she\u2019s fed up as Mum is making her go to a different part of the field instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now I know she\u2019s old, but how boring is this? There was a deer in the field and Shadow didn\u2019t even try to chase it. Can you imagine ever getting to the age where you ignore an opportunity like that? She just looked at it. Ok, so it was the other side of the field and it\u2019s a very long time since she\u2019s run as far as that, but she could at least have tried. I know Ari wouldn\u2019t bother, but he\u2019s Ari \u2013 he doesn\u2019t chase things. Shadow\u2019s the dog that used to lie in wait for birds in the back garden and even brought one in for Mum on one occasion. I\u2019m guessing Mum won\u2019t give me the chance to chase the deer when I\u2019m there, but Shadow could probably have got away with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m planning a quiet week \u2013 just the usual playing with other dogs, pouncing on Aristotle, that sort of thing. Shadow says she\u2019s happily settled with Mum but wishes they didn\u2019t have to go out in the car as she\u2019s really not keen. She won\u2019t say what it is she doesn\u2019t like about it anymore. She accepts it when Mum insists but she\u2019s really not keen. I guess at her age she just wants a quiet life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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