The puppy is faster than either of us.

As all good dog owners know it is important to 'bag' any poo deposited by your dog. The trick then is to keep hold of said bag until you find a convenient poo bin. This week the man of the house took the puppy out for his evening walk. What followed was not on the agenda:

• dog pooed,
• man bagged poo, 
• man dropped bag,
• puppy picked up bag.
• merry chase round the field developed,
• delighted puppy taunted, ignored and outran man,
• man's stamina eventually won the day,
• bag retrieved and safely deposited in bin.

He is still a scare bear when it comes to great big earth-moving machines, noisy waterfalls or large lorries. He can dash away before I know it leaving me hanging on to his lead for dear life as he tries to escape the monstrous object of his fears. He still has to meet cows and sheep but shows no fear of hens and horses.

His getting-longer legs give the puppy wonderful opportunities to inspect the kitchen worktops, be helpful with the cooking, jump on the beds and discuss the time of day over the garden fence. 

He found a delicious patch of fox/badger poo to roll in this week so had his first proper bath. Why do dogs enjoy smelling so bad? I'm sure that he will do it again despite his aversion