Anyway, we had a bit of a scare recently. For their walks we take them into the 'woods' next door and let them loose to exercise It's not unusual for them to shoot off when they scent or see a rabbit. This is what Max did the other day so we weren't too worried. Min came to join us after a short time so we expected Max to join us quite quickly. Not so. We waited and waited and then hatched a search plan to go find him.
His disappearance was so unusual that we feared that something had happened to him. To cut a long story short our next door neighbours came to find us as we searched in the woods to say that they'd found him wandering outside the front of the house. How we'd passed each other is anyone's guess but we breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Nice neighbours, naughty dog.
That would have been very scary... a sense of panic! Glad it all turned out well though and don't M+M look gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThanks Craig, they are lovely gentle dogs but then I'm biased.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly how you feel. I know very well that feeling of panic when there's no sign of your dog.
ReplyDeleteIt has happened to us at least once with all our poodles, spending hours searching woods and fields only to find him or her waiting patiently outside the front door when we get back. It's a sense of relief, anger that they have caused us so much worry and gratitude that they crossed the road from the field to the house without mishap. But mostly relief.
Our theory is that when they lose sight and smell of us, they head for home, which is pretty sensible really.
I'm so glad Max made it home safe and sound. They're a handsome pair.
Thanks Jean. The one on the right, Max, had his ears cut when that was allowed and before we got him. Shortly after they outlawed the cutting so Minnie has 'normal' ears. A sort of before and after picture.
DeleteI didn't know about the cutting of ears. How barbaric. I realise that docking of tails is no longer legal and Lulu is our first poodle to have a full tail.
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