My favorite local dog- walk is up what we call the Phillipe track, an unsurfaced track running from the other side of our local road into the countryside and eventually to the Couture to Loubille road if you care to follow it for a couple of kilometers. It is opposite Phillipe' house, hence our name for it. Gravel surface, large hedges on each side, ideal for a quiet walk where the dogs can run free. Except for Laika, whom I retain on her wander- lead as she has a tendency to rush off and not return for a couple of hours, giving us much worry.
One of the track's major benefits is the wild animals and birds you can see. At present, it is a riot of wild flowers, or weeds as they are sometimes known... Deer can sometimes be seen but this morning it was a large, ginger hare that came running towards me and the three dogs, apparently intent on ending it all! I have read that hares, with their eyes widely separated cannot see immediately in front of them, and my experience seems to confirm this, as this is the second time this has happened in a couple of weeks. The hare obviously suspected something was wrong, as it turned broadside on to bring it's left eye and ears to bear. After an aghast pause it turned tail and raced off much faster, disappearing round the bend of the track in short order. Laika set up a ferocious howling, but couldn't chase because of the wander-lead. Jilly rushed after it, but perhaps rushed is the wrong word for such a lumbering pace and she was quickly left far behind and soon gave up. Laika continued to bark for a couple of hundred yards but could do no other. If loose, she would have tracked it for a mile or more until losing hope.
It certainly enlivened our morning walk!
Bye for now, nearly time for lunch!
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