thistle
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Does anyone else have a pet that leads a more exciting life than they do? and more to the point.........knows when to behave?
My dad was working at one of our local stately houses today and as usual took my dog along for the ride. Now the owner of this house, Lady Hay is one of your Bone Fide toffs............with the accent to match. She came out of the house to talk to my father and spotted Basil in the van...........
(all said in super posh accent)
"oh GOSH !!! what a SOOPER dog, isn't he beautiful"
<runs back to house and shouts.....>
"Daahling ! Daahling! come and see this wonderful German Pointer he's ADORABLE"
She then insisted that dad let him out of the van to run around on her lawn !!!!!! (Please note I have surveyed the plants on the the castle grounds before and was NEVER allowed onto her precious bloomin lawn)..
So dad opens the door and WHOOSH, Basil is off like a whippet, circuits the lawns (the size of a football pitch) and is off into the woods at the far end....
"Oh my !!! I DO hope he comes back, he won't run off (pronounced orf) will he?"
My dad says no whilst thinking to himself "oh c**p" and shouts his name and gives a whistle....now please bear in mind that my dog is 5 years old with the behaviour of a delinquent....normally you shout for him and he looks up as if to say "pfft you have no steak for me I'm outta here"....
but NO, posh people are about so Basil reacts instantly............he emerges from the woods within a split second...........crosses the lawn in record time...........does 2 quick circuits of the van and screeches to a halt directly in front of my dad, sits down, looks him straight in the eye and places a paw on his leg
............ he has NEVER, not ONCE done that in his life........EVER.
cue Lady Hady....
"OHHHHHHHHHHHH wonderful !!! daahling isn't he impressive? and sooo well trained.....is he trained to the gun?" My father replied no but that he was trained to work with hawks......well apparently Lady Hay nearly wet herself with excitement at that piece of news..
"DO bring Basil next time you call I'd be delighted to see him again"
OMG if only she knew the truth about my dogs behaviour
but hey at least I now know that SOME of the many many hours training sunk into his head........even if I don't get any of the benefit...
Crufts here we come
My dad was working at one of our local stately houses today and as usual took my dog along for the ride. Now the owner of this house, Lady Hay is one of your Bone Fide toffs............with the accent to match. She came out of the house to talk to my father and spotted Basil in the van...........
(all said in super posh accent)
"oh GOSH !!! what a SOOPER dog, isn't he beautiful"
<runs back to house and shouts.....>
"Daahling ! Daahling! come and see this wonderful German Pointer he's ADORABLE"
She then insisted that dad let him out of the van to run around on her lawn !!!!!! (Please note I have surveyed the plants on the the castle grounds before and was NEVER allowed onto her precious bloomin lawn)..
So dad opens the door and WHOOSH, Basil is off like a whippet, circuits the lawns (the size of a football pitch) and is off into the woods at the far end....
"Oh my !!! I DO hope he comes back, he won't run off (pronounced orf) will he?"
My dad says no whilst thinking to himself "oh c**p" and shouts his name and gives a whistle....now please bear in mind that my dog is 5 years old with the behaviour of a delinquent....normally you shout for him and he looks up as if to say "pfft you have no steak for me I'm outta here"....
but NO, posh people are about so Basil reacts instantly............he emerges from the woods within a split second...........crosses the lawn in record time...........does 2 quick circuits of the van and screeches to a halt directly in front of my dad, sits down, looks him straight in the eye and places a paw on his leg
cue Lady Hady....
"OHHHHHHHHHHHH wonderful !!! daahling isn't he impressive? and sooo well trained.....is he trained to the gun?" My father replied no but that he was trained to work with hawks......well apparently Lady Hay nearly wet herself with excitement at that piece of news..
"DO bring Basil next time you call I'd be delighted to see him again"
OMG if only she knew the truth about my dogs behaviour
Crufts here we come
