This lump gave me a scare this morning. Took her out at 8.30am before the heat picked up, and she had a lovely bound around the common.
She was playing chase with 2 St Bernard pups in the shade of the woods and I cut this short as it looked like she was getting too warmed up. So we headed back to the car and about 50 yards from the exit she suddenly collapsed on the sand and starting panting really vigorously and wouldn’t move. I’d packed water and a bowl in the car so after failing to rouse her had to lift her up over my shoulder and carry her back.
After gulping this down she still looked like she was struggling again so i picked her up again and carried her the 80 yards or down a little path down to Hillditch Pool. In she went and I’d never seen her wade in so deep! She never swims but today she went right in and I waded in with her.
There was a lovely blissful moment when we were both in the pool enjoying the coolness of the water whilst sunlight glittered on the water, and Saffy smiled at me seeming to enjoy the same experience and the feeling of just being there.
I splashed her and that was enough to remind her that she’s not that keen on being in the water so she galloped out and waited for me by the edge of the pool.
We trudged back up the path soaking wet but nice and cool and she seemed back to normal oblivious to how much she’d given me a scare. Stupid hound.
Not sure about this club,I have only been a member for just over a year, but my last club also on the South Downs had it’s own bore hole.
They had a drill bit in the bar which hardly anyone ever guessed what it was.
