Yesterday was what I think you might call a 'full on' day and it was great. Firstly, in the middle of the morning the doorbell rang and it turned out to be Aunty Debbie, which was a surprise for me though not for Mum as she seemed to be expecting her. She disappeared again very quickly and then suddenly was back in the garden with my best-est friend Dougal! I was so surprised and excited that I have to admit I had a little accident on the kitchen floor, but Mum said not to worry, so I didn't and went out to play.
I only saw Dougal last week, so it was a real treat to see him again so soon and we had a great game chasing around the garden whilst the humans had tea and cake. After our game, Dougal and I retired for a rest, so Mum and Aunty Debbie took Murphy along with Duggie, Fergus and Max (who I hadn't realised had also come to visit) out for a walk around the village. When they came back it was time for us to head off to see Charlotte for our lesson.
I introduced Dougal to Percy and they hit it off straight away playing a game of chase. Percy is so quick though, Dougal didn't quite catch him. After a few minutes of fun, it was down to work - we did some heel work and sits then went into one of the bigger fields for some hunting training. It was great fun watching the other two have ago and then it was my turn to snuffle through some quite tall and prickly stuff, stopping when Mum made one beep on her whistle, turning with two and returning to her when she made lots of noise. She did try to make me sit down in some very prickly stuff at one point - I didn't sit, but she was still very pleased with me. When it was my turn again something felt very different and then I realised ...... I didn't have my long line on!! I worked really hard and did everything Mum told me to and because I did so well I got another go without a line later. Mum and Charlotte were both really pleased with me and I got lots of praise and a biscuit when I got back to the car.
I think Dougal enjoyed himself at training and I certainly enjoyed having him there. I heard Mum say that we behaved very well and didn't 'mess about' (as if), so she and Aunty Debbie were pleased with us. Aunty Debbie and the boys went home after the lesson and so did we. I was so tired but just about managed to keep my eyes open to watch those other Welsh Boys beat England at rugby before falling asleep for the rest of the evening.
