What you are looking at here is a professional dog walker who has become βcastβ.
This happens when the walker suddenly becomes utterly exhausted from traipsing her bunionated feet through a winter of thick, clay like mud. No sooner than the sun begins to shine they quickly believe that the mud has come to an end.
(Foolishly, she cleaned off her wellies and put them away with great optimism only yesterday)
So great is her despondence that she may, without warning, keel over onto the ground. Unable to resume an upright position, she will remain on the floor until the next passerby, well, passes by.
When found, she may or may not be surrounded by dogs. This is a good indication of how long she has been lying there. If no dogs are present, (eventually, they will abandon her and wander away, believing her to be a lost cause) we can assume that she has been there for several hours, perhaps even days.
If anyone sees a walker in distress, please heave her up into a vertical position, whereupon she will resume walking.
Thank you. π