A couple of weeks ago I wrote saying about my encounter with a wild boar while walking our dogs late in the eveing.
Well, last night we were out around 9.30 and I was about 5/6 yards in front of my wife who was persuading the dogs that we would like to actually complete the walk and go home before it rained. I was quite surprised to see a badger run across the lane in front of me and disappear up a well worn track into the undergrowth.
A few seconds later, my wife caugh up with me and she almost disappeared up the track as the youngest of our dogs went after the scent. Thankfully she was, and always is, on a lead. We have been asked many times by neighbours if they could take her hunting, as it is obvious she is fast and very keen. The answer is always no as at home they live quite happily along with the cats, which we are quite fond of.
We`ve had mini-wire dachs for the last 47 years. I know that for a facat as we bought one for our daughter when she was 3 and she will be 50 this year. We had already several afghan hounds and took them, along with baby in carrycot to our weekly dog training sessions. Once she could walk confidently, she would take out oldest affie into te child handling class. Usually about 5 kids would be there and it was fun for everybody. Our daughter, Lyndsay, became quite good at walking along side our affie, despite being much smaller than the dog.
At the end of year Christmas match night, when dogs competed 2 at a time in a knockout type competition, she was one of the winners in the final. Small girl with big dog against as it happened, a big man, George, with very small dog. George had in is youth been a prize fighter in the clubs round Sheffield, and had been breeding dogs, usually terriers for many years. This particular evening, he was showing a min-pinsher, much to everybody`s amusement. It didn`t take long for the judge to decide that Lyndsay was the better of the two. George took it all in his sytide and duly congratulated her. We asked Lyndsay what she would like for her birthday, and the answer was a sausage dog with a beard. Hence, our start for many years with mini-wire dachs. Brilliant with kids, good fun for everybody. We stopped having affies some time ago when my wife decided that they were too much for taking out on long walks, and we bought our two new minis, who go on oliday with us, except when we go up to the UK.
I started this post to talk about last night`s walk and seem to have forgotten the little bit. After te badger I then spotted in the torchlight the little fellow in the photo. A young spiky toad, at least Mr. Google says it is a spiky toad. Have a good day everybody, Chris.
Sorry, but the toad seems to have hopped up to the top, and spolied the story.
Just another day Eh?...................KOTC
Musical treats this week-end
I had a really nasty encounter with a fellow dogwalker in the park last Tuesday. I am still shaking from it and upset.
My little dog family 
