[lit-ideas] Duffy's Return
- From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rhodesianridgebacks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 17:11:12 -0700
Foxtail season is over and because Duffy has gained a bit of weight (he now
weighs 19 pounds), Susan decided it would be okay if Duffy went on half of
our River hikes. Why not all of them? Because he will be grounded when
foxtail season resumes and she wants to get him used to staying home some of
the time so it won't be such a shock when he has to stay home all of the
time. He is her dog so I only argued a little bit. J
The photos of today's outing are in the November 2011 gallery:
http://lawrencehelm.smugmug.com/
If it were my old German Shorthaired Pointer, Heidi, she would have gone
berserk with excitement if she were in Duffy's place, but he was calm the
entire time, as if it were no big deal to be going back to the river after
months of having to stay home. When I opened the doors of the Jeep, he
hopped out as he always did and went sniffing about as he and the girls
always do. He exhibited no unusual excitement. If anything he was less
excited than he used to be.
The only difference I saw was that he remembered other hikes when we went in
different directions. I could see him looking toward them, but when I said,
"Duffy we're going this way and pointed with my hiking stick, he got back on
course with no argument." The girls will always argue a bit, that is, going
a little ways in some other direction and then when I continue on, running
to catch up, but not Duffy. A couple of times I looked about and didn't see
him; so I said, "Where are you Duffy? I don't see you," and he would pop
out from behind a bush to show me where he was, just as the girls do.
I've been slowly posting some older photos. The last time Duffy was going
with us regularly seems to have been March 2010, at least the March 2010
gallery is full of Duffy photos.
Lawrence
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