11 October 2017

My day off today, so walked Finlay over to a local playing field which was largely empty except for a few other dog walkers. He met and played with those, and wandered around the field checking it out. All normal so far.

Then something happened, that had not happened before.....

Finlay cocked his leg up a goalpost!!

He has been sniffing around posts and bushes for the last couple of weeks quite intensely, he knew he was supposed to be doing something but hadn't quite figured it out. But today around one of the goalposts, there was some bushy grass growing. He kind of darted around in an excited manner then suddenly stopped and cocked his leg. Now it was a kind of 'puppy leg cock', it was very quick and the leg wasn't properly in the air, but it was nevertheless the real thing. Finlay was chuffed with himself.

Then we had our first encounter with a different animal species. Next to the playing field is a field with 2 ponies in, they've been there for years. Finlay spotted them and sat down to watch and consider. What they got was moofed at, in a slightly unsure way. This is a good thing, because being cautious around ponies/horses is wise for a tiny puppy. I'd have thought that being brought up in rural Perthshire with ponies he'd have been more prepared.

Next time Finlay, maybe next time.....