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My dog sitting duties have commenced! I'm looking after my friend's black labrador, Buddy while she is on holiday for a couple of weeks.
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I've known Buddy since he was a pup, so he settles with me straight away. We had a lovely walk this morning, starting with a field full of buttercups. I think he got fed up with me taking photos as he stuck his tongue out at me!
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We've been really lucky with the weather the last few weeks as it's been warm and sunny, so the plan was to do a nice circular walk through the fields and back through the wooded area.
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On the footpath, they were building a lovely stone wall in keeping with the area. Unfortunately, at the end of the footpath was a herd of cows right next to the stile. I love cows, but I don't like walking through them, especially with a dog, so I doublebacked and carried on walking back through the wood.
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Someone had done a bit of bushcrafting. Buddy was fascinated with it (unless he could smell a fox) but he didn't want to come out.
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Descending down to the bottom of the wood, I knew at some point I'd have to walk back up the bloody hill. Buddy ran back up as though he was still a pup. I, on the other hand, didn't! A cannister of oxygen would have helped!
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The hedges were covered in blossom all the way back. It looked really lovely and summery. Some nice shadows as well.
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After a 2 hour walk, I was shattered. I've got a funny feeling though that in an hours time, Buddy will be raring to go again!
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