Back to Wareham

Got dogs out to the recreation grounds for a short walk. Was too hot for Dainty so we sat in the shade by the edge of the bay. After about ten minutes of Dainty playing in the reeds we decided to take her home. When we called her back she appeared with mud three quarters up her leg. Looked like she had grey leggings on.
We walked back across the fields towards the shops and got the fright of our lives. Buster was ahead and suddenly squealed and held his left front paw in the air. We rushed over and got him to roll on his back so I could check his pads. I couldn’t find anything stuck in them or between them. It was obviously hurting him to let me look as well. Ang had to hold his head still for me. We got him to get up but he couldn’t put his paw on the ground. I got him to roll over again and checked once more. Nothing. I said to Ang “I can’t carry him far cause he’s too heavy. We’ve got to get him to the vets somehow”. Just as I was about to ring a taxi he started gingerly walking on it. I got him to walk in a semicircle and he seemed not too bad. I put his lead on and we headed for home. After a few yards he seemed ok again. Suppose he must have just twisted it or something. When we got him home I checked his leg again and he was ok letting me do it. Didn’t seem to be bothering him at all.
After we’d been home a short while my friend phoned and asked me to meet him so I got the next train to Wareham. I handed a card to someone waiting at the station and left loads on the train. Met my friend and chatted for a while and then caught a train back. Left loads more cards on train on the way back. I phoned Ang from the train and told her I’d be back in about 10 minutes. When I got off the train I walked halfway home and then rang Ang again and told her I’d missed my stop. I kept her on the phone telling her I’d been daydreaming and was now on the way to Poole. She told me I was an idiot and how long before I’d be home. I told her I didn’t know when the train from Poole was. I said to her on the phone “I could be lying though” then opened the front door and was greeted with a shocked Angela and the words “I believed you”. Made her smile anyway.
Ang had made a lovely salad and the chicken was in the oven. I cooked a few chips and we had a lovely meal. Had some filtered water with it straight from the fridge. Watched a bit of CNN afterwards and then started this. Have got to take dogs out again in about 15 minutes. Hopefully it will have cooled down a bit by then and we can be out longer with them and not have to stay near water.