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Lessons from owning dogs

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Sep 08, 2023
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Cat + Ridgebacks = not a good mix! Time for a coffee.

Lesson of the day… DO NOT hold onto rope leads with 2 ridgebacks attached whilst they chase a bloody cat down the road!!

I am laughing now.

2 hours ago, not so much.

In my humble opinion, the cat actually wanted to cause trouble, it knew I had two goofballs dogs in the boot of my car, ready to charge through the fields, hoping for a chase.

I placed the leads around the dogs, trying at the same time to gently move the cat on its way, it refused to budge. By this time, the hounds had clocked the cat like a scene out of ‘Tom & Jerry’, and they were off. Cat shot off down the street, whilst the ridgebacks powered on after it, whilst idiot me is still holding onto their damn leads.

WHY?! Why did I think it was a good idea to stay attached to the leads, attached to the dogs chasing a smart arse cat round the back of a house, whilst causing all sorts of chaos in someone’s garden??

I should have let the leads go!

The cat had a genius idea to climb up the tree. The dogs were a little confused and d…

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