Just the other day I had a bit of a disagreement with an icy patch while walking Chaz. (The icy patch won.
)
Didn't notice it at the time but Chaz walked back home perfectly while I hobbled, hirpled, limped and used a lot of technical phrases during the journey.
When we got home Dot was ministering, between giggles
, to my various bruised bits,
while Chaz sat watching. No running in circles, no jumping up and no wanting to climb onto my lap. He just sat a few feet away and watched. His ears were pricked up, as much as a cocker can prick their ears, while his head was tilted from side to side as he watched the proceedings.
Later on, after a shower and change of clothes, I came back into the living room to find him sat in my chair. There's usually a "Chaz Down" battle of wills at this point but no, he just got down from the chair without asking and sat alongside it. He then rested his chin on my knee, looked up into my face, and started licking my hand.
For the rest of the day he was sticking to me like velcro but not, as is his usual practice, dodging in and out and generally getting in the way. He just walked alongside me wherever I went........
They know when things aren't quite right and we love them all the more for it.
PS. Dot said I should slip on ice more often, as a training aid.
Bob.
