Tuesday 20 September 2011

Good Golly

The nice lady who lives next door is the proud owner of a couple of dogs: Mouse and Miss Molly, the latter being a pert young hound who sports a very alluring diamante collar. This has not gone unnoticed by our male canines. Last week Darcy was strolling up the drive when he bumped into Miss Molly. At the risk of offending Austen purists it is a truth universally acknowledged that someone called Darcy who is worth 10,000 (bonios) a year must be in need of a partner.


Which dog could resist?

She batted her eyelashes and wagged her tail while Darcy, his hair flopping in a Hugh Grantish manner, stammered and yodelled the latest doggy love songs to her. He left promising to be her facebook friend. Ari  was also smitten by the pert temptress next door and was determined to press his suit. (No he can't iron,try to keep up)

He does, admittedly, share accomodation with DJ, but he has always let it be known that the relationship is platonic, and anyway she is towards the Serena Williams end of the spectrum as far as feminine charms go. Anyway yesterday Molly and the nice lady were feeding the Alpacas so Ari mithered me to go and say Hello to them.  We nonchalently strolled up the drive to "bump into " them. Ari bounded joyously up to his paramour wagging his tail and giving her his best Heathcliffian glower, he then went for his killer move, a little love nip on the bottom. Molly was outraged and fled indoors yelping. Ari was dumb founded, if he had a crest it would  have fallen.

We walked back to the run and I tried to cheer him up by offering him a doggy chew, he looked up at me and said "I don't feel hungry any more" went into his kennel and lay down facing the wall.