I can see where you're coming from, I sometimes wonder what makes me go out late at night, get soaking wet get told off by my fiance for walking to fast or to slow, or for being dragged around by my insane hound, but when you get to slip your dog on a rabbit and watch the chase nothing else matters,
I was out the other night walking around in mud up to my knees, horse-shit and i was soaking wet, and had been told not to wear my waterproofs as i would make too much noise, but Parker had a really good run corsing a bunny around the field for what seemed like ages!
I take my dogs out during th