Just Another Day..

[FUJI 17,102]

Xmas day is no different to any other now the kids are all grown up in this house so plans were made as they are every year as to our venture out on crimbo morning.This year I had to leave Boots in his kennel as he is recovering from an injury he received almost 3 weeks ago now & Fenn is almost 7 weeks in pup so she too had to sit this one out after being in action for the 4 previous Xmas days.Old Don is exactly that old so it left our sapling Mario to fly the flag for the team.Myself & my second youngest lad set off at 5.30am for the hundred plus mile drive where hopefully we would get to stretch Mario's legs! Oh & obviously Ruby the Pom was in situ too lol..On arrival at our destination the rain duly made an appearance well it's par for the course isn't it? The wind was nothing short of wild! Being honest I didn't really expect to see anything as on previous visits with similar conditions I'd never ever seen anything! As we proceeded to ever heightening running ground I stumbled upon a set snare & carried on past it without interfering with it when not 20 seconds later I heard a choking noise from behind me only to see Ruby caught by the neck in another snare lol,we just freed her and reset the snare for the Gamekeeper lol.We had covered 6 miles on our return to the motor so nothing really but the weather didn't make things easy.I have been really struggling with my knees of late & today confirmed what I already knew,they are f****d!! I even hit the deck twice because of the darn things,will have to be the dr's again after Xmas to see if anything can be done? We did see 7 or 8,Mario got a gallop on 4 but 2 went to ground pretty sharp enough so the dog had no chance,the other 2 he caught nicely one of which was a real good spin.I've not rushed the dog although he was 16 months last week,he's going ok & showing plenty of promise.We were back in the house by 12.15pm & I even got a dinner brought from my ex wife lol so good day all round I'd say.I have a few pics but I'm enroute to hospital to visit my old fella just now but will add a few when I'm back home..Merry Christmas folks,keep on keeping on ?

[brambles 3,179]

I've told you before about my heart bleeding for you no sympathy here buddy lol it was a great day to be out and about good to see you back atb

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Great to see you back posting Fuji. Enjoyed that.

 

I hope that Mario pup follows his elders and does the job for you.

 

Merry Christmas fella.

[nothernlite 18,075]

Nice to see you back posting snares had to take the dogs from a few the keepers set for the foxes every year. They things are murder for going to ground on the moors atb

Edited December 25, 2016 by nothernlite

[low plains drifter 10,235]

Some sort of feckin hurricane going on over the windy land, they've been keeping a low profile today lol

[johnrussell84 2,830]

Plus one good to see u back mate hope all is well An the doc sorts them legs off urs out

[Haiddheliwr 1,911]

Good write up mate! Nice to have you back, hope you get those knees sorted!

[jacklee91 16]

alright mate just heard on the radio to check in on the elderly this time of year,so i thought of YOU,hope your well,was just talking to a old friend of yours tommy,he said he was going to pop in to see you ,but was not sure if your living in same place or not PM me if you wish atb jack

[FUJI 17,102]

Aye I'm in the same place Jack just tell him to drop in as & when matey be good to have a catch up

[FUJI 17,102]

[FUJI 17,102]

Boom!!!

[cold pint 330]

Mario has turned into a fine animal Fuji credit to you mate

[forest of dean redneck 11,523]

Dear God what happened to ruby, lol

Have you thought about taking walking stick with you ?

[jukel123 7,957]

Dear God what happened to ruby, lol

Have you thought about taking walking stick with you ?

 

Walking stick is a necessity for me now on terrain like that. My knees are ok going up but painful on the way down . A staff saves the kees a lot of work and pain.

[forest of dean redneck 11,523]

 

Dear God what happened to ruby, lol

Have you thought about taking walking stick with you ?

 

Walking stick is a necessity for me now on terrain like that. My knees are ok going up but painful on the way down . A staff saves the kees a lot of work and pain.

Sometimes a sturdy stick can come in handy, not just as support but pushing undergrowth aside, waving at boisterous livestock, as a priest etc ,also helps blend in as a walker with a dog