We have been taking care
of a dog for the past three weeks. The owners (our friends) needed to go to
We have enjoyed having her
here. She is well-behaved (mostly) and very quiet - except for loving to chase
cats when I walk her. And Vaison has a lot of feral cats!
Since I always enjoyed the
routine of walking our dogs, taking this berger out three/four times a day has
been enjoyable. Walking her at night around 10:00, I realize how small our
village is in winter. It is quiet and there is rarely anyone on the streets –
except other dog-walkers and feral cats. This village is truly a “roll up the
sidewalks” kind of town in winter. I know that the population will double in
summer but in March it is VERY quiet at night.
A downside of the
dog-walking routine is bad weather. In the past three weeks, there was one
heavy rain day (pleuvoir comme une vache
qui pisse) but when the north of France
She adapted well to our
little apartment and made herself quite “at home”. In a place this small, one
might think that supervision would not be a problem but she managed to clean
Ellen’s plate one evening when I was out and Ellen went to wash her hands
before eating. Like the deerhounds we used to have, she loves butter and
emptied the butter dish that was on the kitchen counter – twice! (we should
have remembered that behavior!)
The owners were supposed
to return to pick her up last Sunday but their car broke down (requiring a
rebuilt engine that had to be shipped from Spain
Now that Anna has returned
to her owners, our little apartment seems larger – but empty.
