hen we reached the first section of grass, on our way along the footpath, Poppy decided that it was time for a chase, and Gizmo was going to be her partner.
He’s twice her age and less that half her size, so I didn’t feel she was being particularly ambitious, but Gizmo didn’t see a problem with the plan, so I left them to it.
Teddy
We met Teddy as we arrived at the field, which is always a treat. Nova didn’t know whether to play with him, or get fuss from his Dad. She managed to split her time between them both quite successfully.
Rupert and Teddy did have a lovely play together, although Rupert thought the chase should end with being jumped on (as happens with Nova), but Teddy didn’t quite understand why Rupert rolled on his back in surrender.
Archie
Archie found himself a ball to play with, so when we left Teddy, he could show it off to everybody. Nova and Rupert would both have loved it, but it took Nova’s concentration to spot when Archie dropped it. When everyone was distracted, and the ball appeared forgotten, I decided to put it away for safe keeping. Nova was the one who realised what had happened, so she promptly found another ball. Rupert barked at Nova a few times, in the hope it would persuade her to relinquish the new ball to him, but it’s never worked in the past, and is unlikely ever to be successful. It’s impossible not to knock his ambition.
Gizmo decided it was time for another round of hide-and-seek, instead of leaving the park. The main challenge with the game is making sure Gizmo thinks he’s successfully hidden himself. Today he was ‘hidden’ behind a wire mesh fence, which in no way hid him from sight.