Another Leisurely Day with the Canine Duo

It was another beautiful day in Ambialet so I decided to go for a walk with the canine duo. The big, silly canine story for today involves myself, Brun, JayZ, a pair of hikers, and their dog.

Beginning our walk, there was a pair of people hiking with their dog just outside the priory. As usual, Jay-Z decided he wanted to play a bit too aggressively with the other dog. I held him by his collar as the other dog's owner held him. Meanwhile, Brun casually strolled over to the hikers' dog to sniff him a bit and say hello.

Of course, the hikers looked rather startled when Brun walked toward them. She didn't run or act aggressive at all, but of the 2 priory dogs, Brun has a slightly more intimidating build. I can only imagine the thoughts running through the hikers' heads as Brun walked toward them. Haha, priceless.

More priceless, yet, was the language barrier. As you know, my fluency in the French language is quite lacking. Since I wasn't ordering coffee or saying hello, few words remained to explain that Brun is really quite harmless. Piecing together the few words I do know to fit the situation, I came up with a combination that would hopefully get my point across.

Holding JayZ with one hand and pointing to Brun with the other, I said "Bonne fille, bonne fille," in an attempt to convey that Brun was harmless through my insanely limited vocabulary. Who knows if the pair of hikers really understood me at all. They just sort of looked at me and walked away, dragging their dog along beside them.

Haha, maybe I should work on learning a bit more French soon. Might make conversing with the locals and visitors a bit easier. Couldn't hurt.

Excitement over, the canine duo and I continued on our walk. What a lovely day. :)

Crazy Dogs

I went on a walk with Jay-Z and Bruen again today. At the bottom of the hill, there is a Y in the path. Normally, I go left past Nadine's coffee shop. Today, the dogs and I went right. I was curious as to what might be in that direction and Jay-Z led the way. Let's just say that staying left would've been a far better choice. Jay-Z got into a little scuffle with a grumpy neighborhood dog.

No one got hurt and the dogs stopped their little battle the moment I yelled at them. Bruen, of course, stayed back with me. She paid full attention to the other 2, ready to spring to action if her brother needed her to. Gladly, Jay-Z and neighborhood dog broke it up relatively quickly and we went on our way to the river while grumpy dog went back to his porch.

Interestingly enough, the owners of the grumpy dog didn't come out of their house or even look out the window to see what was going on. The dogs were barking and growling in their little fight and I yelled... surely somebody heard us? Oh well, no harm no foul. Just have to make a mental note: don't turn right at the bottom of the hill when with the dogs.

Otherwise, it was another beautiful day in Ambialet and the dogs and I had a nice time by the river.