Meeting Tinkerbell

My friend, Jane, has 6 dogs in total, 5 Weims and a tiny Norfolk Terrier. They are all lovely but I was a little nervous that Tinkbell might find it all a bit over whelming. Between us we decided if Tinkerbell looks nervous we’ll just put her in my car and get straight off. I’d planned to spend a little time with Jane as I wanted to give Tinkerbell the chance to have run around after such a long journey.

I had a very nervous drive down on my own to meet Tinkerbell. Kevin and I discussed how to make the move as easy as possible for her and we felt she might be a bit overwhelmed if we were all there. I was also secretly a little pleased that I would get to spend some time with her alone before meeting the boys.

Just as I arrived at Jane’s I rang Cathy to let her know I’d arrived. Cathy told me she wasn’t far away now if we wanted to wait outside for her. She told me Tinkerbell had been as quiet as a mouse the whole journey. This wasn’t something she would keep up.

When Cathy arrived and she let Tinkerbell out I was instantly in love but also a little shocked. Tinkerbell was huge, I’d been told she was a tall girl, she was slightly taller than Bluebell but she was so fat also her feet didn’t look quite right, it was as if she was walking slightly on tip toes. Sadly these were two tell tale signs that she had been overfed and under exercised. My heart reached out to her instantly. I was also struck by what a gorgeous personality she had. She was so friendly and despite everything she’d been through she was very loving towards me. We decided we thought she’d been fine with the other dogs so off we went into Jane’s house. I have to admit I was holding my breath slighty….

Tinkerbell must have thought she’d won the doggy lottery or something. She positively woofed with delight at having so many doggy friends to play with. All 7 dogs made a mad scramble for the door and off they went into the garden to run around and play.

My poor baby was run ragged by the other dogs as she was so unfit bless her but she was obviously having the time of her life. We had a cuppa and watched them from the kitchen. Every now and then she’d run back into the kitchen to check we were all still there and then she was off again running back to play with her new pals. It was truly delightful to see her having so much fun.

With the poor girl adequately exhausted we decided it was time we headed back home. Tinkerbell easily went into my car which. Whilst it was nice that she trusted me so quickly it was a bit of a worry that she wasn’t more cautious. I immediately started thinking how easily she could be stolen.

Tinkerbell and I had a lovely peaceful journey home. Little did I know she was on her best behaviour and this angelic little girl wasn’t all she appeared to be.