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An unusual hazard
A small dog attached itself to the group I walked with today. As we were about to set off from the village green where we'd parked our cars, the dog appeared. It ran between us seemingly paying us no attention; we took no notice of it and set off on the footpath across fields and through woods. The dog accompanied us. One minute it was in front, then it disappeared into the undergrowth, then it reappeared, sometimes in front, sometimes behind us. I think we all decided it must have belonged to one of us, and were puzzled why the owner allowed it off its lead. Eventually we realised that it had joined us from the village.
At a fork in the footpath we turned left, the dog turned right. By the time we reached a main road there was no sign of the dog. However, a few minutes later when we were walking on the grass verge by the main road, the dog caught up with us. It ran down the middle of the road to the front of our line. Cars swerved, slowed, and screeched to a halt. The drivers probably thought the dog belonged to us and no doubt wondered why we were irresponsible enough not to keep it on a lead. After about ten minutes we managed to catch the blasted creature. Fortunately, one of the men, who had a nautical background, had a spare pair of bootlaces in his rucksack; this made a lead. He tied it to the dog's collar with a bowline, a knot, he said, suitable for the job. Someone else had a mobile phone and rang the number on the dog's collar. The owner was in and drove to us to collect her pet.
The dog, she told us, was called Hazard. Lately it had taken to following strangers. When I got home I put a long piece of thick string in my rucksack and learned how to tie a bowline. I shall practise daily for a week to make sure I remember what to do.
Thought for today
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone.
Bill Cosby (1937 - ) merican comedian
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(3.2.08 22:38)
It sounds like Hazard is just a friendly creature and your group was the most likely source of companionship around the village. Maybe he was trying to save you from the cars on that road. Maybe your group needs a mascot -- Hazard would do very well, I think.
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