Spotted and Unsavoury Dogs

Another beautiful day!

Mr. J took Daniel and I out to a country pub, The Spotted Dog in Penshurst, Kent for lunch. We took Ollie along with us and Mr. J decided to let him have a wander off his lead in the pub garden, which turned out to be not such a good idea, as he went into a large puddle of stagnant water that had flowed down out of a pipe from the terrace above! His long, shaggy coat was absolutely filthy and had the aroma of eau de drain. Unfortunately he had to go back through the pub to get to the exit and we had to use the pub's hose to wash him down! I think the pub's 'dogs welcome' sign might be changed to 'dogs extremely UNwelcome'.

We had a pleasant country walk after though, through the lanes in the sun. Ollie still isn't smelling as fresh as a daisy though, even after a 'shampoo and set' on his return home last night! I think Mr. J is going to have to buy a 'beautiful' fake lemon smelling, swingy cardboard air freshener for his car too.