Snow tired...

We have had some snow. The forecast was right for once - it started Sunday evening, carried on through the night and, on and off, throughout yesterday. By nightfall it was quite substantial. The supermarket delivery van couldn't get here: "stuck in the snow" several miles away and today the organic vegetable delivery man didn't want to risk coming down the drive so left the box up by the road. Technically then we're snowed in! I can't count on one hand the number of times I slipped over whilst 'doing' the animals this morning....... great fun. Well, you gotta laugh haven't you.     

Jaunty provided more cause for laughter. He was fascinated by the falling snow: first he tried to catch it but was puzzled when it disappeared and left nothing in his mouth. Then he followed the flakes as they fell to ground and was mystified as to where they had gone - why couldn't he find them? He snuffled and dug and pawed everywhere but not a flake in sight. As I walked he watched the snow kicked up by my boots and tried to catch it as he ran backwards in front of me - amazing that we didn't fall in a heap over each other.
 He spent nearly all yesterday afternoon hunting

for flakes under the snow - Gunner just looked on with that "What d'you expect from a puppy?" demeanour. Come this morning I think Jaunty was determined to 'find' it --- he scampered all over the place, looking in every corner, under every lump and bump till in the end he'd completely worn himself out. When I called him, he didn't come. He always comes when called. I got worried & whistled him. He comes faster than The Bestest Gundog when I whistle. Still no pupski. I started to imagine silly scenarios and went hastily from field to barn -and got there in time to see him come scampering out and stand looking about as if to 'hear' where the whistle came from.
Relief! He was just tired out. He jumped up and down (Zebedee is his middle name) with glee, licked my hand on the way and ran back into the barn and jumped up on the feed sacks - one of his 'safe' places! He was just snow tired.
When we came in he ran straight in his 'box' and slept soundly for the next three hours! He may be growing fast but he's still a pup.....