Two dog stories tonight.....
One evening a family that lives in the east of the island decided to take their dogs for a walk on the beach at Grouville. It had been another beautifully warm day and although it was nearly 6pm there were still a fair few people enjoying the late sunshine, indeed some of them had brought along portable barbecues. Anyway as the 'family' approached the sands the dogs, one in particular, Brian (name changed) raced ahead, and in the blink of an eye had snatched a sausage off a barbecue, swallowed it, knocked over a full glass of wine and then taken a considerable bite from a bread roll. The 'family' were mortified and hurriedly dragged themselves and Brian further up the beach apologising profusely. It's fair to say they have not done an evening walk since.....
The second story took place over twenty years ago to a family in St Brelade, picture the scene, a harassed mother, four small children and bath/bedtime. Mother said to eldest son, go downstairs and fetch tablet/pill for your brother, eldest son dutifully does her bidding and brings back tablet/pill. Mother encourages child to take pill, child spits it out, mother gently chiding, repeats process, once again child spits it out. Mother exasperated asks eldest to bring her the packet,where it transpires that the pill she was trying to dose her son with was none other than the dog's worming tablet...... now the question is did the eldest son know that all along?!
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