Our local Danish friend called by to ask a favour. The family had planned a weekend trip to Germany and booked their two white sheepdogs into the rescue/vets from where they were originally adopted. A few days before they were leaving they were told the rescue didn’t have room for them after all and as a last resort wondered if we would be able to help out for two days. Of course we were happy to do so.
The plan was that the dogs would have access to the house and gardens, we’d get the key code for the gates and once each day top up their bowls of food and water, simple. However we were a little apprehensive. We hadn’t seen the dogs for over a year and worried they might not appreciate strangers entering their territory. Bianca and Ellie are Maremma Abruzzese dogs traditionally used by shepherds to protect the flocks from wolves, quite protective creatures, quite big too. The larger of the two weighs 45 kilos, about 7 stones, I weigh 9.
So we took full instructions and on the Saturday walked the mile to the house to be greeted by two large barking dogs jumping up at the gates. Once we were inside they barked a bit more but calmed down when food appeared. There were also treats for us to give them and a brush so I gave them a quick groom, that helped and pretty soon we were all friends.
Next day we were looking forward to seeing them again, they didn’t bark at all and we spent time playing with them in the garden. We really enjoyed being with such beautiful dogs, such a nice distraction that we have offered to do feed them again if it’s not for too long.
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