I hope he stays as the northern nightingale is a boon to any summer evening in the garden but, as there is no sign of any females of the species, he will probably move on.
A new chum has enlivened recent outings. An ex-working collie belonging to a retired farm manager who has recently been in hospital, she has been a great addition to outings, pleased to get out for a long stretch of the legs and a good sniff around.
Like most working dogs she is totally intolerant of any of the pampered pooches she meets and shows an almost admirable willingness to fight with any of them regardless of size from Alsatians to Jack Russells, an attribute shared by the long lamented and dearly missed BFC ( Best Friend Collie). In his case, he only picked fights with other males, having other designs on the ladies. NCC (New Collie Chum) seems to adhere to a modern feminist ideal. When it comes to fights she is not gender specific. After the demise of VBA (Very Big Alsatian), I’ve missed having a dog on walks so this might be the start of a beautiful friendship as someone-in-a-movie once said. We shall see.
NCC
