Hi, I’m Dr. Maja! Read my introduction to study extra about me and my two crossbreed canine, Lava and Hela.
Lava was born and raised within the countryside. Always working round after cattle and different canine, rolling in contemporary hay, making an attempt to run off into the woods, and sometimes succeeding. But I by no means considered her as being a secret seaside bum. She wasn’t large on chasing the ball, and would fairly discover the longest out there stick or log, or would attempt to dig a decent-sized gap and tear by roots and weeds within the course of. Until I took her to Jersey, one of many Channel Islands.
Sand Must Feel Good on Paws
Jersey is gorgeous! With lengthy sandy seashores on the south coast, cliff paths on the North, and a number of other water reservoirs and woodlands, there’s something right here for everybody. And Lava, to this point being a correct farming and climbing canine with an curiosity within the forests, hills, and mountains, turned out to really be a seaside canine.
From the primary second she skilled the huge sandy seashores, delicate to the contact, and clean, with the ball rolling away for what appeared like eternity, she couldn’t get sufficient. Beach walks turned our each day routine for the few months we spent in Jersey collectively, on a number of events. She beloved chasing the ball and different canine, working out and in of the water, being puzzled by the foamy swell and the surfers. And her all-time favourite, the seagulls. Always round to tease the canine, however out of attain. Lava would run enthusiastically after them, solely to return empty-handed, fortunately.
Always Mischievous
The greatest a part of our journey to Jersey was additionally the time of the yr we selected. It was both spring or fall and the seashores weren’t that busy with individuals. However, sooner or later we visited Portelet seaside with a pal and her canine, and the day began because it often does. Both canine have been working round like mad on the seaside, chasing the ball, seagulls, and one another, as quickly as one had something even remotely attention-grabbing of their mouth, like a bit of seaweed. They have been having an excessive amount of enjoyable to care in regards to the few individuals who got here right down to the seaside.
One of them was a person who sat down on the sand and tried to benefit from the views. There have been additionally some youngsters round whom Lava approached immediately, and so they performed together with her, winding her up. The subsequent minute, regardless of me calling her after which pretending to be going off in the wrong way, which often does the trick, she did essentially the most silly factor ever. Okay, possibly not the most silly, as her list of mischievous deeds is fairly lengthy, however this one comes within the prime three for positive.
Luckily, I Don’t Speak Any French
So, one may argue that she obeyed me as she got here working in direction of me at full pace. But, within the course of, she actually jumped over the man sitting down cross-legged on the sand. He was livid, and sand was flying all over the place! I didn’t perceive a phrase he spoke, because it was in French, however I may simply guess what he was making an attempt to inform me. I used to be so embarrassed that I wished to sink by the sand. My pal was laughing like loopy. I apologized many instances, however seeing that the person was too upset to simply accept it, we lastly walked on. Lava was utterly unaware of the chaos she created and continued working round on the seaside, having the time of her life.
What Now?
Where we reside now, there are not any sandy seashores. There are seashores which are rocky or lined in pebbles, and so they nonetheless make her blissful, however I ponder if I’ll handle to discover a place she likes as a lot as she did Jersey, which is simply over a 1,000-mile highway journey away. I’m contemplating taking her there once more someday sooner or later, however within the meantime, I’m making an attempt to see what different experiences would evaluate with this. And I believe in addition to the sandy seashores, snow is Lava’s second best. Despite it being arduous to stroll in if ankle deep or extra, she runs round and rolls in it, and eventually seems to be as blissful as she did in Jersey nearly two years in the past.