All spiffed up for Agatha

Was Gail right in thinking I needed to be all spiffed up ahead of the monthly Aberdeen and shire Fox Terrier walk this weekend? 

On Saturday morning she declared: "Surely Nobby you want to look your best for your WFT girlfriend Agatha tomorrow."

So I was subjected to a bath (with shampoo - the horror....), a light strip and trim of my winter furs including my beard, ears and, oh the indignity, a close clip of furs around my private parts.

(I'd worked so hard at growing a long bushy beard and am not at all convinced by Gail's assertion that hipster-style facial fuzz is outmoded.)

Then on Sunday at 11 a.m. we met the usual foxy gang, this month at Aden Country Park. 

I leave it to you to decide whether Agatha, seen here chasing me at full throttle, strikes you as the kind of gal who judges a chap on the finer points of his grooming routine...

Aden Country Park, near Mintlaw, is a fair bit north of Aberdeen and the snowdrops here were still in full bloom. Here's a nice picture of me posing quietly, Agatha being momentarily otherwise occupied...

Oh, and here's my darling Agatha, back again...

photo by Claire 

Stalemate

When Nobby and Agatha meet in the grounds of Crathes Castle on Sunday...

The Nobby and Agatha Show

It was, as ever, lovely to meet up with my fox terrier chums at Castle Fraser on Sunday morning.

Eight dogs were present, Merin, Rupert, Agatha, Daisy, Jinx, Peanut, Snowflake and of course my good self.

But I'll be honest, there's only one pup for me, and that's wee Agatha, fellow mudlark and, well basically, the most fun foxy ever, by far! 

That's her, back left, with me in the middle, looking on admiringly.

See Agatha play!