2015: Resurrection

[Sweder]

How do the hounds cope with a mere walk, as opposed to the more usual lusty dash up Blackcap?

Oh they're not restricted, they cavort all over the shop, chasing imagined prey through the woods between Landport Bottom and Blackcap. They have to loiter at times, to let the two old fatties - me and Willow - waddle up behind. 

I've dressed them in light-weight muzzles to negate their new-found love of coursing - double-teaming anything that moves at speed. Rabbits, foxes, deer, galloping horses, other dogs, magpies, even Rooks. Nipping starts the process with other dogs. Muzzles = no nipping = happy days. It also eases the nerves of other dog-walkers. Ripley and Murphy are over-eager greeters. I know they're lovely and cuddly, but when they're heading at you at +30 mps they resemble furry velociraptors. Their Lecter masks are quite reassuring in that regard.