THIS MORNING'S WALK...

... was interesting.
(That's the pup's second walk - the one I took them in down Villa Lane.)
All began quietly enough until we encountered a motor bike, the driver of which seemed to be using the lane for speed trials. The pups weren't keen, but after some frantic barking, managed to calm down until...
... we met the horse! This was quite an experience, as the girls don't really know about horses and clearly decided that they had to assert themselves in front of this huge beast, which could have been really dangerous if the horse had been of a nervous disposition. Fortunately, I managed to keep them still at the side of the lane so the rider could get past - but they were still very yappy.
All was well for a while and then...
... the Samoyeds appeared, followed a few seconds later by their owner, who was leaning so far back against their harnesses that he was almost horizontal and resembled nothing more than the sledge that those guys would have been pulling in another life. Remembering the maypole incident of a couple of weeks ago, we ducked into a nearby field and waited for them to pass. Unfortunately the Sammys were all too aware of the pups - and the pups had clearly noticed the Sammys, so a lot of barking ensued before I could get back on track.
After that we met a very nice man with a Jack Russell who had superglue all over his head from an accident with a broken catflap. Don't ask! The pups made a bit of a fuss, but not too much this time and went to greet him amicably. Fortunately he responded favourably to them, so all was well.
However, the three young mums pushing their buggies down the lane may well have got more than they bargained for as they raced (yes - RACED) past us, and certainly the three sleeping babies were NOT asleep by the time the girls had finished yapping at them. (They reminded me of the mums we used to see in Central Park who were doing their fitness programme, with their babies in tow, jogging round the park pushing buggies and stopping to do a few stretches, then jogging off again, under the direction of a really fierce looking trainer.)  
Anyway, suffice to say it was not one of the easiest walks we've  ever done!