Scooby and Scrappy (aka Jess)

It's the weekend, so an opportunity for a big walk, in daylight!  Scooby and I met up with a little dog we know.  Jess, 4 years old, is another rescued dog and despite being a fifth of the size of Scooby she's a persistent little thing and happily keeps up with Scooby.

She's also another dog that bosses Scooby around.

Scooby and Jess at the hot chocolate stop at the end of a very wet and cold and muddy walk

The weather was absolutely horrible and it rained the whole time.  It was also really cold and incredibly muddy.  Poor Jess being so small practically disappeared in some of the bigger puddles.

Scooby and Scrappy...erm Jess

Scooby didn't exactly escape the mud and needed a bath when we got home.  He hates baths.  He'll happily run into the coldest, dirtiest ponds in the dark in the middle of winter but give him a warm bath and he's miserable.

Poor Scooby about to face the torture of a warm bath

After the bath there's the inevitable shaking of 'parfum de wet dog' all over the house and then the settling down on the settee for an epic snooze.

Scooby reflecting on how hard his life is?