Perhaps it was the sight of a bold toddler astride a pit bull that prompted Alyson and Julia's stories -
We were lolling upon white sofas in Willowford Farm -
We'd seen the tiny pitbull jockey in the pub garden of the Samson Inn -
I'd imagined a steeplechase of pitbulls, sponsored by the Emir of Dubai -
Alyson leaned forward, her eyes bright -
My great uncle had a dog she said - it was kept chained up - it was very fierce - he would stand next to it, smoking his pipe -
The dog would be snarling away - he'll have your leg off he'd say -
My great aunt would say - he's a bit saucy -
Julia then told a story about staying in a country house and being trapped inside her bedroom by two alsatians -
No midnight trips to the loo that night -
Alyson remembered a friend who had a mountain dog -
He was alright - but he didn't like anyone turning their back on him -
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July 11 2014
Willowford Farm
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