I am new to having a dog, and new to the ritual of dog walking. With the advent of the grape harvest and Pumpjack working as an Oenologist in Chablis it fell to me to walk our young Chewie in the mornings. I wasn’t looking forward to this, particularly as the days closed in and the weather turned colder, potentially wetter, not to mention the time it would take away from my day. Turns out, I must say, I love it.I have always wanted to be a morning person, and the animals have definitely cemented this reality with their dawn (if not earlier) to dusk lifestyle. Continue reading