I took the dogs to High Elms this morning – my first woodland walk with Maltby. I didn’t have any concerns about him running off, but I was a bit worried that he’d want to play with a ball – not a good idea in woods!

But very soon he caught on to the idea of chasing sticks instead, and soon they were both running around with a stick in their mouth:

(Sorry for the poor photo – fast moving dogs and little light)

He totally ignores other dogs (and owners) which is a nice change from the last visiting dog I took to High Elms.

Later on, they had a brief tug-of-war:

However, it was a lot of work keeping a constant supply of sticks being thrown for TWO dogs!

Back home, Maltby is a lot calmer now he’s a bit more settled.