78. Watford - House and Pet Sitting - Episode 18

 This next sit had us travel just to, Watford, just north of London, where we were looking after 2 dogs that had distinctive and very different personalities.

We drove through some ordinary weather, which included a traffic jam on the M25 freeway. (This became a regular annoyance.  The M25 is frequently a carpark.). We arrived pretty much on time and were met by Barbara and Peter, who welcomed us warmly. 

The house was a semi-detached 'two up/two down'. It was a cosy fit, but toasty warm.

Bella was odd but cute. When she wanted something, she'd just stand on her hind legs and watch you intently. She was jealous of Alfie too. If Alfie even glanced at another female dog on our walk, Bella would certainly let him know it was VERY unacceptable behaviour.

Bella.

Alfie was a very large labradoodle who was such a chilled dog. At bedtime, he had a habit of sleeping under our bed all night. He reminded us of Falkor from The Neverending Story' movie.

Alfie.

The town itself was a bit ordinary. There was a canal nearby where people live on their boats. We were only there for a few days and didn't get out much as it was very cold . The photo below was taken at pretty close to zero degrees.

Bella didn't like having her harness put on and taken off, so we just left it on, not wanting to be bitten.  She had been Barb's mother's dog, a spoilt, little old lady's dog, had clearly ruled the roost and was temperamental. Watford didn't do it for us and we counted down the days...