Wandering dog

Sometime, in the lull between the storm lifting and the farmer checking the roof on the potato barns for damage, Puppy went missing. She was by the AGA when the family sat down for dinner but when it was her turn to be fed she was gone. She is a free spirit so to begin with no one was too alarmed. The front door was left ajar and her mince and tatties left in a bowl in the hall.

When the farmer got up at four this morning there was still no sign of her. He's been along the shore to make sure she's not got trapped on the rocks by the high tide. We have been out in the car checking the golf courses to the south of the village for a Jack Russell terrier. 

The young Australian golf professional at the fancy 5 star resort doesn't even look up from his phone when I ask him if he's seen a stray dog. 'Naw' the most I can get in terms of a response. Some eye contact or a shrug of the shoulder would have been appreciated. At the next course down the coast the woman behind the reception desk hasn't seen Puppy but knows all about her. She'll alert the greenkeepers . The man who owns the toasted cheese sandwich shop on the beach tells 'The Font' he's been clearing up after the storm and hasn't seen any dogs at all. He promises to call if she's spotted.

Three French camper vans are parked on the square by the church. Their owners must have had an exciting time in yesterdays remarkable gale.

We check the churchyard to make sure Puppy hasn't been locked in. Other villagers are out at different points of the compass doing the same thing. Just goes to show even small dogs have their guardian angels.

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