03/06/2025
A couple of weeks ago, Buddy and I got to experience something quite special that reactive dog owners will absolutely appreciate.
We were down at Keswick Mountain Festival at 6am in the morning to watch Ritchie set off on his race. If you know Keswick, you know this area by the lake is absolutely packed at all hours of the day, with dogs everywhere. However at this time, it was completely empty but had all the coffee places open for the runners - so we got to enjoy a quiet walk through the woods, chasing stones in the lake and then a coffee afterwards where he got completely fussed over by the boys at the coffee van and was even given a cup of warm milk which went within seconds 😂
Whilst it might not seem like much, it was so special to take him with me to a place where it’s usually impossible, and to enjoy a coffee and walk with my dog in a place and in a way that many take for granted.
Don’t get me wrong, he’d definitely agree that he’s not missing out by not going to a busy mountain festival, and he still gets to race around in the fells (and actually completed all 214 Wainwrights a couple of months ago 🏆🐾) and he still eats all the doggy ice creams he can get, but this was amazing for him to experience a place that he’s usually not able to, and for me to have a coffee and walk with my best bud in a pretty cool, but usually extremely busy, place!
