A new dog appears on the windy beach. He’s male. He’s wearing a red collar. He doesn’t notice Shifty and Tequi downwind. They smelled him ages ago and are sitting side by side, watching him. Frankie couldn’t be bothered because she’s chasing crabs.
The new dog turns his head and spots our pack. Frankie, who has wondered upwind in her search for crabs is closet to red collar but he pays her little attention and she continues to not be part of the drama.
Tequi is standing now, her strong posture making up for her little hight. Shifty moves a couple of paces forward and sits down again.
Red collar starts to approach. All six ears are on high alert. Noses frantically sniffing.
He’s closing in. Shifty starts sprinting. Tequi follows suite. Faces, butts and paw prints are sniffed. Its a friend! Play time! That’s got Frankies attention.
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