公園で、いつものオヤツスポットで休憩している間もタイガがソワソワ。
After eating her treat at the usual spot, Taiga was getting restless.
気になるその方角には、
Her attention was directed to the field nearby.
ボーダーのシェリー君がいました。いつものように、飼い主さんが投げてくれるフリスビーを一心不乱に追いかけています。
A male Border Collie, Shelly, was at his usual trick - he is obsessed with his frisbee.
When he saw us, he approached us with his toy in his mouth,
フリスビーを地面に落としました。
as if to say "Do you want this?".
まるで「投げて」と言わんばかりの笑顔。
でも一歩でも私が近づこうとしようものなら、魔物が入り込んだかのように変身します。
The moment I took a step forward, he changes into another creature.
必死、の一言。これほどの執着心は、和犬では想像もできません。
He is possessed. This level of obsession is not something you see in a Japanese breed.
タイガは、一旦シェリー君のエネルギーに圧倒されたものの、照れ隠しなのか草風呂ゴロゴロで平静を装っていました。
Taiga was taken aback when Shelly changed his demeanour and now she tries to look unaffected by happily rolling on the grass.
帰宅してコーヒーを飲みながらくつろぐ一時。まだ蚊がいる季節なので網戸は閉めたままですが、雨後の草や土の臭いが漂ってきて癒されます。
Back at home, I enjoyed a mug of coffee as Taiga enjoyed a morning nap. After the rains over the last 3 days, the smell of grass and soil floated through the mesh door, which was very soothing for me having grown up in a mountainous region.
