Duration
Three nights
When
October 2022
Why?
To enjoy all the benefits of hiking with temporary canine companions!
I am not a dog person, I will admit. The trouble with canine companions is that at some point, you’re going to find yourself picking up after them. Or paying a four-figure vet bill.
Yes, they’re cute and fluffy, with boundless enthusiasm for life, but they come with a few downsides. Which is why it’s much better to enjoy them vicariously, by spending time with your friend’s pets. That way, you get to enjoy entertaining walks, while they get to deal with the vet bills, picking up, wrecked TV remotes and that all-pervasive reek of wet dog…
Labradors galore
This pretty much explains how we ended up on a campsite in Cumbria with our friends Mark and Catherine, and their two Labradors, Jake and Max.
Golden Lab Jake is quite simply one of my favourite creatures and he was born with an old head on his shoulders. Ever since he was a pup, he’s had a Victor Meldrew-like character – whenever he was over-fussed or didn’t like something, he’d simply
