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Joining the Dots and planning a Budget

“Tawny illustrated perfectly why experience catches more than merely sheer enthusiasm and athleticism”

For the first time this autumn I could see my breath as I boxed up my fidgety ferrets for the day ahead. The rising sun crept through the ageing stable, highlighting both Dotty and Budget as they jumped up against their kennel door.

Whipping their tails around excitedly, little did they know that instead of going for a leg stretch in the field, they would be coming with me and their mother, Tawny. I had some young ferrets to try out and, of course, rabbits to harvest.

Switched on

Whelped during lockdown, Tawny’s puppies are now five months old and they couldn’t be more contrasting. If you didn’t know, you wouldn’t think

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