Fate was the Great Disruptor today. I took her to Pompanuck for my Tai Chi lessons and she stuck her head between my legs, jumped on Scott, plunged into the pond in search of koi, ran off to cuddle with Wally, a member of the farm staff, chased some chickens, tried to steal some bread in the bakery, tried to eat the compost, ran through the garden. Scott is do desperate for a dog, he didn’t mind. Red was wonderful, he sat behind us during the lesson and didn’t move.

After she trashed a good part of my lesson, we went over to the vets and dropped Red off for his laser treatment. Fate and I went for a walk, a terrified baby rabbit ran almost smack into her (and escaped into the meadow), a hedgehog popped out of the grass and scared her half to death, then we went to the vets to pick Red up and Fate crashed the proceedings, cuddling  with Nicole and jumping all over the summer interns.

I have never seen a living thing with so much energy and curiosity. Every single thing on the earth is her business. On the way out, Fate ran straight into a huge Great Dane and nearly fainted in shock. He growled a bit.  She got into the car quickly.

Then we went home. “How was Fate?,” Maria asked. “She was a monster, ” She Is The Great Disruptor.”