Okay so most of you know Esmerelda.
Well a friend came round the other day and asked why she wasn't very 'adventurous'. She commented that she didn't utilise much of the space available to her in the garden and it made me think. I never thought it was a problem or anything just her behaviour, but now I'm wondering, should she be more curious? Should she be exploring every nook and cranny or what?
Unadventurous? Me?
Okay so as we have to put up with temperamental British weather she doesn't live outside. However she normally goes outside every day in the summer unless it's raining etc. She has an ample amount of space in which to roam and graze put she seems quite content to walk around in the same spot all the time.
She has a 'route' in the garden which she spends most of the time tramping about despite her having the freedom to roam wherever she likes.
This is the space in the garden which she has access to,
and this is where she seems to enjoy spending most of her time.
She walks up and down, not always the same way, she does wander off onto the patio or to the other grassy side of the garden but she only ever seems to graze in one spot and I don't get it.
Look at all the lush green grass and weeds growing,
then look at the spot where she grazes.
The difference is quite significant.
Look what she's done to the grass as a result of her favouring this area,
as opposed to this where she doesn't walk.
She has a paddling pool out there to bathe in and she has a dog kennel to hide out in which she never uses, she always hides out under the fuchsias.
The only time she seems to wander anywhere else is if I'm out there on the grass with her then she'll walk up to me and graze, she pretty much sits on me!
I just wish I knew what was going on in that little head of hers, why doesn't she explore the garden? Is she boring? Or does she just like the security of the shed walls? Or should I just tell my friend she's fine and bugger off?
I should add she has always done this, ever since I can remember.
Any thoughts?
Well a friend came round the other day and asked why she wasn't very 'adventurous'. She commented that she didn't utilise much of the space available to her in the garden and it made me think. I never thought it was a problem or anything just her behaviour, but now I'm wondering, should she be more curious? Should she be exploring every nook and cranny or what?
Unadventurous? Me?
Okay so as we have to put up with temperamental British weather she doesn't live outside. However she normally goes outside every day in the summer unless it's raining etc. She has an ample amount of space in which to roam and graze put she seems quite content to walk around in the same spot all the time.
She has a 'route' in the garden which she spends most of the time tramping about despite her having the freedom to roam wherever she likes.
This is the space in the garden which she has access to,
and this is where she seems to enjoy spending most of her time.
She walks up and down, not always the same way, she does wander off onto the patio or to the other grassy side of the garden but she only ever seems to graze in one spot and I don't get it.
Look at all the lush green grass and weeds growing,
then look at the spot where she grazes.
The difference is quite significant.
Look what she's done to the grass as a result of her favouring this area,
as opposed to this where she doesn't walk.
She has a paddling pool out there to bathe in and she has a dog kennel to hide out in which she never uses, she always hides out under the fuchsias.
The only time she seems to wander anywhere else is if I'm out there on the grass with her then she'll walk up to me and graze, she pretty much sits on me!
I just wish I knew what was going on in that little head of hers, why doesn't she explore the garden? Is she boring? Or does she just like the security of the shed walls? Or should I just tell my friend she's fine and bugger off?
I should add she has always done this, ever since I can remember.
Any thoughts?
