When we pop over to the field, we occasionally see a grumpy git walking two bouncy dogs. They're not allowed offlead, and he doesn't speak.  If you say morning you get a 'ugh' in response. If he can be bothered. 

So, there we were, playing football, and spotted him making a beeline for us, with one dog offlead.  They're Labradoodles, one black boy and one chocolate girl.  Boy doggy and Stella met.  Nose to bum, they went round. And round. And round. And round.  And then Stella realised her ball was unguarded so she cleared off to fetch it. Little boy decided she WAS playing, and bounced around her and 'gruffed' a bit, then two nutters started haring around.  The dogs, not us.

We had a natter about Stella's background and about his two dogs.  "I can't let her offlead, she doesn't always come back.  She just stands there looking at me - she ignores me and does what she wants.  Typical woman isn't she?!"  And with that he was off, grinning.

Mind you don't trip mate......