The Beautiful Game

Whilst working in the garden today, I stumbled across an old football hidden under a bush. It brought back so many memories—every one of our dogs loved a football, each in their own way.

Manouk, Mehwi, and Mozzie would always try to grab the ball and run with it.

Mollo had a different strategy—he’d give the ball a bear hug to stop it from rolling.

The true star of the family was Midge, our football prodigy. She had a real talent for the “beautiful game,” effortlessly dribbling the ball past people and obstacles.

Once, she even joined an amateur game at Hazlehead park! For a good five minutes, normal play paused as Midge ran circles around the players—pure chaos, pure joy.