Hedgehog encounter

Smalley was this days old when he met a hedgehog in the wild. 

We were out on the evening dog walk, boys with wizard staffs in hand, and almost home when Smalley spotted something scurry across the street. At first he thought it was a rat but was thrilled it turned out to be a hedgehog who kindly stayed still against the wall allowing Smalley to get so close he could touch it. 

We broke up some dog treats (organic and wholesome) and he put them down for the hedgehog then retreated back so as not to scare the little creature. Curiosity soon got the better of him. This led to a very gentle creeping forward following by huge jumps of joy, arms spinning, silently screaming with happiness as the hedgehog had grabbed the treats with its front paws and within two minutes had scoffed the lot. 

Overwhelmed with happiness at the whole encounter some tears of joy flowed when we made the final part home. Happiness comes by way of healthy, hungry hedgehogs.