I love you despite yourself!!

This morning I had to take my mum into out patients to get a 24 hour heart monitor fitted. Preparations did not go exactly according to plan and so by the time I put Dileas out to the garden for a quick pee before we left I was fairly stressed. This morning of all mornings he started barking at the next door neighbours(frankly psychotic ) Dalmatian through the fence. It responded in its usual way. Teeth bared snarling threatening pose. Big d is not one to turn down a challenge and he went mad. By this time our taxi had arrived and I couldn't get him back in the house. I YELLED at him so loudly that his tail went down. This never happens. I felt so bad. SO this afternoon I took him for a mega wood walk. Mud sticks rivers the lot. I think he's friends with me again!! The title words are his not mine!!