As my regular readers know, I have come to expect excellent service on the East Coast trains when I travel between home in Aberdeen and visiting Human Granny in her Care Home near Nottingham.
But I must say, the conductor on yesterday's train back north excelled himself. After noticing that I was languishing on the floor while a seat was available next to Gail, he patted the empty seat encouragingly, saying "Come up here Bertie; you'll be much more comfortable", and he lifted me so I could cuddle up to Gail. Then he took a nice photo of us (see below) and offered to fetch a bowl of water any time I should feel thirsty.
This is what I call Top Notch customer service.
In fact, it was all round a Top Notch Easter Weekend in Nottingham. Of course I got to spend quality time with Human Granny (whom we found in good spirits), played lots of tug-the-roadkill-fox with Gail's friend Janet, and on Easter Monday visited my poodle cousins Coco and Percy in Derbyshire.
I also met a most agreeable WFT called Teddy when out and about in Nottingham.
And finally, when taking a stroll between trains at Newcastle, I had good cause to feel grateful that I am a dog not a human...
Yes all in all, it was a totally spiffing Easter weekend.
PS Gail is betting that somewhere in the world someone is offering colonic irrigation for dogs...
