The Lake Full of Gin

Yesterday was a hot day here, a very hot day, and I have to say I did not really enjoy it. This morning was showing all the promise of being just as warm to be honest, as we walked down to the studio. So I found a corner behind the water cooler to settle down, opting to delay any patrol until the cool of the evening. At lunchtime, when the temperatures were at their highest, The Owner suddenly jumped up from his desk in an unfamiliar show of enthusiasm which quite startled me. But it was his next statement which startled me all the more! He said to me "Come on Jack, lets go for a wander down to the lakes. The water is "gin-clear" down there, you'll enjoy that!" I tried to find somewhere to hide to be honest. I have seen what a few glasses of gin can do to The Owner. So a whole lake full of the stuff!!???? I was not about to try any gin in a hurry, so I reluctantly dawdled along behind him, finding anything possible to have a sniff at in the hope he may get his attention diverted to something else. Well I am still a little mystified by his statement, as when he grappled me to the ground and threw me in, I was expecting to come out with my legs going everywhere except where I was instructing them to go. But they seemed remarkably co-operative to me. The water was nice and cool and very clear, so much so that you could see the bottom which unnerved me a little. It was still cool when I got out but I had made the visibility much more tolerable and I found myself unable to see more than a few inches in front of my face. He did get his camera out to take some pictures of me which I was not so happy about. I managed to jump up at him as I exited the lake and.... well..... the camera will dry out eventually I expect, so no need to worry. Me? I just managed to dry off a little by rolling in the dust on the way back. I am hopeful of another patrol down there this evening, but so far he seems a little reluctant. Perhaps he needs the gin instead of me.