P.S. Flat Coat Retrievers do not take well to being yelled at; something to be aware of should you ever consider getting one.

Who does?
All dogs, all children, all of life makes a good teacher on that front.

It gets a bit disconcerting to see how deaf to others we have collectively become if you even try to yell, in vain, "WATCH OUT, you are going to walk into a .....!! Just watch them go boing in silence, I guess.

I don't need breakfast after I've read you. I have stepped into the basket and savour the wordscape before me instead. Even skipping lunch today.