Minusgrader och strålande sol. Det torde inte föreligga några som helst ursäkter för att inte ge sig ut på en rejäl långpromenad längs Edsviken, kanske mata fåglarna och fotografera rimfrosttäckta buskar. Men så förevisade M mig en dokumentär i två delar - som han haft vänligheten att ordna till mig. Två delar á 60 minuter på temat hundar.

Det är en dokumentär av och med den Brittiska skådespelaren Martin Clunes med titeln "A Man and His Dogs". Följande kan man läsa om denna dokumentär i två avsnitt:

"Martin Clunes sets off on a worldwide adventure to discover why the relationship between humans and dogs has lasted so long, and how this is changing in the 21st century, in a fascinating two part documentary - Martin Clunes: A Man and His Dogs.

He takes a wry and witty look why we are prepared to take the risk of sharing our homes with dogs who are genetically still 99.8 per cent like wolves.

Martin says: "When I look into the eyes of my own dogs I always find myself wondering the same thing: Where did you come from? These two films gave me the chance to embark on a fascinating journey of discovery to trace their ancestry."

A life-long dog lover, Martin is seeking answers to questions about where dogs come from, and how today's 400 so-called pure breeds can trace their ancestry back to the wolves which came in from the cold 15,000 years ago.

Martin invites the camera crew to meet his own dogs at his home in Dorset to work out whether the 99.8 per cent of their DNA which is bona fide wolf should give him cause for concern.

Martin's quest begins with Britain's oldest dog breeds (åh, vilka raser kan det vara månne?) and will follow his travels as he meets the latest designer pooches and scoops a prize at Scruffts with his dog Arthur.

He'll be investigating working dogs: including the Jack Russells who go ratting, sheepdogs rounding up flocks in the Lake District, and the Boston police dogs that catch criminals.

Martin will also look at the controversial issue of whether the journey from wolf to pedigree perfection is creating a time bomb, with increasing inbreeding causing terrible illnesses."

Någonting säger mig att solen nog skiner i morgon också. Jag tror en balja te och 2 timmar med Martin Clunes och idel hundar är precis vad jag behöver nu.

Fotot; Martin Clunes med sina hundar, de två Engelska Cockerspanieltjejerna Mary och Tina samt Labradoren Arthur.