Odd one fair enough maybe but as others have said about the hard ground, it may of rained but no were near enough to soak into the baked ground, young dog, temps way to high, middle of summer, pregnant gear, bad craic alround really but upto you if that's how you want to continue in the game but don't think you gained out in the long run, also been mentioned of a past dog pulling up at hedges etc, well summer even early season can be the worst time for this especially for a young dog due to all the cover that's about..