A bit of excitement in the field

We arrived back from lunching in St. Antonin to discover  " chasse en cours" signs all the way up our country lane. A posse of white vans were parked and orange jackets, hats and guns were in evidence everywhere. This was obviously a big hunt, the noise of shouts, dogs bells, lots of them, horns hooting across the valley, it really was not the  quiet corner where we live. Bonny in the courtyard was going frantic having been joined by Kenza the dog over the road, both guardians of Mas del Sol.
We entered the house and gravitated towards the salon window which gives us a panoramic view of the surrounding fields and woods. Suddenly the donkeys started braying madly, wildly and then a stream of dogs chasing something we could not see passed through their field. Filou the big ugly chap and obvious protector of the donkey herd gave chase following the dogs.  The last dog in the pack was inches away from death from the donkeys pounding hooves. The dogs were out of the field and continued their chase over the road and beyond. The donkeys now had their "danders up" and were charging around the fence making a tremendous din. I quickly donned garden coat and boots and Bonny and I went to calm them. Three were huddled together but Filou was corralling them to keep them safe.
As I said to Bonny " Brave chap is our Filou" and I can tell you for free that you would not want to get on the wrong side of a cross donkey. I noticed none of the chasseurs were going in to that field... shame that.
Who says nothing happens in the country?

Dander up

1. (Zoology) small particles or scales of hair or feathers / possibly like dandruff

2. get one's dander up get someone's dander up to become or to cause someone to become annoyed or angry

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