Meanwhile Claire and Nobu...

 Nobu dug himself a nice cool hole under the dogrun table in the shade of the cherry tree and proceeded to laze, until Claire's furious barking lured him from his bothy.

 "There it is, just across the river, succulent, plump, DINNER!"

 Worn out by the hullabaloo and the heat, Claire retires under the table for a cool nap, watched over by Nobu...

When a friendly Bernese comes along asking to play, Nobu steps in: "No way, dude, let the lady chill"

Nothing like a personal bodyguard. Life is good.