 As it passed the boy, at a distance of approximately 10m, it turned its head and stared momentarily at him, but was disinterested and carried on walking.The boy, named Patrick, lived at the house now named "Bluebells" in Pockford Road.When asked if it could have been a dog, the boy replied "no, because it had a long curved tail, a wide head and it picked its feet up like a cat ... but it was the same size as a big dog".