Dear readers, I know this is ridiculous but as I’m getting older I’m getting more insecure. Our Mistress was out on Saturday morning and by the time she came home I’d got it into my head that she’d left me and I was in quite a state. I’m really not coping with Shadow’s hormones and Aristotle being so bouncy, but my problem is much deeper than that. I’m feeling insecure and not really sure what to do about it. The worst part is I know that our Mistress has to go away with Shadow again soon and that I’ve got to cope without her, but I just know I won’t cope at all. I’ve never been a brave dog, but I’m getting much worse. I can’t even explain myself why I’m having such a problem. Basically I’m suffering from stress and I need advice. I think if I were a human the doctor would sign me off work for a week or two, but that’s not going to make any difference. I think being with our Mistress full time for a couple of weeks might help, but I’d still have to go back to normal afterwards. Spending time with Bella helps. She gives me the courage to face up to things and doesn’t intimidate me at all, but she lives too far away to spend a lot of time with and I miss her. Our Mistress has promised to spend more time out walking with me and doing things together this week to see if it helps, but with it being summer I can’t just go out and about in the car with her and wait for her to come back as I can in the winter. I know I’m not making it easy for everyone, but I just don’t know what to do. I want to be a good dog, but I just get so worried.
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