{"id":10906,"date":"2015-11-13T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T08:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=10906"},"modified":"2015-11-13T08:00:45","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T08:00:45","slug":"friday-13th-november-2015-join-us-celebrating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2015\/11\/13\/friday-13th-november-2015-join-us-celebrating\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday 13th November 2015 – Join us celebrating"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alfie\u2019s Mistress<\/h2>\n

Today is a very special day and Alfie is putting his paws up. Three of us are writing sections for today\u2019s blog and in a very unusual step this first section is being written by a human. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve written any for Alfie before, but I\u2019m the one he refers to as his \"Alfie<\/a>Mistress. Today is Alfie\u2019s 10th<\/sup> birthday and we wanted to mark that special day by giving our thoughts on what he means to us.<\/p>\n

When I was a child I daydreamed of having a dog. I imagined a perfect companion who would share everything. A dog I could wrap me arms around in good times and in bad and who would be my soul-mate. I dreamed of the sort of relationship with a dog that is one in a million, a rare and special bond that you might see in the movies but doesn\u2019t often happen in real life. I was forty when Alfie came into my life and for the last ten years I\u2019ve had everything I ever dreamed of and more. He is my best friend, my soul-mate, my constant companion. If we are separated for long we both become miserable. I need him near my side as much as he needs me.<\/p>\n

Today is a very special birthday for Alfie and his remaining sisters and brother. I hope they all have a wonderful day and will do what I can to make it special for him in thanks for all the special days he gives me. I can only hope that as the pups go to their homes next week (and Ari will update you on them later in the blog) that they will bring their humans as much pleasure as Alfie has given to me and to the rest of our family.<\/p>\n

Please use the comments to send Alfie your birthday wishes. He loves hearing from you all.<\/p>\n

Shadow<\/h2>\n

I\u2019m not much of a writer as the others will tell you, so I\u2019ll keep it short. Happy birthday<\/p>\n

\"Shadow<\/a>
Shadow and Alfie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alfie.<\/p>\n

Alfie has been part of my life since I was eight weeks old. He\u2019s always been the big strong one that makes me feel safe. I know I\u2019m the pack leader and he\u2019d never doubt that, but even I get scared and when I do it\u2019s Alfie I turn to. He never turns me away, but just accepts I need to be near him once in a while.<\/p>\n

Aristotle<\/h2>\n
\"Sharing<\/a>
Sharing our Mistress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019m the one who runs rings round Alfie and annoys the life out of him. He\u2019s always been part of my life and I love him really. Happy birthday, Alfie. I can pounce on him and be mean to him and he\u2019s never mean back. I steal his food and his chews and he never complains. There is only one thing he\u2019ll fight for and that is his spot at our Mistress\u2019s side, but if I\u2019m nice he will share it just a little bit. He\u2019s a real gentleman and I probably abuse that. (Our Mistress has just said I should replace probably with definitely!). He\u2019s the best and I promise to be nice today as my birthday treat to him.<\/p>\n

And now back to the pups.<\/p>\n

They are amazing. They went to bed at 10.30 last night and didn\u2019t stir until our Mistress went to check on them on 6.00 this morning. And I mean did not stir! They actually slept through. They hadn\u2019t needed the toilet, they hadn\u2019t eaten, they hadn\u2019t played. Of course by then they were all ready for all three, but if they keep going like that life will be very easy. I guess they will feel the separation from their brother and sisters when they move out, so they may be less settled for a while.<\/p>\n

Although they try digging up the pen and play madly, one thing they have not done which other litters have is play with their food. They are very good at keeping their bowl of dry food tidy and eating it all. Our Mistress says it makes cleaning out the pen much easier when she doesn\u2019t have to chase round loads of little pellets of food.<\/p>\n

\"01b7431977d9232787978e8a4d051fdf2639dcd77e\"<\/a>Our Mistress is going to try to take some special photos of them later so you can see just how handsome they all are. In the meantime, this is D\u2019Artagnan relaxing last night while having a cuddle with our Master.<\/p>\n

Duchess has passed 5kg. She weighed in at 5090g and increase of 180g. D\u2019Artagnan is now 5900g and increase of 180g as well. Della is 5790g having added 175g and Dixie is doing just fine having reached 4695g an increase of 155g.<\/p>\n

Today’s video is HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

You can find short stories to read at www.alfiedog.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Alfie\u2019s Diary \u2013 the Book as well as our other books are available HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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