{"id":10920,"date":"2015-11-15T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-11-15T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=10920"},"modified":"2024-04-12T12:22:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T12:22:00","slug":"sunday-15th-november-2015-learning-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2015\/11\/15\/sunday-15th-november-2015-learning-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 15th November 2015 – Learning Fast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alfie\u2019s girlfriend, Bella, went into labour yesterday. She had a very long labour and must be very tired. Her firstborn was a little boy called Albion who had the privilege to bring our numbers in the UK to 60. As I write this she has had seven but may not have finished. So welcome to Astro, Alfonzo, Albany, Aslan, Alpha and Arthos. Alfie says he\u2019s happy to be a step-dad if you need him to be and he can\u2019t wait to come and see you and tell you how proud of you he is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pups are learning fast, but not in a good way. They all choose to poo in the area that was their whelping box. Our Mistress will normally be able to lean over the pen far enough to reach to clean it out without having to brave the marauding hordes! Anyway, the pups have worked out that is what she is going to do, so they maraud from the other side. It\u2019s like it\u2019s a game of who can get the poo first. It\u2019s about 50:50 at the moment! In reality our Mistress is now trying to teach them to sit when she goes to the pen with bowls of food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She won\u2019t open the gate to put it in until they all sit nicely and don\u2019t jump up. Of course, they have great difficulty containing their enthusiasm but they are trying very hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Mistress took a picture of me trying to get to know Duchess better yesterday. She\u2019d been having some blanket time with help from our Master and I said I\u2019d like to help too. We got on very well and she said she thought having a big brother was cool.<\/p>\n\n\n

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When the dog sleeps, he is sweet!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

In the German language course our Mistress is doing one line translates as \u2018When the dog sleeps he is sweet\u2019, now I realise the implication but you can\u2019t help thinking it applies to the puppies in this photo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s video is HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The puppies have nearly all passed 5kg, but now quite. Dixie is now 4990g having added 205g! Duchess is 5410g having added a more ladylike 75g. Della added 250g taking her over the 6kg and is now 6170g and D\u2019Artagnan added 240g and is now 6360g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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