Do I get to go to our grandparents and the hairdresser\u2019s with our Mistress? Do I get to go on a train? Ok, to be fair I hate busy city centres and I\u2019m not a big fan of public transport, crowds or noise but that\u2019s not my point. These days it\u2019s always good four-paws Wilma who goes everywhere. Shadow can\u2019t go as she thinks it\u2019s her job to guard any place and she\u2019d bark at the other humans trying to get into the hairdresser\u2019s, or on the train for that matter. Ari can\u2019t go because\u2026 well I\u2019m not sure, but he\u2019s Ari and apart from that he isn\u2019t great at walking on pavements as it hurts his elbows. I know there\u2019s a logic and I don\u2019t really begrudge our Mistress having one of us for company, but I can\u2019t help being just a little bit jealous that it\u2019s not me. To be fair, Wilma says they will probably have to stand on the train later and she doesn\u2019t enjoy that bit so much. Our Mistress says it\u2019s all good experience for her so she\u2019s really used to any and every situation and they do seem to have fun together. Wilma will as usual carry her own food and bowl and our Mistress will carry everything else. That usually results in the journey taking longer as people stop them wanting to take Wilma\u2019s photo, but she can handle that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma has been reading up on what she needs to do for her Pets As Therapy exam. One thing is that she has to go through a character test wearing only a collar and lead and not her harness. Our Mistress is going to have to get her used to that as we always have harnesses. We find them more comfortable and it means our collar can be a bit looser. I think she\u2019ll be fine, but some practice won\u2019t hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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