{"id":12469,"date":"2016-12-22T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T06:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=12469"},"modified":"2016-12-22T06:00:54","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T06:00:54","slug":"thursday-22nd-december-2016-christmas-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2016\/12\/22\/thursday-22nd-december-2016-christmas-shopping\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday 22nd December 2016 &#8211; Christmas Shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Just because I\u2019m a girl does not mean I like shopping. What is it with humans? Today I have to go Christmas shopping \u2018just in case they are out longer than planned\u2019. I\u2019d rather stay at home and play with my toys, but apparently that\u2019s not an option. Thankfully most stores don\u2019t allow dogs so I don\u2019t actually have to carry the bags, but I do have to sit in the car and look interested when they keep coming back to it and leaving me to look after all<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4011-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4011-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4011-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4011-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4011.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Me caught having 40 winks<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>their purchases. To be fair, Mum doesn\u2019t like shopping either and wouldn\u2019t be going if she didn\u2019t have to. She\u2019s ordered most of the presents on line, but there are just a few things still needed which involve going to real shops. She hates crowds, very much dislikes struggling to park and would rather spend the day at home playing with my toys too. However, today more than anything was about Dad shopping and his back is bad so he may not actually be going. I said if he was staying here couldn\u2019t I stay too, but it seems that I bounce too much and besides Mum likes having me with her as it cheers her up, so shopping it will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I started doing my tests for breeding, before we found my heart murmur, I had my hips x-rayed as part of the process. I finally got the results yesterday and they\u2019re a B although not far off being a C. In total I scored 21 and lower is better. B goes up to 25. Shadow was a B but hers were 19 so a little better than mine. &nbsp;That\u2019s not great, but not too bad either. They aren\u2019t as good as many of the others of my breed who have been tested here, so Mum says I should be a little bit careful about the things I do as I get older, but as long as I\u2019m not stupid hopefully they\u2019ll be fine. Honestly, what does she think I\u2019m going to do? Although to be fair she has caught me jumping over the gates when I can\u2019t be bothered to open them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have fun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find short stories to read at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alfiedog.com\">www.alfiedog.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfie\u2019s Diary \u2013 the Book as well as our other books are available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/s\/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=rosemary%20j%20kind\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Just because I\u2019m a girl does not mean I like shopping. What is it with humans? 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