{"id":12616,"date":"2017-02-06T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=12616"},"modified":"2017-02-06T06:00:06","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T06:00:06","slug":"monday-6th-february-2017-happy-birthday-shadow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2017\/02\/06\/monday-6th-february-2017-happy-birthday-shadow\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday 6th February 2017 &#8211; Happy Birthday, Shadow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A very happy birthday to Shadow and her brothers Kai and Rocky. They are eight years old today. Shadow is celebrating by having an extra biscuit even though she is on a diet and will of course be having a nice walk with our Mistress. I shall do my best to help her celebrate by getting over excited and jumping all over her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_4121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_4121-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_4121-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_4121.jpg 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s funny, being so full of bounce, you\u2019d think that Alfie wouldn\u2019t cope with me, but I am the only one he does like. We even curl up close together which Mum loves to see. I like that he lets me stay close to him, he\u2019s very important to me and I always give him a goodnight kiss before bed, just as Mum does. After she kisses him goodnight I always take my turn too, before getting into my own bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is one way that dogs and humans are quite different. Dogs don\u2019t get excited about shoes. Mum spent her weekend getting very excited about having bought a new pair of shoes. It\u2019s not just any pair, it\u2019s a new pair of walking boots that won\u2019t leak when she takes us for walks. As you can imagine with all of us she has to do quite a lot of walking and her existing boots are no good in the wet, which is a bit of a problem when you live in England. Thankfully that problem has now been solved and she\u2019s like a child with a new toy, or me when I have a bone, which reminds me she has not bought me a bone for a while. I shall have to have a word with her about that. Maybe if I hold one of the boots to ransom and threaten to chew that I might find a bone appears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a great week<\/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>A very happy birthday to Shadow and her brothers Kai and Rocky. They are eight years old today. 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