{"id":12863,"date":"2017-03-19T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T06:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=12863"},"modified":"2017-03-19T06:00:37","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T06:00:37","slug":"sunday-19th-march-2017-shadows-first-swim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2017\/03\/19\/sunday-19th-march-2017-shadows-first-swim\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 19th March 2017 &#8211; Shadow&#8217;s first swim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4319.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4319-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4319-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4319-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4319-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4319.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday I went to watch while Shadow had her first swim. Mum weighed her and it seems bringing her diet to an end may have been a bit premature. She has already started to put the weight back on so her food is being permanently reduced, although not by as much as it was while she was really dieting. Anyway, she was very happy to go to the swimming pool right up to the point she realised that this time she was swimming rather than Ari or Alfie. I was going to say you should have seen the look on her face, but actually you can as Mum managed to capture it on her phone. It was funny, when she was swimming towards Mum she was all over the place and her tail was really thrashing about. When it came to swimming back towards the other end she was much more stable and after a while was doing really well. The lady who goes in the pool with her was very impressed by the progress she made and Mum said she could really see where Ari got his swimming ability from. Shadow was a bit out of puff and she said it made her realise she was not quite as fit as she\u2019d thought. She\u2019s up for going again and said she might quite like it after a while. That\u2019s good news as Mum booked her in again in three weeks\u2019 time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we\u2019re off to Fun Day but we\u2019re going to be a right pair. Well, to be fair all three of us make quite a set. I have pulled a muscle in my leg so won\u2019t be running around. Shadow says she\u2019s a bit stiff from yesterday and doesn\u2019t want to overdo it and Mum has a chest infection so really would quite like to stay in bed. She\u2019s organising things but would rather not have to do too much shouting. It could be a very quiet journey home later!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Sunday<\/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>Yesterday I went to watch while Shadow had her first swim. 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