\u2018Dear xxxx (obviously you fill that bit in)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Immense good fortune will come to the pets of all those that read the diary of the great Alfie Dog (you can leave out the great if you really have to). Please read his diary at www.alfiedog.me.uk<\/a> If you like it, please send the link to five of your gullible friends, and their pets, so they can share in the good fortune too.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n That should just about cover it although you might want to add something along the lines of \u2018Alfie Dog\u2019 is the leader of the Pet Dogs Democratic Party and spends every waking hour campaigning for more rights to be extended to pet dogs.\u2019 (I suppose it is just unfortunate that I don\u2019t have many waking hours!)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you think I should put something in about bad things happening to you if you don\u2019t pass the link on? I think that is how chain letters usually work. Alternatively, I could use the tactic of sending it out myself with a warning about some fake virus and see just how long it takes to go all the way round the world and come back to me. Well after all that exertion I need another nap. It is now your turn to do your bit and send it out. I shall know if you have by checking how many people are reading my diary. Thank you in anticipation and lots of frenetic tail wagging.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Then from 2009<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are trying out all the different footpaths and bridleways in the area to see which ones we like best. We went down a lovely bridleway with Highland cattle in a field next to it. However much I might feel a herding instinct when I see cows, I am by nature a coward and can\u2019t think for a minute that I was designed to herd anything with horns. One of them was quite friendly and came over to say hello, but I waved a paw from a distance rather than giving him the customary sniff. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2012 one of the early entries from Aristotle<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m teething. Don\u2019t you just hate it? I feel the need to chew on things constantly. I\u2019ve got teething toys but I tend to prefer dog chews or failing that an arm, leg, or the side of my plastic bed. The humans moan when it\u2019s their arm. I can\u2019t think why. I rarely leave holes that are very deep. It\u2019s not my fault my gums are sore. My Mistress says a little whisky rubbed on them might help but she thinks I\u2019m too young to start on the whisky. Why suggest it if she isn\u2019t going to let me try? That just seems plain mean.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I woke up feeling sick this morning. I wretched for long enough to get my Mistress\u2019s attention and as soon as she picked me up I said I was feeling ok. It meant we had to go outside though and then got to spend the rest of the night all cuddled up on the sofa, so it was definitely worth it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s it from me for today. Have a wonderful Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wilma<\/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\n\n\n \u00a9 2017 Rosemary J. Kind<\/p>\n\n\n\n All site content is subject to copyright and may not be reproduced without written permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_0146cropped-300x159.jpg\")