Well, hello everyone. Whilst I\u2019m waiting for the snow that\u2019s forecast it\u2019s time for me to do another Friday Flashback and see what everyone did in the years before I got to join the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So here from 2006 is a little bit from when Alfie was only 4 months old:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was puppy training again last night. Now I like to think I am not a badly behaved dog, but then I like to think I am handsome, sophisticated and intelligent as well! I just didn\u2019t want to do any of it last night. It isn\u2019t that I can\u2019t, I will sit and come when called at home and you know how much I love playing fetch. Last night I just didn\u2019t want to. I was probably showing off a bit because James had come to watch and I was also testing out some of my new found strength. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I felt a bit mean by the end of the night as my poor mistress was really quite upset about it, she tries so hard the poor dear. I suppose looking after both me and James for the week has been quite hard work. Perhaps I should have put in a little bit of effort. One good thing that came out of it was that she has given up on the idea of training me using affection and praise. She has finally realised that bribery is much more effective, yet again \u2013 I win!!!! I suppose on the downside I am now threatened with spending more of the rest of me week doing training so that I can advance past the starter class. At least it will mean lots of treats along the way, can\u2019t be all bad.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Then in 2008 it was lovely to find that Alfie used to do all the sorts of things I like doing. Now that he prefers to stay at home it\u2019s easy to forget that he used to by Mum\u2019s constant companion in the same way I am. She says she misses that with him and reading this I began to understand a little bit. I hope I don\u2019t suffer from dementia when I get old. I want to carry on going everywhere with Mum forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well I walked yesterday. I know I walk everyday but there\u2019s walking and then there\u2019s walking. Yesterday involved some flat bits and some not so flat bits. My Mistress was out of puff for most of the not so flat bits. I think she was using my strength to pull her up the hills. The place we\u2019re staying is near Windermere. It\u2019s near the lake and from what I can see that is a mighty big lake. It\u2019s no wonder that it has been used by boats trying to go very fast. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I thought I\u2019d quite like a go driving a speedboat, but yet again people are being dogist and a dog can\u2019t actually hire out a boat. I\u2019m going to have to try persuading my Master to come with me. To be fair I don\u2019t think it will be persuading him that is a problem, I think it is unlikely that my Mistress would let either of us loose with a speedboat. Some people are just no fun at all.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s all from me for today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Have a great Friday<\/p>\n\n\n\n Love<\/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 2018 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":"2008<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Lake District<\/h2>\n\n\n\n