You would not believe how excited Aristotle is today. I know he\u2019s six, but he really is a puppy at heart. He\u2019s going on a play date. Because of his bad legs he hasn\u2019t had that many play dates. If he does too much running around he has a few days where his leg hurts and he limps. However, today both he and Wilma are having a play date with his half brother Bernie. Wilma has met up with Bernie from time to time on the race course in York, but today they are going to the paddock at the kennels. That means that Ari can play for as long as he is able and can then safely sit and wait while the others keep playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019s actually as excited to be spending some time with his half brother as he is for the actual play itself. They have the same father and according to our Mistress are both handsome boys. I\u2019m hoping she will take a photo for the family album that she can send to their father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It did make me wonder just how many half brothers I\u2019ve got in one place or another. I know my dad was dad to a number of different litters, but I think they were mostly in Switzerland and Austria. I guess even the youngest of them would be getting on now. I think my last lot of siblings were born in 2008 so even they would be ten years old this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now I know this is completely unrelated to anything else I\u2019ve written today, but trust me it is very high on my mind. They\u2019ve been muck spreading in the field opposite our house this week. That gives rise to two problems. Firstly, Shadow is constantly on the alert telling the rest of us what is going on. It wears thin after a while\u2026 well after the first ten minutes if I\u2019m being strictly honest. Then there is the smell. Oh it\u2019s bad. Gloriously, wonderfully bad and as a dog what you really want to do is rush outside and roll in whatever it is. I\u2019m told it\u2019s pig slurry, but to me it smells wonderful. The humans don\u2019t see it in the same light, but that\u2019s humans for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love Alfie<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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