I\u2019m at an age where I like my routine. I need to have the same things happen at the same times every day of the week. I getup about 6 now. That\u2019s something our Mistress is very happy about. She was finding 5 a bit early. Then after going outside I have a twenty minute nap before starting to demand my breakfast. I then alternate napping with snuffling at the bottom of the kitchen door until noon when I demand lunch. I then repeat the morning until about 4 when I start to demand my tea, even though our Mistress thinks she doesn\u2019t feed me until 5. The evening is a repeat of the morning and afternoon. Although on a bad day I bark my way through some of the day as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why am I telling you all this? Well as an elderly dog I really don\u2019t like my routine to be broken. I know I go swimming on a Tuesday and I\u2019m sort of ok about that. Usually my vets visits are ones I\u2019ve asked for so I can\u2019t really complain about those. The problem is the Christmas deliveries. It\u2019s not that the doorbell ringing bothers me over much these days.It\u2019s just that since I\u2019ve been sharing a room with Shadow she drives me bonkers. The doorbell rings and Shadow thinks we should all do something about it. She bounces round the kitchen, she bounces on me. She\u2019s a very bouncy sort of dog. Consequently, our Mistress rarely tries to answer the front door.Instead she rushes out of the back door and all the way round the house to the front. It\u2019s easier than being bounced on. I do not have that choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deliveries are not just once a day either.Yesterday there were at least three. Today I think we might be expecting the same again. I\u2019m seriously thinking of asking Shadow to go back into her own room, at least until Christmas is out of the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now to get myself mentally prepared to go swimming. I think I\u2019m taking Aristotle today. I\u2019m just hoping that Shadow can deal with the deliveries while I\u2019m out so we can have peace and quiet when I\u2019m back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alfie<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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