Humans so often underestimate us dogs. Yesterday I saw someone who I have not seen for a while but who was very important to me in my early puppy years. For a while I totally reverted to puppyhood and was rather enthusiastic in my greeting. I made such a nuisance of myself that I did have to be put in the other room, but the point is, of course I\u2019m not going to forget someone who used to take me out and play with me when I was small. Even humans have a soft spot for people who were special to them and why should dogs be any different? We\u2019re all much the same underneath. We have our likes and dislikes, our insecurities and our fears. We all like some love and affection, and we all like to be talked to with a gentle voice. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I was feeling a bit down when I went to bed the other\nnight, there had been an unfortunate incident with Shadow\u2019s chew. I had come\nout of my den behind the desk not knowing it was there and she thought I was a\nthreat to her chew and flew at me. Anyway, I was a bit upset and when I went to\nbed my Mistress sang me a lullaby and it did make me feel a lot better. Our\nhearts are just as tender as any other animal.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Then I read what Aristotle wrote the following year when Shadow and Mum first went and took part in a dog show. I asked how they got on and well it sounds as though Aristotle was right to have been concerned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today\u2019s the day. Mum (Shadow) is taking part in her first\never dog show. She is being taken into the ring by our Mistress who knows less\nabout dog showing than could be written on the back of a postage stamp. Add to\nthat the fact that Shadow is still limping from her leg injury and has lost her\ntop coat ready for coming into season and you will get a good impression of\ntheir chances of winning their class. On the plus side as our Mistress is not\ntaking it too seriously, hopefully Shadow can enjoy herself and when she smiles\nshe really does have a very pretty face. Our Mistress did say to our Master\nyesterday that she wondered why she was doing it and he replied that he\u2019s been\nthinking much the same thing, but didn\u2019t like to ask. Every so often she gets\nthese crazy ideas into her head and before you know it\u2026 well anything can\nhappen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s all from me. My paw seems fine now so I\u2019m hoping for a\nslightly longer walk today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Love <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/010a62d8b0d0ca84e716f9126ff69e9254df27ebb0-1024x1024.jpg\")
Shadow\u2019s first dog show<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n