Mum wanted a lie in today. Yeah, right, she\u2019s got four of us to think about. How exactly did she think that was going to work? The great thing being a dog is that your body clock takes over from the fact you don\u2019t wear a wrist watch. I can assure you our body clocks are as accurate as any clock would be, but then I guess you\u2019d expect that from a Swiss dog! The older dogs in the house need their toilet breaks at the same times, especially Alfie. Once he needs to go there is no stopping him. The younger ones of us are governed by our stomachs. If our stomach says breakfast will be at 6am, then wow betide Mum if she is not putting our bowls in front of us at the correct time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thankfully, we agreed a compromise. She would get up at the usual\ntime and take us out and feed us, if we\u2019d agree to leaving her in peace to go\nback to bed afterwards. It\u2019s pretty easy for me as I get to go back to bed with\nher, so I don\u2019t lose out. The others grumble a bit, but basically are usually\nhappy to have a post-breakfast nap. So that\u2019s the plan. Diary written and back\nto bed. It won\u2019t be for too long as Alfie will need taking out again in a\ncouple of hours, but it\u2019s a gesture to what she was hoping for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We have to do some work when we do get up. Either today or\ntomorrow, Ari and I have to help Mum wash the car before we go to Switzerland.\nIt\u2019s one of the things we really notice. Here the car gets so muddy at this\ntime of the year as the roads are permanently wet and filthy. In Switzerland\nthe car stays clean so much longer. Anyway, Mum says it\u2019s important to be able\nto see out of the windows for our journey and to be able to use the reversing\ncamera so something needs to be done. I\u2019m hoping she will just take it to the\ncar wash!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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