{"id":1770,"date":"2008-02-29T21:10:42","date_gmt":"2008-02-29T21:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oneandonly.me.uk\/?p=1770"},"modified":"2008-02-29T21:10:42","modified_gmt":"2008-02-29T21:10:42","slug":"friday-29th-february-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2008\/02\/29\/friday-29th-february-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday 29th February 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

I didn\u2019t think there was supposed to be 29 days in February, then someone goes and sneaks in something called a leap year. \u201cWhat\u2019s special about a leap year?\u201d I asked my mistress. Oh do I wish I hadn\u2019t bothered! I have been told all about the length of time it takes the Sun to go round the Earth, or was it the other way round? I have also had the whole tradition of women being able to ask men to marry them explained to me. So here I am experiencing my first 29th<\/sup> of February. If I\u2019m being quite honest, it feels pretty much the same as any other day.<\/p>\n

This week has held a very exciting piece of news. The prospective Sooty has been born. I say prospective as the breeder of the puppy to be known as Sooty still needs to satisfy herself that we are a suitable home for a puppy and my mistress has to be happy with the breeder. I asked if it would help for me to write a letter of recommendation, something along the lines of:<\/p>\n

\u201cDear Mrs  Breeder<\/p>\n

I have lived with my mistress since I was 10 weeks old. She is mad as a hatter but I love her to bits. She never gets cross with me, loves me lots and does everything I need to take care of me. I promise to do my best to take care of Sooty too. I see this as the opportunity to be a father figure to him and will bring him up in all the ways a male dog needs to know. As I can\u2019t have puppies of my own, I see it as an opportunity to pass on my wisdom to the next generation.<\/p>\n

Please can you confirm that he will also want to play with me and that he will like tug and chase games, as these are very important.<\/p>\n

Yours sincerely Alfie Dog (Leader of the PDDP)<\/p>\n

(I thought that last bit might impress her.)<\/p>\n

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