{"id":17977,"date":"2020-10-17T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T05:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=17977"},"modified":"2020-10-17T06:00:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T05:00:39","slug":"update-on-little-alfie-saturday-17th-october-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2020\/10\/17\/update-on-little-alfie-saturday-17th-october-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on Little Alfie &#8211; Saturday 17th October 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Update on Little Alfie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we have an update on Little Alfie. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll agree he\u2019s not looking so little anymore. Our \u2018Little Alfie\u2019 is looking very like a grown up dog and isn\u2019t he handsome? I\u2019m delighted to say, we aren\u2019t the only ones who think he\u2019s a very good looking boy. He entered a local dog show recently. There were forty puppies and he came fourth. Well done, Alfie. He also entered a class with his young human and they came second in the 6 \u2013 10 age group, which was brilliant as his young handler is only 6 years old. They must be very proud of each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Oct-20-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17978\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Oct-20.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?attachment_id=17978\" class=\"wp-image-17978\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Oct-20-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17979\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Oct-20-2-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?attachment_id=17979\" class=\"wp-image-17979\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfie hasn\u2019t totally got the hang of the everyday training lark. He hates keeping quiet, especially around his arch nemesis, the neighbouring cat. He has our sympathy. Cats can be tricky. Mind you, Shadow got into BIG troubler earlier today for chasing the squirrel and she\u2019s eleven years old so should know better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Oct-20-3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17980\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He still jumps on his humans in excitement and is trying to work on that. Growing up can be very hard, Alfie. Our humans often expect quite a lot from us. The only reassurance I can give you, buddy is that over time they do lower their standards and accept our bad behaviour without so much desperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who\u2019s been sleeping in my bed?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, my friend Ruff is staying with Dad this weekend. He\u2019s taken all his own things for his sleepover, but I\u2019ve said it\u2019s ok if he wants to use my bed. I don\u2019t mind sharing. Mum says that\u2019s one of my better qualities, I\u2019m really not possessive about anything much. I like sharing, even with Aristotle. I just wish I could be in Switzerland too so I could show Ruff around our area and play with him. He\u2019s getting to meet all the neighbourhood dogs without me to proudly show him off, which is a shame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_9513-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17981\"\/><figcaption>I took a photo of Dad with Ruff at the other end of the Alexa screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Today we have an update on little Alfie &#8211; or not so little as the case may be. 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