I\u2019ve been counting up and so far I\u2019ve done fifty Zoom calls on behalf of our breed. I started doing them last April, so it hasn\u2019t even been a year yet. To begin with I was very good and did them willingly. That was for about the first thirty. After that I worked out that as Mum needed me to cooperate I could get something out of it. I\u2019m really enjoying the chews I bargained for. One of them lasts me about twenty minutes. By that stage I\u2019d be chewing Mum\u2019s fingers if she let me carry on chewing it. Then she does try offering me ends of the old chews I didn\u2019t finish, but in my book they\u2019re not good enough. I\u2019ll accept a new chew, or treats, but not an old chew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mum has said that I need to make the most of it as my Zoom call days may be numbered. If restrictions start to ease then it will be possible for prospective owners to start meeting us all in the fur. That\u2019s the bit I really enjoy. I love meeting new people and telling them what we are like. I won\u2019t do all the meeting then though. Lots of my friends help out and take prospective owners for walks to show them the breed. Mum has also said we might actually be able to look forward to fun days again at some point too. Oh that would be so good. I miss my friends. I know it\u2019s hard for humans, but for a dog, not being able to sniff your friends is awful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mum has warned me it will be longer before I can start travelling internationally. For one thing at the moment, she wouldn\u2019t be allowed into Switzerland as she doesn\u2019t have the right permit. I suppose I could go on my own, but that wouldn\u2019t be nearly so much fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I do hope it won\u2019t be too long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ps – as you can see from the picture, Shadow is feeling much better. <\/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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