Mum says I run like a greyhound. I\u2019ve always been pretty fast and Ari and I have been running around like mad. We\u2019re worn a track or two into the grass on our favourite chasing routes. Mum doesn\u2019t think Ari has ever been as fit or fast as he is now. Not bad given he\u2019s ten years old and has bad legs. We are so lucky having lots of lovely grass to run on. The best bits about our garden from a dog point of view is that there are plenty of trees to run around. We love having a reason to execute a turn and go in a different direction. One of these days we\u2019re going to land in the pond, but I can live with that. Mum is less keen on that idea as she\u2019d be the one having to fish us out and dry us off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don\u2019t know which is worse today. Mum has given us all the choice between helping with the present wrapping or the decorating. I put my paw up for decorating but Ari said he thought present wrapping might be safer. To be quite honest, Mum\u2019s not awfully good at the present wrapping so I think she\u2019ll be nicer to be around if she\u2019s painting. It\u2019s very important to take things like that into account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I asked if we could do the gardening instead, but the weather is so miserable that even I could see why Mum wasn\u2019t so keen on that idea. If she doesn\u2019t finish digging out the herb garden it isn\u2019t going to be ready for when she needs to start planting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the bright side, Mum has been persuaded by the idea of steak on Christmas Day itself. I\u2019m a very happy dog. She\u2019s even said that Shadow can have some of the turkey instead, so Shadow\u2019s happy too.<\/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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