We\u2019re herding dogs and we\u2019re proud of it. Mum seems to think it\u2019s an annoyance a lot of the time as we herd anyone and everyone even if they didn\u2019t want to be moved into a tight group. At last we\u2019ve found a use for a skills. At least me and Aristotle have. Shadow has started wandering off in a little world of her own as I\u2019ve told you. When we go outside we all enjoy having a good sniff around, but when Mum calls us that it is time to come in we are there, by her side, in an instant \u2013 except Shadow. Shadow is now largely deaf. She has no idea she is being called, unless we shout it in her ear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyway, as we don\u2019t get a biscuit until all three of us have come in Aristotle and I have realised we need Shadow. When we come in and there\u2019s just the two of us, Mum then heads back outside to look for Shadow. Ari and I have worked out we can do the job much faster than Mum, so we\u2019ve taken to seeing Mum go out and then running off around the garden and escorting Shadow back inside. You can\u2019t believe how pleased Mum is with us. We\u2019re only trying to speed up getting our biscuit, but it\u2019s nice to be told we\u2019re good and clever dogs too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mum says it\u2019s a shame we can herd the moths as well. She thinks she\u2019s making progress, but has had to move all the boxes that we\u2019d put in storage in a corner of the room. Of course, she can\u2019t remember how they all fitted so putting them back will be fun. It will be a while before they go back as at the moment the moths are still fighting back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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