Shadow is due to start her training classes in the next couple of weeks. I\u2019m not sure whether it\u2019s wise to scare her with stories of when I started. At least she won\u2019t have the language barrier and as they meet indoors I don\u2019t suppose she\u2019ll have ten centimetres of muddy water to contend with. Mind you, knowing Shadow, she\u2019d be happier to sit down in it than I ever was. She doesn\u2019t seem to notice the wet. She\u2019s going to be one of those outdoors types whose always up for exercise. I\u2019m not sure how I shall get out of going out when it\u2019s wet, but hopefully my Mistress will understand that I\u2019m just not that sort of dog.<\/p>\n
I was wondering, can dogs get swine flu? There has been a lot of information about how it has transferred to humans but I need to know whether I\u2019m at risk too. What symptoms should I be looking out for and are the Government building up sufficient supplies of vaccines and antiviral drugs to cover the whole of the dog population? This may be a time when the Pet Dogs Democratic Party should swing into action and send out leaflets to every dog in the country. If of course we are safe from the possibility of transfer, is this a time for dogs to volunteer for all those jobs that humans will need us to do, such as nursing. We could run the centres that people have to go to in order to collect their drugs. We could keep the country going in the event of a pandemic. Thinking about it, it would be a perfect time for us to undertake a coup and seize the running of the country. I could declare myself as Prime Minister.<\/p>\n
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