{"id":5504,"date":"2011-11-09T08:59:19","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T08:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=5504"},"modified":"2024-04-10T11:38:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T11:38:54","slug":"wednesday-9th-november-2011-aristotle-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2011\/11\/09\/wednesday-9th-november-2011-aristotle-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday 9th November 2011 – Aristotle here"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well it\u2019s me again, Aristotle. Alfie said I could have another little go and he would spend the morning in bed. I\u2019m trying to persuade him it would be all right for me to stay, but to be honest he isn\u2019t totally sold on the idea. I may have made a bit of a mistake in seeing whether I could get any milk from him as Mum wasn\u2019t available. Aunty Megan didn\u2019t seem to mind nearly as much but I have to say Uncle Alfie can really growl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been a stressful week with lots of new situations. I\u2019d like to think I\u2019ve coped quite well, but I\u2019m probably kidding myself. When I went up to the bathroom because my Mistress was having a shower I didn\u2019t like the sound of the fan or the shower. I was brave. I sat on the bath mat the whole time and waited for her to give me another cuddle. I didn\u2019t realise humans had skin under their clothes. I thought they just grew like that. I suppose I did wonder how come they looked different each day, but I hadn\u2019t really thought about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then there was the Great Outdoors. I think you may have seen a picture of that. I just sat on the patio and looked round. I always think it\u2019s better to get your bearings before going charging in. I think wet grass is overrated, but the feeling of sunshine on my fur was quite nice. Then there was kitchen-time. I\u2019ve been in the kitchen twice now while my Mistress gets tea. The first time I cuddled up to a cat that was very cold and didn\u2019t move. I was told later it was a cast iron doorstop painted as a cat, but I found it comforting none-the-less. On<\/p>\n\n\n

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the second occasion I was give my own towel to curl up on. To be precise I was given two \u2013 I peed on the first one in my confusion as to its purpose. I did lie on the second one, but then Uncle Alfie said he wanted it, so I sat between my Mistress\u2019s feet on the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was really brave this morning. I pounced on one of my siblings. To be fair it was my little sister and she was asleep at the time, but I at least tried. I\u2019m not ready to take on my bigger brothers and sisters yet as they might pounce back and then I want to hide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve got to go for a sleep now. It\u2019s been a tiring morning and I still have the whole day to get through. I wish I knew whether I was going to stay living here or not. My Mistress does still say it would be better if she found me the right home, but I like it here and I really would like to stay. I feel safe, although she says I would still have to go out into the big wide world and I\u2019m really not sure about that. Some of the others just take it in their stride, but I don\u2019t find it very easy. It\u2019s not so bad when I\u2019ve got Adrienne or Mum or Aunty Megan to hold my paw, but I\u2019m worried about doing it on my own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See you soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love from Aristotle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alfie Dog with a little help from Rosemary J Kind alfie@alfiedog.me.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alfie\u2019s Diary \u2013 the Book is available at Amazon UK –https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B00583ZGSA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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