Yesterday was brilliant. We had a bar b q for my mistress\u2019s birthday and as a treat for me she invited Elvis. Elvis the dog obviously not the original Elvis, the latter would have been more for my master than me. Quite an evening with 9 children, 7 adults and 2 dogs. To be honest the dogs were more like several extra children as we ran round getting in everyone\u2019s way, but it was fun.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ve got to laugh really. I have managed to convince a four year old that the rug by the side of my mistress\u2019s bed is a \u2018magic carpet\u2019 and that when I go to sleep on it we fly away to far flung places with me on it. I\u2019ve told him about some of the exciting adventures we have and the treasures we bring back. I have then quietly gone downstairs leaving him trying to get to sleep on the rug. Peace at last and at such a small price. The only concern is that I have told him the bamboo in the garden is like the magic bean stalk in \u2018Jack and the beanstalk\u2019 and that I can climb up it and end up in a different place. I may need to tell him the truth when he wakes up, otherwise he might try climbing the bamboo and if it won\u2019t take my weight then it really won\u2019t take his. I found it wouldn\u2019t take my weight when I tried to climb up to see if I could find the magic kingdom that my mistress had told me about. You know, sometimes I really think she should know better than trying to play with the mind of an impressionable young dog.<\/p>\n
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