How did that happen? I was weighed at the vet\u2019s yesterday and it seems I\u2019m not that little anymore. I weigh a rather impressive 14.2kg. I was very excited when the vet said she thought I would be at least as big as Alfie. It just goes to show you the incentive there is to grow when you are told that you were the runt of the litter. I am over 1kg heavier than Arnie who was my \u2018big\u2019 brother when we were born. My Mistress doesn\u2019t want me to get too big in case I choose the stud dog route as a career option. If I\u2019m too big then I won\u2019t be able to. I\u2019d just like to be big and strong like Alfie or my dad.<\/p>\n
Alfie\u2019s busy with book promotions again today. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s ever worked so hard. When I last checked he was trying to work out how to package up five books to send them out as a stock order. He wants my Mistress to take them to the Post Office on her way out today. However, the problem is that most Post Offices seem to be closed on a Wednesday after 12.30 and she won\u2019t be free before that. It\u2019s very exciting though, to think that at last it will actually be in stock somewhere for immediate sale. My Mistress is waiting for the day that she can get on a train and see a complete stranger reading her book. Then she says she will feel like a real writer. I\u2019m not sure what she feels like now.<\/p>\n
Anyway, as the puppy of the house it is my job to cause as much trouble as I can while they are working. I\u2019ve already had a fight with my cushion and made a huge amount of noise chasing my toy, which gives out food, all round the floor. I can\u2019t get the apple juice as it\u2019s too high up and my Mistress has taken her handbag with her so I can\u2019t eat that again. I suppose I could just be generally annoying and maybe howl a bit for attention. I can do a really good line in howling when I try hard. I seem to have been born with the skill. It doesn\u2019t harm to do a bit of practice though to keep my paw in. You can join in if you like. After three I want you to give a really loud and very mournful howl. One, two, three\u2026<\/p>\n
Alfie Dog with a little help from Rosemary J Kind alfie@alfiedog.me.uk<\/a><\/p>\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":"