\u201cYou write the diary on Monday, Ari. Tell them all the mischief you\u2019ve been up to.\u201d That\u2019s what Alfie said to me. Although I think rather than being nice it was because he\u2019d just been given a big thick raw hide chew and wanted to sit down to enjoy it in peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut, I haven\u2019t been up to any mischief. If it\u2019s escaped your notice I have a poorly leg and am supposed to be keeping out of trouble.\u201d I limped a bit for effect, but he was too busy chewing to notice. Anyway, here I am. I\u2019m limping quite a lot so I need some sympathy. I haven\u2019t moaned about it. Well, not much. I sort of squeal when Alfie is winning one of our games of tug and then he groans and gives in, but apart from that I really am trying to be my Mistress\u2019s \u2018brave little soldier\u2019. We haven\u2019t been doing long walks so we\u2019ve had more time for training at home. I\u2019ve got the whole \u2018lie down\u2019 thing now. It\u2019s amazing what doggy chocolate drops can do as an encouragement. I really want to be fit enough to go out with the girls. I\u2019m nearer to their size now and they run like the wind. It just looks such fun. My Mistress says it will be a while until I can do that. I\u2019m just stuck at home helping with the gardening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My Mistress has worked out that if she does five minutes of gardening every time I need to go out for a toilet break then she will very soon have the garden looking lovely. She has started by clearing the dead plants I\u2019d uprooted and starting to clear the moss from the patio. She has strategically placed the wheelbarrow so that she can fill it up. It would be a great plan if I didn\u2019t get distracted from the job in paw and start emptying the wheelbarrow as soon as her back is turned. Ah the life of a puppy.<\/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\n\n\n