To say that Aristotle was pleased to see our Mistress would be a dramatic understatement. Unfortunately his claws are a little on the long side right now and she has rather more scratches of welcome than she had been anticipating. It just meant she had no choice but to wear something with long sleeves when she went out in the evening. It was either that or look as though she had been mugged on route to the pub. I haven\u2019t noticed any change in Ari, but then I was with him 24 hours a day. However, in my Mistress\u2019s words, \u2018he went into kennels as a puppy and came out as a dog\u2019. I suppose when you are separated from your nearest and dearest for the first time for any real length of time then you do a lot of growing up. He and I didn\u2019t argue once while we were away. I do think I\u2019m lucky to have him around. We even tried to get into the same dog crate in the boot when we were picked up, but it was a bit of a squeeze. Ari said I was sitting on him and he couldn\u2019t breathe, so I had to get into my own side instead. It was hard going to bed last night and not being able to cuddle up.<\/p>\n
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As you might expect we are going to be very busy catching up now that we are all at home. It\u2019s a good job we are working dogs as there is plenty of work to go round and my Master is flat on his back in bed as his back has \u2018gone\u2019 \u2013 an odd description as from all I could see his back was definitely still there. I think he\u2019s got Olympicitis and just needs a non-stop dose of watching it for a few days.<\/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 You can find short stories to read at www.alfiedog.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"