On the walk yesterday, Shadow seemed to have the strength of an Ox. I don\u2019t know how many puppies she\u2019s carrying, but they are going to be very strong when they all decide to pull in the same direction. Anyway, it wouldn\u2019t have been so bad if she\u2019d been a mild mannered oxen but she was a positively hormonal one, wanting to get to every smell, person, dog that she saw. I think she\u2019s just excited and wants to tell the whole world that she\u2019s pregnant again. It was hard work for my Mistress, particularly keeping her on a lead as she has to on that walk. By the time they all came home the girls were full of excitement and my Mistress was utterly worn out.<\/p>\n
This seems like a good time to say what a wonderful man Alan Titchmarsh is. How good it was to see someone questioning the methods used by Cesar Milan in correcting dogs. I know we can be badly behaved but there is no need to use things that are little short of torture. Just do the things our mum\u2019s do to put is in line. It works remarkably well and doesn\u2019t end up causing any pain. It\u2019s all very well saying we are pack animals and we need to know our place in the pack, but using an electric shock collar isn\u2019t going to earn our respect. It\u2019s bullying and we\u2019ll do as we are told through fear not through respect. I\u2019ve said before there are things that Cesar Milan says which are very good, but there are many things about us dogs that he has not fully understood. I guess I\u2019m the prime example. When I misbehave it isn\u2019t because I need to march across the countryside two steps behind my Mistress, it\u2019s because she hasn\u2019t had the time to cuddle me and make me feel valued. Now I\u2019m sorry if you think a dog doesn\u2019t think that way, but you only have to watch how much better I behave when I\u2019ve had my morning cuddle than when I don\u2019t and you\u2019ll realise that having my Mistress\u2019s undivided attention and love is what gives me security. Anyway, thank you Mr Titchmarsh, I\u2019m making you an honorary member of the Pet Dogs\u2019 Democratic Party with immediate effect.<\/p>\n
Alfie Dog with a little help from Rosemary J Kind\u00a0alfie@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":"