{"id":7088,"date":"2012-12-11T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=7088"},"modified":"2024-04-10T17:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T17:25:57","slug":"tuesday-midday-what-a-difference-24-hours-can-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2012\/12\/11\/tuesday-midday-what-a-difference-24-hours-can-make\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday midday – What a difference 24 hours can make"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shadow is still not herself but she says if she takes it slowly she thinks she will be better soon. She\u2019s a bit fed up about having only a little food every couple of hours but she does understand why. She\u2019s also fed up that she can\u2019t have any of her usual dog treats. You would by shocked by the fat content in them. I\u2019ve said she can have some of my duck strips. They are delicious and only 4% fat. Our friend Avril says she\u2019s going to make her some special liver treats and I\u2019m hoping she might give me the odd one in return. I met each of the puppies properly this morning. I had chance to sniff nose to nose hellos with each of them after they had been weighed. It was lovely to put a smell to a face. Ari has met his brothers and sisters through the pen bars. He\u2019s just a bit too exuberant for them at the moment. Most he met Beethoven who gave him a little bark and Aristotle literally jumped backwards in surprise. The other good thing is that now I can be with my Mistress, almost 24hours a day again, I\u2019ve relaxed and am not being quite so barky and miserable. I didn\u2019t bolt my food this morning, which tells you how much more relaxed I\u2019m feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were only two night feeds last night, which meant my Mistress got rather more sleep. She still feels fairly wrecked but as long as things carry on the way they are going she will be back to normal in no time at all.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Today\u2019s weights show the puppies responding to the new regime beautifully. Shadow has more milk again, but probably not enough to feed them and as it\u2019s time to start weaning them anyway we will continue as we are and then reduce the frequency that she goes in with them, but we won\u2019t do that this week. We want them all back to being on top form. Britannia, in the last 24 hours, has added 160g and now weighs 1880g. Bossanova added 150g and now weighs 1830g. Bumble added 170g to make 1760g, Beethoven added 130g to reach 1690g and Boadicea added 110g to reach 1680g. That\u2019s an incredible achievement little puppies. We don\u2019t want you to overdo it, but we\u2019re definitely happy that you are back on track. Now we just need to see you strong enough to be running around and playing. As long as the gains are ok again tomorrow then we are going to worm the little fellows, which may set them back a little but is a necessary process in their on-going health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bossanova has received a letter from his new housemate Tino the rabbit. I might ask him later if he\u2019d mind me telling you just a little of what Tino said. It\u2019s rather moving in places and what every puppy needs to hear about his or her future. He may need to get used to a name change. He\u2019s thinking about it, but says that it beats the nickname \u2018Big Foot\u2019 that he\u2019s picked up because of his polydactyl feet. He had wondered about \u2018Boss\u2019 but didn\u2019t think the hard image suited him. Then we discussed Nova but he said that sounded too \u2018girlie\u2019, so all in all he doesn\u2019t think Tucker is too bad an option, but it will take time to adjust. I told him that his mum\u2019s real name is Aisha and that was a surprise to him.<\/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

You can find short stories to read at www.alfiedog.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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