{"id":7182,"date":"2012-12-22T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2012-12-22T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=7182"},"modified":"2024-04-10T17:44:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T17:44:12","slug":"saturday-midday-dickens-is-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2012\/12\/22\/saturday-midday-dickens-is-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday midday – Dickens is content"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Dickens<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Earlier we hadn\u2019t got the camera handy unfortunately, but when Dickens was having some blanket time he seemed to think it was his mum and start to try to suckle the blanket and use his paws to stimulate the milk. When he couldn\u2019t get any, he simply nuzzled his nose deep into it and went to sleep. He\u2019d moved by the time we took this photo, but it had been so lovely to see how content he was. He\u2019s going to live with 2 Beagles and something tells me they are going to get along just fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We didn\u2019t get through the night again, although it was 5am when the puppies started to shout. The problem was that they kept shouting and playing after they\u2019d eaten and my poor Mistress wasn\u2019t coping very well. The good news is that after that we all slept until 7.30 when the puppies started shouting for a second sitting of breakfast. My Mistress is now leaving a bowl of softened but not blended biscuits in with them so they can have a nibble between meals. In a few days she will stop putting their regular meals through the blender and will start putting down dry biscuits for a snack, but one step at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weights were mixed this morning. Beija did well adding 110g to reach 2800g \u2013even last year\u2019s heaviest didn\u2019t reach that for another 2 days and the lightest another 5 days. Basil who is fast becoming the leading character of the pack and the one who invents the new games, added 60g to reach 2950g. Britannia, who is becoming more gentle and beautiful by the day and who my Mistress can\u2019t resist cuddling every time she asks as she asks so nicely, added 80g to reach 3kg. Tucker however only added 20g. He\u2019s a healthy 3090g and was probably just consolidating after a big jump the day before, but we\u2019ll keep an eye on him. That means Dickens is out in the lead having gained 90g he has now reached 3180g. He\u2019s about 4 \u00bd days ahead of last year\u2019s heaviest now.<\/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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