When there was just me, Shadow and Megan there were nose marks on the windows which needed cleaning off, but they were at normal dog height. Most of the nose marks were Shadow\u2019s as she was the one who chased the flies. Everything has changed. Ari is now the fly catcher. Whereas before the flies would buzz up to the top set of windows and laugh down at Shadow saying \u2018You can\u2019t catch me\u2019, on the whole those flies are now well and truly dead and in their place is a set of nose marks half way up the top set of windows. They were reckoning without Aristotle. Because he has a weak front leg, Aristotle learnt to compensate by having very strong back legs which he is quite capable of walking on. He simply stands up on his hind legs on tip toe and stretches his very long body high up the window and simply eats them. On the one paw, he\u2019s doing a very fine job of catching flies but on the other paw we can\u2019t see out of the windows nearly so well anymore!<\/p>\n
Thankfully, my Mistress\u2019s shoulder is much better which means she is off the tablets and a little more awake today. Of course we miss curling up for a nice afternoon nap with her, but she\u2019s in a better mood so there are some benefits.<\/p>\n
My Mistress is hoping to go to see Megan next week. She doesn\u2019t want to unsettle her but she really wants to see how she is and give her a hug. Aristotle has asked if he can go to as he misses his playmate. As you can understand I wasn\u2019t rushing to volunteer to visit her and Shadow isn\u2019t allowed to as it would defeat the whole object of her being away.<\/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":"