Normally I would have shed my winter coat long before now, but with the weather as it has been there didn\u2019t seem a whole lot of point. I have however decided the time was right over the last few days, as much because it decided it simply couldn\u2019t stay attached any longer as any desire on my part to lose it. Anyway, on the downside I have been leaving a trail of hair everywhere I have been. That has had the positive impact of my Mistress taking me outside and giving me a good brush. We don\u2019t really need brushing very often but I have to say I do really enjoy it. It\u2019s like being stoked on a bigger scale. The other upside is how beautiful and glossy my coat looks again now all the dead stuff has been brushed away. I\u2019d forgotten just how sleek and good looking I was and was starting to feel a little jaded. Now I am holding my head high and feeling younger than my 7 \u00bd years. I think that humans miss out not needing to be brushed all over, it\u2019s like having an all over massage and I can wholeheartedly recommend it.<\/p>\n
One side effect of the moulting is that it has prompted a \u2018spring\u2019 cleaning of my Master and Mistress\u2019s bedroom. You wouldn\u2019t believe the amount of dirt that had gathered behind and under the bed. I\u2019m sure she won\u2019t thank me for telling you, but even I was shocked when I saw what it was like down there. You could grow more vegetables in that amount of dirt \u2013 root vegetables at that!<\/p>\n
The real vegetable growing is developing remarkably well. The plants look very healthy and are taking over the whole space. It won\u2019t be long before they are too big for the netting to cover them and I don\u2019t know what happens then!<\/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":"