{"id":9830,"date":"2015-02-02T06:00:40","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=9830"},"modified":"2024-04-11T16:17:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T16:17:36","slug":"monday-2nd-february-2015-crufts-decision-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2015\/02\/02\/monday-2nd-february-2015-crufts-decision-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday 2nd February 2015 &#8211; Crufts decision time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\u2019ve got a difficult decision to make. Do I want to go to Crufts? It\u2019s from 5<sup>th<\/sup> to 8<sup>th<\/sup> March at the NEC in Birmingham. Now that Shadow isn\u2019t pregnant our Mistress can go to do Discover Dogs and see Basil in the show ring. She\u2019s asked if I would like to discover dogs. On the up side there will be loads of people and I like people, but on the downside there will be loads of dogs and I\u2019m not so good there. Shadow wants to go so I think she will do Discover Dogs and get to support her son into the bargain, which seems fair. If you haven\u2019t been before it\u2019s really good. You can see lots of amazing dogs doing everything from agility to obedience as well as seeing them looking their best in the show ring. At Discover Dogs there are usually over 200 breeds to see, but then decide that we\u2019re the best anyway. I\u2019m going to have two pairs of tickets to give away in a competition which I will announce next Monday so make sure you\u2019re reading if you want a chance to win a free pair of tickets. I\u2019ll try to find out just how many Entlebuchers will be being shown this year too and when they will be in the ring so you can cheer them on. If you can\u2019t wait and want to buy tickets you can get them here <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crufts.org.uk\/content\/ticket-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.crufts.org.uk\/content\/ticket-office\/<\/a> I just love this picture!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Amber-3-weeks-005.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Amber-3-weeks-005-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Amber 3 weeks 005\" class=\"wp-image-9832\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Amber-3-weeks-021.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Amber-3-weeks-021-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Amber 3 weeks 021\" class=\"wp-image-9833\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I had a great time seeing my girlfriend this weekend. She was pleased to see me too. We didn\u2019t have to be close to each other the whole time, it was just nice to know she was there. She wanted to play all the time and I just wanted to curl up\u2026 or eat. Although to be fair, she\u2019s quite keen on eating too. This is the two of us waiting for a treat. I met her new baby sister too. Amber is only three weeks old so didn\u2019t want to beg for treats, but I was happy to share my Mistress with her as long as I could be nearby. Bella and her Mistress are looking after Amber awfully well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfie\u2019s Diary \u2013 the Book is available at Amazon UK &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B00583ZGSA\">https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B00583ZGSA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find short stories to read at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alfiedog.com\">www.alfiedog.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>I\u2019ve got a difficult decision to make. Do I want to go to Crufts? 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