I have a lovely relaxing day with my grandparents yesterday and now I\u2019m psyching myself up for a day that will be very tiring and stressful. Our Mistress has been trying to work out the best route to walk with me when we get there. I\u2019ve said I\u2019d like to avoid walking past the Labradors and Jack Russells and she\u2019s said we need to avoid the very smallest toy breeds, but for different reasons. I can\u2019t help thinking some of them are rats and should be treated as vermin. They don\u2019t even smell right for a dog! Anyway, we\u2019re trying to find the quietest route round to get to our stand, but we\u2019re not expecting it to be easy. At the end of the day she says we could walk the long way round the outside to the car park if I feel up to it, but I think it might be too far for me.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve got a bag of treats and chews to keep me occupied and I\u2019ve asked if I can wear my new coat as it\u2019s not as warm out as I\u2019d like. The truth is that I think it looks quite smart and you see lots of dogs in their special outfits and I wanted to look as good as they do. I know some of them are trying to keep clean for the show ring, but it\u2019s just as important that I look my best too. The good news is that we don\u2019t have an early start today. I\u2019m not at my best first thing. The downside if that is it will already be crowded by the time we arrive. I guess you can\u2019t have everything. Annie will be there this morning and Basil, but it will just be me this afternoon as Basil will be in the show ring. I think we\u2019re hoping to go to see him but it will depend how I\u2019m feeling about all the other dogs.<\/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":"