Hugo has arrived for his holiday. His gear was delivered last night and Em's big brother brought him up - a half mile walk which is no mean feat being an elderly dog with such short legs. He has lazed around most of the time since - did try to get up on the big chair but actually gave up after I said NO and told him to get down. Just had to do that a couple of times and now he seems to have given up. He gets fed at lunchtime and again in the evening but B hadn't fed him, so I just did. Alistair told me he is always quiet these days and very lazy but B did warn me that when he is fed, he gets very excited and energetic for a short time. He also barks a lot at that time. That's exactly what he did. Really loud barking and running around the house as though demented for a short time. He did stop barking though, when I told him to, so all's well. My goodness though, my ears!
Alistair says that the dog gets very stubborn with DIL although he is obedient to everyone else. He thought it might be a male/female thing but he's alright with me. Perhaps it's something to do with the pitch of the voice. DIL, like Em, has a high pitched voice (natural sopranos) whereas I am a natural contralto and am often mistaken for Neil over the phone.
