Well, the getting up at 5.30 a.m. lasted for 2 days. This morning, no!

Ah well, it’s OK.

We went out for our walk. This morning they got no food. I didn’t want Piero being sick in the car and I learnt this with Dino who had the same problem.

At first, I put Piero in the footwell but it was no good because he wanted to come to me and so I laid out the old sheet in the back and put newspaper on top. Even if I hadn’t fed him, there was always the possibility of vomiting.

He doesn’t enjoy the car …….. yet. For him it is a bit traumatic. His stomach feels bad and so, even without being sick, he drools everywhere. To the point where his muzzle is soaking wet – and, obviously, all over the paper. But at least it’s not sick!

For most of the journey he just lay down in the back.

But we made it to work. He was happy to be out and happier once I had put the lead on and we were walking from the car to the office. We get into the reception and, of course, everyone wanted to stroke him.

We made our way upstairs and into my office.

He doesn’t like my office very much. Near me is the air conditioning unit and it makes a noise which he isn’t used to – and is, therefore, a bit frightening.

However, he is getting used to it. Eventually he came to eat his food from his bowl. Then we went for a little walk to purchasing and on the way he had a little wee on the grass. I am proud of him. He is a very good dog. Everyone is amazed at how quiet he is. OK so he’s had a traumatic journey to work, everything is new and strange – but, even so, this is the way they are, more or less. They play but not so much. They like affection more than anything.

He seems a bit sad – but in reality it’s just because he is a little unsure.

Now he is so tired he is sleeping. This is already a VERY exhausting day for him.