Undignified

Do I have a story to tell you!

Ever since I've lived with HER and HIM, I've slept on my own in a small stock room off her office. It's fine - quite cosy, and I have a nice little bed tucked in the corner. SHE settles me down to sleep every night with the same routine.

Except last night.

No sooner had she shut the door, the nightmare started. The house went dark, and THEY both went to bed. It was really quiet. And I got the yips. I couldn't help myself. I had to bark because bad things were coming to get me. I was so scared that I made puddles of piddle all over the place.

After about half an hour (which seemed endless) she came down to see me and I was so pleased to see her, I nearly wet myself all over again. Except I didn't have any wet left.

But then she went away again, and it was dark and I got scared again so I barked again - and I didn't stop and I tried to batter the door down, but it wouldn't budge.

So finally she came back down, but she wasn't cross. No, not a bit of it. She could see I was scared ****less (quite literally), and she gave me big cuddles and some treats and stayed with me for a long time. She even made herself a cup of chamomile tea!

In the end she put my lovely red snuggle out into the back hall where Rani sleeps, and do you know what? I was so tired I went straight to sleep and I didn't see a single bad thing.

And today we went for a long walk in the park, and I got really dirty so I had to have a bath which is another story in itself, but I won't bore you with it. Suffice to say I looked a little like a drowned rat.

As you can see, I am quite tiny underneath all my fluff and bluster.