Millie

Dear Alison and Family,

As Millie is fast approaching her 1st birthday and therefore the end of her puppy-dom (according to the Kennel Club!) we thought we would send you a few pictures and an update.

As you can see she is still fairly wee, although people who don't see her everyday think she has grown. She has been in good health apart from one time when her ears flaired up, still not sure what casued itbut she's ok now.

She has been on holiday 3 times, camping in a campervan (see pic) and also in a tent. We went to Wales and to the New Forest twice. She isvery good although insists on sleeping on your pillow (whilst Alfiegets the foot of the bed).

Alfie and her are getting on better all the time. He ignored her forthe first couple of months, moving away when she went near him, hestill looks more pleased to see the cat when he comes in than Millie but he is gradually accepting her presence. There are times when he tells her to go away as she is just so annoying!

The cat thankfully is no longer afraid of her and will happily swipe if she gets too close, it doesn't stop her trying to chase him though.

Sadly we lost the guinea pig to the fox (we know it wasn't Millie aswe were in Wales!) so that is one less thing for her to terrorise.

Overall Millie has settled in rather well (as you will see from the pics) she has made herself very much at home and tries to rule the roost and be centre of attention. She is still fiercely independent, it is not that she runs away, she will happily stay with you on a walkbut just refuses to come to you when you call her. We are working on it and hopefully she will get bored of running in the opposite direction when we call her.

She is a character alright, to be honest there are times when I have thought about bringing her back to you! But we know she will grow up eventually and stop stealing our shoes to chew in the garden.

We would like to take her and Alfie to France next summer so arehoping to sort out their passports although her chip could be a problem.

Claire