My name is Teddy, and I’m a Labradoodle. Today, my mum and I had a lovely time on our walk. It was warm, and sometimes there was a bit of rain, which I enjoyed as it cooled me down a bit. I shook myself to clear away the water, and I laughed to myself to see my mum’s face. Then I met two friends and we ran about the park, chasing each other. It was great fun. My mum spoke to the humans that belonged to my new friends. Then she gave me some treats and some water. On the way home, the cat from next door ran in front of us and I started to bark at it because it always hisses at me, and I don’t like that. But it ran away very quickly and finally we got home. My mum gave me a bath and then dried me with a towel. I lay down in my basket in front of the fire and had a lovely sleep. When I woke up, I had my food and some water, and then went out to the garden, for a little run around the rose bushes. When I came back inside, my mum was talking to someone on her ‘fone-thingy’.
“Oh mum, I had a dreadful time on my walk today. The weather was miserable, it was so cloudy and then it started to rain, and I got wet. Teddy kept running away, and splashed into some puddles and got all muddy, and then when he came back to me, he shook himself, so all the mud landed up on me. And you’ll never guess who I bumped into with all that mud all over me! It could only be my ex and his new girlfriend, with their two big Labradors who chased Teddy all over and he got even more muddy. So eventually we came home, and I had to give him a bath, and got wet again in the process. I had to light a fire because the heating wasn’t working, so I had to call the plumber, but he can only come tomorrow afternoon. I couldn’t have a shower, but I managed to heat up some water so that I could have a wash. Then I made some soup, which helped. Now I just want to forget that this day ever happened.”
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