It's a New Day, It's a New Dawn...

 

I awake to a wet nose gently scanning my face for signs of life. Seren is resting her chin on the bed.
"Christ" I mutter

“Brilliant” says Seren

“Seren it’s 5am”

“It’s brilliant” says Seren “5 am is brilliant, ima tell Frodi, Frodi, it’s 5 am. 5 AM. Fro, FRO....5am”

“Fuggin puppy bass gerroff” grumbles Frodi

“Go back to your basket there’s a good girl” I suggest gently

 “K...love you”

“Love you too, now go to bed”

“Love you like biscuits”

“Yeah”

“Human do kiss kiss”

“Seren...”

“Brilliant, your other eye is open now, ima sniff it, Frodi look, human eyes are open”

“SEREN...” I get a slobbery dog kiss which is like being slapped with a fish

“Doing kiss kiss”

“Yes, so you are and that’s really sweet” I’ve met her eyes now and instead of go to your bed out comes...”you can come on the bed if you’re really still”

With one leap she is on the bed then shimmies on her belly, back legs stretched out behind her, until her nose is a cm from mine, gazing at me
“Brilliant...Frodi, FRODI look, I’m on the bed!!”

“Seren”

“Doing stillness” she says, but concentrating intently on being still makes her quiver.

“Fugs going on” mutters hippy

“Brilliant, hippy is awake, ima sniff hippys eye, Frodi, FRODI”

“Fer barks sake” cranks Frodi “Can’t an old dog get some barking peace”

I put my head under the pillow to blank out the noise of cranky border collie. A minute later, I feel... monitored. I open my eyes to Seren head, also under my pillow

“Brilliant” she says