I had a dental appointment in Steglitz so had booked Max into Belloberlini for most of the day in order to profit from being in that area one way or another.

Leaving Max there was without the drama he staged last time – a great relief.

I went to the dentist and then to Brücke Museum and Kunsthaus Dahlem. Walking from the dentist to the museum through an area I had not seen before, I came across Restaurant Eierschale which was not only almost completely empty, but had mussles in white wine sauce on the menu – very yummy – a great lunch.

Back at Belloberlini, Max staged a pretty ugly scene when he saw me again, he was all over the place and barking so fastening the leash was a struggle, and the walk home was jittery although he must have been fairly tired. It took some vigorous gnawing on his hardest chewtoy – a sure sign of stress – and a good rub-down for him to wind down, and after I told him five times to go to his pillow, he finally settled down and fell into what seems like a deep sleep there.

Rome certainly was not built in one day when it comes to adopting a seven-year-old Podenco mix …..

Perhaps I should book him into Belloberlini more often so that he might get used to it.