Sunday, April 14, 2019
The Call of the West Coast
We had a great time during the last three weeks on the island of Sealand. It did the girls a lot of good to experience a change of surroundings, have people and other dogs venture right outside of our front door.
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Monday, March 25, 2019
To Wart Or Not To Wart
As soon as Zerline noticed the group of people she was away, loudly barking at the approaching "threat". Tilde was right behind her, equally displeased it seemed. A Hovawart arrest was eminent.
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Mama's Last Hug. Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
Animals have emotions. I know, I am preaching to the choir. We - dog people - already know this. Still, I want to highly recommend this book, "Mama's Last Hug. Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves."
Saturday, March 9, 2019
Dog Studies Man
The feeling someone is looking at me suddenly comes up. I quickly look at the window, but no creepy person there, neither is there a ghost standing behind my me when I look over my shoulder. Then I notice Zerline, the source of the disturbance in my sixth sense.
Sunday, March 3, 2019
Driving Miss Zerline
"Woof!" I looked in my rear view mirror.
We were driving on the highway and the car behind us was so close it could almost touch our towing hook. Another case of an Audi in a hurry.
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Sunday, February 17, 2019
The Joy Dog
It's Tilde's 6th birthday today. Maybe. She was born somewhere around February 17, 2013. That much we do know.
Saturday, February 9, 2019
Distraction
A dog and his person appeared on the horizon. We don't meet many people this time of the year. Most avoid the wind-swept West-coast during Winter. But there are like-minded people who, like us, seek the solitude.
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Band of Equals
More than a decade ago, when I visited Kenzo's breeder for my first Hovawart puppy, Kenzo quickly lost his interest in me during our initial greeting. He just sat down, with his side casually leaning against a fence while looking out over the fields adjacent to the breeder's house. Watching the grass grow seemed a whole lot more interesting than us, he seemed to think.
Sunday, January 20, 2019
Confidence Collection
No, I am not standing in front of a mirror and giving myself a pep talk. It has been a while since my last post and I thought about what could best capture our long absence from the blog.
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Where There Is No Time
I hesitated for a moment. It was 7am. "No, I am not going to do it," I whispered to myself. Before there were dogs in my life, I preferred to start my working day at 7am, well ahead of my co-workers and customers, who usually start at 9-ish.
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
An Unusual Friend
There she was again, our daily visitor. The doe looked at me through the window. She didn't seem afraid at all. She was only 15 feet away.
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Monday, June 25, 2018
Conversations With A Hovawart #9: On The Job
"You are getting better and better at guarding our realm, Zerline," I said, in an attempt to sound motivational.
Friday, June 22, 2018
Like Me, Like Me Not
With the last guests leaving in the coming weekend, a two and a half month streak of welcoming visitors is coming to an end. Apart from their incident, which both Tilde and Zerline luckily already seem to have forgotten, it was good to be around people again.
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Flying The Puppy Home, A Flashback
Atie and me had a lot to talk about during her visit. We also made many trips down memory lane back to the puppy days, and I realized I never shared with her - and with you for that matter - what happened flying back to Denmark with Zerline. I was too preoccupied with my puppy those first couple of days.
Monday, June 11, 2018
Thursday, June 7, 2018
The Charminator
I remember the pictures from Atie, the breeder, in which you could see how Zerline was charming herself into the hearts of all the visitors with belly rubs and cuddles. Nobody could resist her.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Hidden Talents
What before was her cute little puppy sister is now a teenager. Bigger, heavier, maybe even stronger, than Tilde. And the teenager knows it too.
Sunday, June 3, 2018
Emil of The Woods
His name is Emil of The Woods. Can you remember him? He was one of Kenzo's, and is Tilde's, best friend. He will be one of the main characters of the book I am writing. Like Tilde, also Emil is an "of The Woods", and no, they are not family.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Saturday, March 10, 2018
A Heated Affair
"Watch out!" I shouted to Merete who stepped forward to reach for Zerline's leash. Too late. With Tilde already pulling her leash, the full force of Zerline made me loose my balance. I smashed into Merete and we both spiraled down to the ground.
Saturday, February 17, 2018
Happy 5th Tilde
"Let's mark the occasion!" I shouted during our morning walk, and started to draw the letters in the sand.
Friday, February 2, 2018
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Monday, December 18, 2017
Seasonal Greetings
We leave the house at 4pm, a sunset is imminent. Zerline has a golden glow in the sunlight which is still bright. She is seven months old now, already an experienced sunset chase companion. In the distance the highest dune in the direct vicinity around us looms from the fog that starts to drift in. We hurry over for a good view of the sunset.
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Life Changed
I open my eyes and have a peek around me from under the covers. No wonder I am feeling so warm. Tilde is laying curled up between my legs and Zerline is laying fully stretched out on my side. I feel her warm breath blowing in my neck.
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Where Did My Puppy Go?
What happened to that innocent little creature I picked up at Schiphol airport three months ago? That tiny fur-ball, who fell asleep while I held her fragile body in my arms, snoring with satisfaction. That small dependent baby dog, who studied me endlessly with her big brown eyes.
Thursday, September 14, 2017
A Dog's Summer
"Tilde No!". Too late. Tilde jumped the fence and was out of sight, chasing the bunny on full speed. That'll be the end of this particular fence solution I thought.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Rabbit Feet And Jackass Wings
Zerline is thoroughly discovering her disproportionate growing legs. She is trying them out on a daily basis to mark her latest top speed and if she can keep up with Tilde already.
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Zerline's Family Tree, Beyond The Berlin Wall
The long-time readers of this blog will have guessed this post was right around the corner. I researched Zerline's roots, like I did with Kenzo and Tilde.
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Shaping Memories
We're well passed three months now. At this age, Zerline reminds me a lot about Kenzo. We first got him home when he was about the age Zerline is now.
Thursday, August 3, 2017
The Wild Bunch
Today I tried to take a walk alone with Tilde. Being just the two of us would allow for a longer walk and, with all the time which goes into puppy Zerline, she would appreciate some alone quality time with me.
Monday, July 31, 2017
Hovawart TV: Zerline The Surfer
It was an impressive sight for Zerline. The first time we went to the beach she dared to go up all the way to the shoreline to have a closer look at all that boiling water and listen to the waves roar.
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