We lay down in the grass and cuddle. I am glad you are back. I take a deep breath and pick up the phone, to break the news with people abroad, who expect us to come and visit.
God damnit Kenzo.
It should have been a thorn they found, maybe even a copper wire, whatever, embedded in your foot. Like they found with Viva before you.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Friday, September 19, 2014
The "Shitbag" Checklist
If you have been reading Jan's Chickenshit post, well, Tilde wasn't finished with us yet. And this time, she was caught on camera.
I was looking forward to the weekend, and also to meet Emil in person - as Jan mentioned in her post, we were spending a weekend with friends we know for quite a while from FB - I always followed Emil's story on Dina's FB page, and watched him grow from a shy and insecure puppy mill dog, into a happy and thriving Hovawart.
I was looking forward to the weekend, and also to meet Emil in person - as Jan mentioned in her post, we were spending a weekend with friends we know for quite a while from FB - I always followed Emil's story on Dina's FB page, and watched him grow from a shy and insecure puppy mill dog, into a happy and thriving Hovawart.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Chickenshit
Today I turn the blog over to Jan Wolfe about what should have been a textbook display of Tilde managing the "Leave It" command.
Note to self, never go on a weekend with a blogging friend.
It started out as a quiet Saturday afternoon walk in the woodland surrounding our rented cottage at Henne Strand – six humans and three dogs enjoying the warm September weather and each other’s company. The dogs were sniffing in the undergrowth and reading the various scents as we would read a newspaper. We humans were chatting about this that and the next thing and enjoying the meeting that we had looked forward to for months. As we walked, we passed numerous cottages, each of which we admired and passed comment about, and wished that we owned or at least could live in.
Note to self, never go on a weekend with a blogging friend.
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It started out as a quiet Saturday afternoon walk in the woodland surrounding our rented cottage at Henne Strand – six humans and three dogs enjoying the warm September weather and each other’s company. The dogs were sniffing in the undergrowth and reading the various scents as we would read a newspaper. We humans were chatting about this that and the next thing and enjoying the meeting that we had looked forward to for months. As we walked, we passed numerous cottages, each of which we admired and passed comment about, and wished that we owned or at least could live in.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Hamletgate
I have a simple rule for this blog. It should be about dogs. But rules are there to be broken. And when yesterday a group of 33 pilot whales were butchered in the Faroe Islands, for the first time in this annual event the Danish Navy and Special Forces were present, and kept the Sea Shepherd activists away from the locals that were driving and killing the whales.
Saturday, August 23, 2014
People Skills
We just hit the trail and I could see in the distance, one of our pals was on it as well.
I stepped up our pace to see if we could catch up with them and then play a little, maybe.
I noticed our friend had seen us. She waived, waiting for us to catch up.
I stepped up our pace to see if we could catch up with them and then play a little, maybe.
I noticed our friend had seen us. She waived, waiting for us to catch up.
Friday, August 15, 2014
Tired Dog, Good Dog
You have heard the cliche before, "a tired dog is a good dog", or, "... a happy dog". Although it takes a lot more than that, I like it enough to say, it is one of my favorite motto's.
Tilde clearly never got the memo though, and she challenged us in this department in a way we could never have imagined. From almost day one she was like an energy bomb bouncing around.
Tilde clearly never got the memo though, and she challenged us in this department in a way we could never have imagined. From almost day one she was like an energy bomb bouncing around.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
The Beauty and The Beast
I can see most dogs think twice before they approach.
On one leash I have the Beauty, wriggling like a worm, bouncing as much as the leash allows, while the smiles on her face work like a magnet, "I want to lick you up!".
And on the other leash I have the Beast, sizing you up, to determine if you are worthy of approaching his awesomeness. And not in the last place, approaching his Beauty too.
On one leash I have the Beauty, wriggling like a worm, bouncing as much as the leash allows, while the smiles on her face work like a magnet, "I want to lick you up!".
And on the other leash I have the Beast, sizing you up, to determine if you are worthy of approaching his awesomeness. And not in the last place, approaching his Beauty too.
Hovawart TV: The Herd-Wart
Bard wants to be a Herd-Wart. And he is not doing bad at all for a Hovawart!
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Run, Kenzo, Run!
It is such a beautiful sight. To see Kenzo run. After last month's failed attempt, we made some great progress. There is still a small limp sometimes, but he can correct it himself now, by choosing another pace, or with my help through some stretching. And we don't leave the door before we have done our warning-up.
I also saw him do his special prancing pony imitation again. A wonderful sight.
I also saw him do his special prancing pony imitation again. A wonderful sight.
Saturday, August 2, 2014
About Blue Flag Emergencies and Feeling Naked Around Nudists
Right after hitting the beach, we went down to the water's edge. The weather was so hot, Kenzo and Tilde needed to be cooled down, as soon as possible. I noticed a lot of people still took their dogs down to the beach, even though a week earlier the news came out, all dogs should be banned from Blue Flag beaches.
The Blue Flag indicates the beach and water is clean enough for tourists to enjoy, but some bureaucrat somewhere dug up a WHO report, that dogs foul the beaches, and they weren't allowed on Blue Flag beaches anymore. Just like that.
The Blue Flag indicates the beach and water is clean enough for tourists to enjoy, but some bureaucrat somewhere dug up a WHO report, that dogs foul the beaches, and they weren't allowed on Blue Flag beaches anymore. Just like that.
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