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Rest in peace Annette.
I'll never forget the night 6 years ago. The terrible accident, the memories. It's all still there.
“Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.”
Tomorrow is Lyra's first dog show. It's over two years since Ivv's first dogshow and it's sooo long since I've shown my own dog! It will be fun- And I really hope she behaves. I have to admit, she gets away with a lot, she is the last puppy I will have in years and I want to keep her a puppy as long as possible... But I really think I need to set some rules soon, before she thinks its okay walk on the table and such:p
A friend of mine said that puppies are miniature dogs on happypills... So true! Everymorning Lyra wakes me up (Several times each morning!) with jumping up in the bed and really -jumps- around in it wagging her tail and if she could talk it would have been "GOOD MOOORNING! NEEEW BRIGHT DAY! UP UP UP!" she learned quickly that jumping on Ivy (Who ofc sleeps in the bed with me... I think she might die a bit if I told her not to do it!) would not be a very smart idea, since Ivy doesn't wake up by herself before sometime around noon :p But me on the other hand... Ah well, its such a good thing puppies are cute ;)
Born in 88
Occupying the 5th position in the Chinese Zodiac, the Dragon is the mightiest of the signs. Dragons symbolize such character traits as dominance and ambition. Dragons prefer to live by their own rules and if left on their own, are usually successful. They’re driven, unafraid of challenges, and willing to take risks. They’re passionate in all they do and they do things in grand fashion. Unfortunately, this passion and enthusiasm can leave Dragons feeling exhausted and interestingly, unfulfilled.
While Dragons frequently help others, rarely will they ask for help. Others are attracted to Dragons, especially their colorful personalities, but deep down, Dragons prefer to be alone. Perhaps that is because they’re most successful when working alone. Their preference to be alone can come across as arrogance or conceitedness, but these qualities aren’t applicable. Dragons have tempers that can flare fast!
Considering their hard-working nature, Dragons are healthy overall. They do get stressed and suffer from periodic tension/headaches, likely because they take so many risks. Dragons could benefit from incorporating mild activity into their lives. Yoga or walking would be good as these activities can work both their minds and their bodies.
Dragons prefer leading to being led.
... What it's like having 3 dogs! Sometime back 3 would have been piece of cake, now I'm glad I only have two! But, to be fair- I have the easiest houseguest ever, I'm "babysitting" Shabtay, Jen's dog.. My smooth collie love :) So easy to have here, he knows the rules, knows me and Ivy (Me and Ivy have lived with him for some time:) ) and with no doubt, I'm having a male dog next time ;) (Well, that will be years tho.. But next time!)
... Guess who :p
After almost 9 weeks with being sick everymorning, being tired all the time and sleeping 10 hours a day (atleast)things were finally getting better- And I get streptococcus infection in my throat... And not only that, I manage to step over my foot being out with the dogs when it was dark- And it ended up being sprained. Wtf. :( cruches for atleast two weeks and minimal movement.
So ofc, I feel very sorry for myself!:P But. Guess it could always be worst :)
I should have learned by now! Walking, with the dogs in the middle of the night for one last walk before bed... As usual we walk to a field around 600-700 meter from the house. Stupid me ofc forgot to make sure the cats were inside, and while we were walking on the field, pit dark I suddenly hear something meowing behind me. Damn it... Simin, following us! She likes walking with me and the dogs, since she never leaves the garden otherwise. The dogs were loose, Ivy knows better then running after our cats, while the puppy thought of course it was birthday and x-mas on the same time, A TOY WHO RUNS! YEAH! Awesome. It took me almost two minutes to get her to stop chasing my poor kitten, and when I got her back on a leash, I could not see the kitten (Hard to see anything in the middle of the night..) and could not hear her, she always responds me when I call on her. So, I decided to go home and hope that she would follow. Walked slowly back home while calling on her, and when we got back- No Simin. What to do next? I couldn't just leave her out there, and if she was still on the field, that would mean she had to walk alone 600-700 meters by road alone. No way.. So, as afraid as I am of the dark (Alone, very afraid actually) I decided to go back to the field without the dogs, and stood there calling for her for almost 10 minutes without answer- Then finally from the other side of the field I heard her meowing, and there was no way I was going to let her walk beside me home and she was more the happy to be carried home :) I don't think I would have slept tonight if didn't return at once!
So lesson learned. ALWAYS be sure the cats are inside and not following me on walks
-_-
.. Lyra.
Our new family member :) She is the cutes, independent, noisy, playful and loveable puppy! She reminds me so much of Ivy when she was that age, which is ofc a good thing.
It's weird waking up twice every night to go out with her, wake up in the mornings by sharp puppy teeth biting you, or jumping around in the bed declaring that it's morning, but all worth it :)
(Yes yes, this is the last animal pup that will be joining for a while:P)
It doesn't matter what is going on in life, when you stand on the top of the mountain and look out on this
Ivy got a new backpack, so we had to try it out - And it was really good after such a long day yday on the dogshow!
So, it's taken a while before I actually even thought about my blog.. But, it's time to blog a bit from our wonderful trip :) It was sooo nice down there! The weather, the people (Tho, a bit intense on the selling part:P Dragging us around everywhere lol- "come and see my shop" probably one of the sentences we heard the most!) We had some great adventures down there as well, and it was relaxing and nice :)
http://s282.photobucket.com/albums/kk242/lillborzoi/tunisia2010/?albumview=slideshow
Lol, A lot of pics from our trip to the zoo- Tbh, we didn't use the camera much :P Shame, and a lesson for next vacation :)
Other then that it's back to reality... It was good to get back home to Ivy and my kittens, I missed them sooo much! Ohh.. I forgot to tell what our "main activity" down there was :P So.. Everyone who knows me knows how I feel about animals... And around our hotel was a nice park- with loots of skinny skinny cats, so after every meal we had we went to the park to feed the cats with the leftovers, a few strange looks from people- but who cares! It made the cats really happy :)
Yesterday we had a visit from Ivy's breeder and the owner of her halfbrother, it was soo nice to meet them :) Ivy enjoyed herself with the company and it was good to talk some Collie ;)
Unfortunate she is still out of her coat, so no showing for atleast half a year.
This weekend is all about dogshow, in Oslo. Its been a bit since last time, so will be fun :)
I'm not feeling 100% atm, cant wait before these weeks have gone by! Soon it's autumn , one of my fav seasons:)
