Oh dear...

[rimturse]

According to a small survey made by Reader's Digest, the Danes are not particularly friendly, nor do they have sex appeal. We have been severely beaten by the Italians (more sexy, friendlier), who have by the way thrown eggs at the Danish consulate in Milano and called to say that they'd slice the tyres of consulate cars. All because Denmark played 2-2 against Sweden in a recent football match. This resulted in Italy not going to the next round.

Now, I did consider writing some Danish/Norwegian jokes about the Swedes, but they are probably too mean. ;)

Did a lot of work and packing yesterday, fell into bed at midnight and didn't get up until 10:00 this morning.

Fisen is all frisky again, demanding constant attention. I'm just happy he's feeling better!

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[cathemery.livejournal.com]

And speaking of pets - we got our dog as an 8-year-old, not from a shelter but from the breeder who raised him. Afghan hound breeders around here are either unscrupulous people or very very strict. And most of them are the latter. The rescue people have very firm guidelines and requirements about who gets to adopt an afghan.

They are not often found in shelters because the rescue people go and get them as soon as they can to keep them going to unsuitable homes. They try not to encourage 'puppy mill' breeders, but they don't want even those dogs to be lost in the system.

I started out with a point here, and it was something along the lines of how adopting an older dog can be a wonderful experience both for you and for the dog. So many people immediately say, oh, I want a puppy that I can raise up my way or This dog will die too soon, and they miss truly marvelous, loving dogs. I have met on a mailing list a woman who only adopts older afghans, and her stories are truly heart-warming. Older dogs love just as much as young ones, and it may just take them a little more time to adapt to a new home.

But I am not going to say everyone should or has to adopt older dogs! You have to be sensible, too. We, for instance, would not do well, I fear, with a known fence jumper and escape artist. That'd be a little too challenging for our yard and my nerves!

[frigg.livejournal.com]

Yes, I agree. It's important to be realistic regarding the dog you choose. A couch dog like Jagger doesn't sound to bad. Tervuerens will usually never have to think twice regarding walks and exercise, which is great, but not if you have the flu and don't want to leave the couch. Personally, I can deal with a dog who needs consequent handling, but on the other hand something more minor such as hunting instinct poses a much bigger problem for me. My cousin picked Terriers because she thought they looked cute, and they do, but boy can they be a handful. :)