Dark Mornings

We still have daylight saving time. This menas that daylight is saved from our morning walks. It is dark. Daniel wears a reflective vest on the outside of his coat. The street lights shine. I rather walk in sunlight than in street light. It will come back for a little while when daylight saving time is removed, then the dark winter mornings are here. I can accept dark mornings in the winter, but it is too early in the year yet. I do not like daylight saving time.

A Visit from Laura

Laura, who was brought up here with us, and who has visited us from time to time, is here again now. She will stay for a couple of days. Last autumn, she was here having a litter of pups. Now we will see of she can get another litter in about two months. We hope so. 

Upcoming Pups

My dear  daughter Gertrud was at the veterinärinspektör today for an ultra sound examinationer her tummy. It turnés out that she is pregnant with at least two pups.

For the very first time, I man going to be a grandmother! I am so looking forward to this. 

Gunnar is the father of the pups. He is a nice looking guy and a Japanese Show Champion. With my daugher, it will be great pups.

The One Who Gives

There is a saying that the one who gives, gets the double back. For England, you could say that the one who gives, gets Dublin back. England gave the world the modern democracy, dog breeding, and industrialisation. These are about the most important things ever. Nevertheless, England lost Dublin, when Ireland broke free from the United Kingdom. No matter how good intentions you have, of you are a conqueror, you are always viewed upon as a bad person, and you will not get Dublin back. 

A Little Ache

After lunch today, I had a little stomach ache. Luckily, I could tell Daniel, and he let me out.

It is good to have so nice humans. 

It did not take long for me, then I wanted to come in again. I barked, and was let in.

Apart from this, it was a calm Sunday.

Auto Correct

There are too many auto correct functions. When I write a text, I always have to go back to check the words, to make sure auto correct has not changed them into something I did not intend to write. Many people are annoyed with auto correct, so I wonder why the software manufacturers keep including it in their programs. Something is weird about that. I wish they would stop.

German Election

There is a federal election in Germany tomorrow. Germany is a neighbour of Sweden, across the sea to the south, and an important trade partner. Our Affenpinscher friend Morran is especially interested in Germany, since her breed comes from Germany. This is like my interest in Japan.

I am not very interested in German politics. Morran and Daniel have discussed the upcoming election, though. Daniel says it would be best if CDU stays in power, even though a shift in power could be a good thing after many years of CDU rule. There are pros and cons, as Daniel says.

Morran comments that the colour of CDU is black, just like her coat and the majority of mine. I do not know if Morran’s argument is valid, but I like it, anyway. 

Friday Night

It is Friday night, and we all go to bed, well aware of that tomorrow is Saturday and we can sleep until late in the morning. Saturday mornings are great.

Different Chargers

Paula and Daniel have mobile telephones of different brands. They have different chargers. Paula cannot charge ber telephone with Daniel’s charger, and vice versa. 

The EU Commission has now proposed new rules requiring all mobile devices to have the same type of chargers. While this may be convenient, some manufacturers say it will impair innovation.

I guess there are merits to both arguments. I would want chargers of the same sort for all devices, anyway. 

City Council

Daniel is à membrer of the city council of the city where we live. We are proud that he is. During the pandemic, this year, they have had meetings on line. This is great in the way that he sits at home. It is boring, when there are long, meaningless debates. There was one such debate this afternoon. I wish the councilors would use their time better.

It Is All Right

Everythong is all right. lite is great.

There are days when the apps do not work the way you want. This is one of those days. Once you deal with it, life is great again.

Herring

We had some herring for lunch today. It was actually Paula’s and Daniel’s lunch, but I got to taste some. It was very tasty. Our Chihuahua friend Pepe also liked it very much. He has got good taste, the little fellow. 

I wish we would have fish more often. Fish is good food. 

Dachshund Dog Show

For the first time since before the pandemic, Daniel has been away to work as a ring steward at a dog show. It was a Dachshund specialty here in Örebro.

Dog shows are good for many many reasons. They give breeders chances to evaluate their breeding and to meet other breeders. Many dogs think they are a fun activity with their humans. They also add to the economy of the clubs who run the shows. 

I am glad Daniel could work as a ring steward again. He will do the same tomorrow. It is also good to have him back home, now that it is a show in our own home town. Life gets better when the pandemic does not affect us as much any longer as it once did. 

Going Here and There

Daniel was at the office for a while. Work from home is still the norm, but he had some things to attend to. Then he came home, pitom other clothes, and left again. This evening, he will be away again. 

I like going on walks, but going to and from the centre of the town like Daniel does today is much longer. I am glad I do not have to go here and there like this. 

Hurt

Paula has hurt her right arm a couple of times. She was operated at the hospital the day before yesterday. At first, when she came home, it did not hurt much. She had pain killers to deal with the pain. The real pain has arrived today. This means Paula has had the need for a lot of support. The other dogs and I have been close to Paula and supported her. We all believe she has benefited from this, Paula is included among those who believe this. Life will become better.

The Ultimate Birthday

It is the 15 September. On this day, sixteen years ago, my mother was born. She was the first pup born of the first litter of kennel Aangenaam. This makes the 15 September the ultimate birthday. It is even better than my own birthday in February. Being the first pup of the first litter of the best breeders there are, must be the ultimate birthday.

Life is good. I have my mother to thank for it.

Minced Meat

There are days when we do not get our ordinary dog food. This was one of those days. We got minced meat of pork.

Did you know that meat is derived from the Swedish word ”mat”, which means food. This os because meat is food, amd food is meat. Anything else than meat is not really food. 

Sushi Is Eaten With Sticks

Paula and Daniel had sushi for dinner. I rarely ask for food when they eat, but sushi is so great that I could not discipline myself. Respectful of my Japanese heritage, Daniel took a piece of sushi with his eating sticks and gave it to me. I took it from the sticks and ate it. Sushi is eaten with sticks, you know.

Late Meeting

Since Daniel is a politician, he participates in meetings some evenings. This evening, I took some part of it as well. I sat in Daniel’s lap, in front of the camera in the on line meeting. I made a success, people asked to see more of me and asked about me. Daniel told them a lot. I charmed them with my looks. This was a huge PR success for our breeding. Life is fun when people say such nice things about you. 

Rain

For the first timein a while, we have had rain. It has been raining almost the whole day. It is nice to stay indoors in this weather. We did go out now and then, but kept it short.

Rain is good for nature and for the water level in our well. Still, it is annoying when you have to be outside in it. I hope for a lot of rain tonight, but no rain at the morning walk tomorrow. We will have to see if this wish of mine come true. 

Nine Eleven

Ten years ago today, my grandmother Sunni wrote her only entry in her daughter (my mother) Hailey’s blog. It was for the ten year anniversary of the terror attacks primarily on the World Trade Center in New York, USA. Grandmother wrote about it, since she remembered that day from when she lived in the USA in the early years of her life. Her humans had been very upset, which also affected all of her dogs.

Grandmother Sunni is not with us anymore. Dogs very rarely live for up to twenty years. The attacks on the ninth of September 2001 are remembered by many humans, but not by dogs. Still, we accompany our humans in commemorating it today. 

These attacks are often referred to as ”nine eleven”, after the American way of saying dates. This is the reason for my headline today. 

Pizza

Paula and Daniel tookit easy tonight. They shared a frozen pizza for dinner, heated in the oven. (I could have given you the name of the pizza manufacturer, but would not get any revenue for the commercial value of the fact that I would mention it, so I do not.) I got to taste some. While I have tasted better pizzas, frozenpizzas are comparatively cheap and this was quite tasty for the cost of buying it. I liked it. We could have frozen pizza more often, if I were to decide.

Coat Colours

It can be a little annoying when you run into an interesting piece of news a while after its publication. This happened to me today, when I raninto this interesting piece about the inheritance of dogs’ coat colours. Scientists have unraveled how coat colours are inherited and can trace one aspect back to relatives to modern wolves two million years ago. 

It is not a short article, but far from long. I recommend that you read it. 

Anniversary

It is twenty hears ago to the day today, that Paula and Daniel married each other. This was long before I was born,of course. We have celebrated the anniversary today, however, and we have had fun.

It is a good thing Paula and Daniel found each other. I would not be, ifit had not been for them. This can be said about a lot of other dogs as well. We are all grateful for this.

Congratulations, Paula and Daniel!

Another Gertrud Birthday

My daughter Gertrud is named for Paula’s mother Gertrud. While my daughter had her birthday yesterday, Paula’s mother has her today. 

Paula and Daniel went to Paula’s parents’ this evening to celebrate Paula’s mother. They brought greetings from allof us dogs and cats. 

Birthday celebrations are always fun, but we had fun at home as well.

Birth

My last litter ofpups were bornon this date. It was Gerstuhl, who sometimes writes in this blog, and Harry, who moved to Upsala. Gerstuhl was here for two weeks until yesterday, but left before we had the chance to celebrate her birthday. She has a good life. I hope Harry has as well.

Happy birthday, my dear pups Gertrud and Harry. To me, you will always be pups. 

Going Home

Hello, Gerstuhl here!

It is time for me to go home to Solna again. My humans come and pick me up today. 

This has been a good time at my breeders’ place. I have come to be friends with Gunnar. He is a somewhat grumpy Shiba male, but he does have his heart in the right place. 

I might come back later in the autumn. This is if I am expecting pups, in which case I will get them here at my breeders’. I hope it will be so, it seems so interesting to be a mother of pups. 

Japan’s Prime Minister Resigns

The Prime Minister of Japan, Yohsihide Suga, has announced that he will resign. He has just been PM for about a year, but his approval points has gone down substantially. The ruling LDP will certainly fill the post of PM with someone else from their ranks. It will be interesting to see who may get the job.

Starting Over

Daniel is a member of an Order. They have usually had meetings every other Friday night. During the pandemic, they have not, in order to minimize the risk for the spread of the disease. They started over tonight. This means that it is a night att home for just is dogs and Paula. This is different, but great in its own way. There are advantages with spending time just with Paula. We could have more nights like this, I think.

Disturbing

Hello, Gerstuhl here!

It is somewhat disturbing that I am not in heat anymore. My darling Gunnar is less nice to me now. I still like him, but he treats me like just another dog who annoys him. Gunnar is a loner by heart. While I understand this view of life, I still think he could be a little nicer to me. After all, he was so nice while I was still in heat. Male dogs are weird in this way, they should be able to be civil without me being in heat. Oh, well, life is nice, anyway.

New ABBA Music

The 1970’s Swedish super pop band ABBA will release new music. This is huge, according to Paula and Daniel.

I do not really care. Music is not a big thing in the ears of a dog.