Funny Claims About Weather

With the recent hurricane that has struck Florida, there have been people who have suggested the hurricane was created by humans who manipulated the weather. This must have started as a joke, but apparently, some people believe in it. Humans are good at many things, but they cannot control the weather. We had a good time talking about this joke here at home. 

Sushi

Daniel got home late tonight, after a business trip. However, he came home with sushi. 

Sushi is good food. Morran got more sushi than Pepe or I. She said this is because sushi is from Japan, her breed is from Germany, Japanese civil law is based on the German Bürgerliche Gesetzbuch, thus, Japan would be nothing without Germany, and she represents Germany, which means she has a certain right to eat sushi. Neither Paula, nor I or Pepe understood this line of reasoning. Daniel said he understood, but I am not sure he really did. Nevertheless, Morran got quite a lot of sushi. I wish I would have gotten more. 

Cheek to Cheek

There are instances when humans dance cheek to cheek. Dogs very rarely dance at all. A few dogs dance in the freestyle sport, but this is rare. We can, however, lie cheek to cheek with a human. Paula and I lied cheek to cheek tonight. We both enjoyed this. Life is being close to your family. 

Perhaps a Little Milder

It was not quite as cold this morning, as most mornings last week. It is the name day of Birgitta and Britta, which is the origin of the Swedish word brittsommar. This means a warmer period in the middle of autumn, around this day. The phenomenon is called Indian summer in English. Even though the morning temperature was a little higher than last week, I would not say this phenomenon has come this year. It does not come every year. We just have to accept that we are steadily going towards winter. 

The Telephone Came Back

Paula found her missing mobile telephone. It was lying in the bedroom, about where she thought she had lost it. 

It is good that the telephone is back. Paula gets happier, and by consequence, so do we. 

Appart from this, we had a good day today, taking it easy. 

Lost Telephone

Paula has missplaced her telephone somewhere at home. She has not been able to find it, and has been whining about it. We do believe she could have tried harder to look for it. Then she would surely have found it and we would all have been happier. 

It is a sad thing mobile telephones do not have any particular smell. We dogs could have found Paula’s telephone by searching forint with our noses, if it had. 

Frost

We had a little frost on the ground this morning. It was slightly colder than the freezing point for water.

It is autumn, so this is not surprising. Winter will come this season too, regardless of how badly we would want it not to come. In a way, this is reasuring, at least. Some things are what they always use to be.

German National Holiday

It is the 3 October and Morran is celebrating the national holiday of Germany, home country of her breed. It was on the 3 October many years ago that East Germany merged into West Germany to form modern day Germany. 

We celebrate with Morran, of course. Every reason to celebrate is a good reason.

Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit! 

Morning Walk in the Dark

It is getting darker every morning and evening. This morning was the first this season when Daniel used his reflective vest on the morning walk. This was because it was still dark outside at the start of the walk. Daylight arrived during the walk, but it was still safer to wear that vest from the start. We have lights inside, anyway. Lights are good. 

A Just Fight

When I got mad at Pepe today, Paula and Daniel would not accept it, and took me away from him. They did not see how Pepe provoked me. It was a just fight on my part. This does not matter, if your humans do not see anything but your response to the provocation. I wish I could convince them I was right all along.

Nevertheless, Pepe and I are friends again. We usually are. This is good. 

Bath

Morran got a bath today. Daniel saw to it that she got it. He and Paula agreed that Morran needed it. Then he dried Morran under the fan.

I am happy that I did not need a bath. While it can feel better afterwards, it is an ordeal to go through. 

Later, we all got some ham as snacks. This was tasty. This was an advantage of giving Morran support when she had to take a bath. 

Cookies

When Daniel came home this evening, he brought a package of cookies.

Normally, I would not like cookies very much, but these were sweet and tasty. They were the great thing of this night. If I were to decide, we would have cookies like this more often. 

New Japanese Prime Minister

Hailey and Polly would probably have commented in this blog that Shigeru Ishiba is the new leader of the ruling party LDP in Japan. While LDP hold the majority in parliament, he will become the next Prime Minister. 

I do not know much about Japanese politics. The new leader promised to clean up his party, which has had scandals lately. This sounds good. I hope he will be the right leader for the humans and dogs of Japan. 

Scones

Daniel baked some scones this morning. Paula found them delicious.

It is no surprise that a human can like bread that way, bread is a considerable part of human food. What did surprise me was that Pepe also found the scones delicious. He wanted more and more from Paula, and she gladly gave him more. There must have been some part of the taste of the scones that Pepe found tasty, but I did not. Taste is such an individual thing, but I was still surprised that Pepe loved the scones like he did.

Needless to say, Pepe said he wanted Daniel to bake scones more often. We will have to see if Daniel does. 

Run Away Pig

A pig was on the run in our home town today. Some people thought it was a wild boar, but it was a tame pig. We hope the owners of the pig will find it. Otherwise, it would be a waste of good meat. Bacon should not be running free. 

In the Bed

We all usually sleep in the bed. This evening, Paula asked Daniel who was still down on the floor. This was a strange question, since all of us were in the bed. This was also what Daniel told Paula. He then proceeded by pointing everyone out to her. Paula was calmed by this answer. I just wonder why she asked the question. She never tolkas what made her think one of us were on the floor. Perhaps we don’t need to know. Life does not always have to come with all the answers. 

Three Months Left

It is exactly three months, a quarter of a year, left until Christmas Eve today. We celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve in Sweden. Paula and Daniel started to plan Christmas today. 

Christmas is a great time of the year. There are a lot of candy and treats on Christmas. I look forward to it. 

Fever

Paula has got a cold. It is so bad, she has got a fever.

It is strange that humans can have a cold and be hot from fever at the same time. I am glad dogs almost never get sick this way.

We hope Paula gets well soon. 

Long Morning

It is Sunday and we all slept until late. It is so nice to be able to do this once in a while. Furthermore, once we had gone out for the morning, we all went back to bed again.

Sunday is a day of rest. This was a Sunday that really lived up to be a day of rest. We all like this. 

I Cannot Remember What Happened

Looking back at the blog for the last couple of days, I realise I never wrote any blog entry the day before yesterday. Strangely enough, I cannot remember what happened that day, that made me forget to write any entry in the blog. 

The memory is a strange record. Sometimes, I can remember things from way back in detail. Other times, I cannot remember what happened the day before yesterday. 

What ever did happen, and caused me not to write anything in the blog, I hope it does not happen again. 

Autumn

It is autumn and the mornings are getting colder. We had a fire in the morning, it was nice.

Bed Control

Our bed can be raised and lowered by electric motors. These are controlled by apps in mobile telephones. 

Daniel got a new work telephone today. He had the appen his old work telephone. Tonight, he downloaded the app again. Downloading the app to the telephone was no problem. Connecting the app to the beds were a different matter. Daniel struggled with this for a long time, cursing angrily at the app, which he called illogical. Eventually, however, he managed to get everything to work. Then he turned into his ordinary, happy self again. We were all happy it worked. 

Radiators

It has been some cold nights and mornings. Even though it has been warm outside in the afternoon, this has made it colder even indoors during the nights and mornings. This morning, Daniel turned on the heat for the season. We will have to see for how long the heat will be turned on. Perhaps it will be all the time until spring next year. It feels good to have warm radiators. 

Cough

Both Paula and Daniel have had coughs today. They have had colds. 

Daniel has been able to work from home. Paula had to call in sick, it would not do to have a nurse coughing in front of her parents. 

The good thing is that the whole family has been at home. This is always something we dogs like. 

A Walk in the Sun

We took a Walk in the afternoon sun, Paula, Daniel, Pepe, and I. It was quite nice. It is amazing that we can have such great and warm autumn afternoons in Sweden. The autumn air smelled fresh and crispy.

Our country lies so far north on Earth, yet we have a nice and fairly warm climate. It could not be this warm on these latitudes straight north of Mexico, where Chihuahuas are from, or straight north of Japan, where Shibas are from. We like it here. 

Orange Went Home

This afternoon, Orange went home again. Her humans had come home from a journey overseas, and Orange could come home from her holiday at our place. She made a great contribution to our family, so t is a little sad that she left, but I can understand that she wanted to go home. Paula and Daniel said she was very happy when she got home.

We will have to see if Orange will visit us again. I would not mind. 

No Preparations

Both Paula and Daniel were supposed to go and help construct the dog show ground today. Eventually, only Daniel went. Paula told us she was too tired from work. It must be an exhaustive work she has these days. 

The good thing was that we got to have Paula’s company at home. 

The plan is that they will both go to the dog show tomorrow. 

Beef

Paula gave us some ground beef pieces today. I got hold of the largest piece. I may be small, but I have got nothing against eating big pieces of tasty beef.

This beef was made of minced meat and a tasty blend of spices. It was great. I will have to remind Paula to get us this kind of beef again. 

Preparations for Another Dog Show

There is a dog show this Saturday. Daniel worked with the preparations almost all evening.

We hope that the dog show will be a success. I will not go there, I rather stay at home, but there is no reason I would not hope for the best. 

This time, it is an unofficial dog show. It is still important. The preparations are bound to be good. 

Peaches from the Fukushima Region

Peaches are now sold in London, at Harrods, from the Fukushima region in Japan. This is in an effort to restore trust in produce from the region after the Fukushima nuclear power plant was destroyed by the tsunami of 2011. 

I am sure Hailey and Polly, who were the former writers of this blog and of the Japanese breed Shiba, would have wanted me to write about this. 

Not all of the toxic waste from the power plant is taken care of, but work is in progress. I am sure the Japanese will manage. 

Chopping Wood

When Daniel came home from the office this afternoon, Paula was still tired from her work. She said she just wanted to rest for an hour. Daniel accepted this and went out to chop some wood in the meantime. This summer, he has chopped a lot of wood. He still must think it is not enough. I wonder if he knows something about the upcoming winter, or if he is just taking precausions. I would assume the latter. We cannot know about the winter weather yet, as far as I know. However, even with a mild winter, iris nice to have wood. You can also save wood until the winter after the next. There is not many downsides to chopping wood, I guess. 

At a Restaurant

Hello, Orange here!

It feels a little strange to be back where I was born and lived my first few years, after the years with my present family. Not bad, fairly good, but strange. 

This evening, I got to go with Paula and Daniel to a restaurant. We sat on the porch by the restaurant in the warm and sunny weather. I got to taste some meat. It was a good time. 

The worst thing was that there was a construction worker doing something with the building across the street, and this made a huge noise. We wondered why he worked so late on a Sunday evening. It did not last the whole time we were there, though, and it gave us omething to talk about. What annoys you a little, will at least make life less boring. 

Birthday

Paula and Daniel was away a lot today, celebrating Paula’s mother’s birthday.

Earlier in the week, Paula said she would bring Orange to the birthday celebration. She didn’t. Orange told us it was just as well, she rather stayed here, now that she cannot be home for a week. I agree, I also rather stay at home. When Paula and Daniel came home, they told us they had had a great time. Still, there is no place like home. 

Orange

Orange came home to us today.

Orange is a Shiba from Paula's and Daniel's breeding. She is nice. We will get to know her better.

Locked Door

Daniel was at a meeting this evening. Meanwhile, Paula and us dogs went to bed, because it was getting late. Before she went to bed, Paula locked the door. She forgot the key in the lock, so when Daniel came home, he could not unlock and get in. He had to bang on the door to get Paula to go and open the door for him. It could have been more pleasant than it was with those bangs on the door. 

Controversial Judicial Proposal

The ruling political party in Mexico has pushed for a change in the way judges are appointed. They want them appointed by popular vote. It is controversial, because judges are supposed to be professionals and be able to rule against laws which go against the Constitution etc. Parliament should be elected by popular vote, judges should be appointed based on their professional capacity.

Daniel, who is a lawyer by trade, is critical of this change. He says this would be a kind of popular vote that would make the democracy weaker. There must be a balance between the popular vote, electing the parliament that makes the laws, and the judges’ professional interpretation of laws. 

We are concerned about Mexico, the home country of our breed. Mexico is a great country, it did produce us Chihuahuas, but it must have a great juduciary too. We just have to hope this change will not go through. 

Suicide and Killing

A 17 year old Japanese girl in Yokohama jumped of a tall building to take her own life. This would not be much of a story, if it were not for the fact that she hit another human down below. The other human, a 32 years old woman, also died. 

Why do some humans take their own lives? Dogs never commit suicide. I cannot understand why you want to take your own life. There are so many joys in life, like meatballs. I would never need to take my own life 

Small Meatballs

There are times when Paula and Daniel buy meatballs, instead of buying the ingrediens and making them themselves. Factory made meatballs are often rather big, too big for us Chihuahuas. The other day, however, Paula bought some smaller meatballs. We got to taste these today. Both Pepe and I were very happy. These meatballs were just the size for us. We may be huge in spirit, but we have small bodies. Many small meatballs are better than a few large meatballs. 

Going Back with Things

Quite a few of the items that Daniel brought from the barn yesterday, he brought back to the barn today. Some things were left in the kitchen, but I guess all was not needed. If it just went back to the barn, I wonder why iris kept at all. Perhaps it would be better to just throw most of these things away? On the other paw, what do I know? Humans save so many things and I cannot always understand why. I believe it is better not to own so much, as dogs usually do. 

A Few Things from the Barn

We have some old things stores in the barn on our land. Daniel brought some of these things into the house today. He was happy to have found some of these things. Apparently, he had forgotten where someone these things were.

It is always nice to find things that you have lost. I do not store old things out in the barn, however. This makes it less likely my things get lost. I am happy for Daniel, though, that he found those lost things. Life is easier as a dog, we do not put things away in storage like that. 

Late Night Rain

When we were outside for the night, it was nice weather. Daniel was still not at home, since he was at a meeting tonight. Once he came home, it had started to rain. Consequently, Daniel was rather wet. When he got home, Totte the cat came inside with him. Our cats Totte and Malin are often outdoors this time of the year, but when it rains, they often want to come inside. I can understand that. Malin is still outdoors, I guess she has found another place to get out of the rain. It feels good to have a roof over your head when the rain is falling. 

City Council

Daniel was at the City Council all day. He told us a little about it afterwards. It seems to me it was very dull. There were a lot of issues that were discussed at lenght, but not a single one of them were about dogs. What is the point of discussing so many issues for a whole day, and yet no issue has got anything to do with dogs? Humans are strange sometimes. 

A Deer Here

We have three dog yards on our little piece of land. One big just outside the door, and two smaller to the side of it. 

When we went outdoors this afternoon, a deer had found its way into one of the smaller dog yards.

It was a shame it was not the big dog yard, where we were, so we could take care of it for food. 

Paula took us indoors again and called Daniel on the telephone to tell him about the deer. Then Paula waited for Daniel to come home, hoping for the deer to go away. When Daniel came home, he told us the deer was gone. 

This was not much of an adventure, but it was more unusual than most of the things that happen at our home. It will be remembered. Life is good, when it is filled with events worthy to remember. 

Lights On

It is getting darker earlier in the night and full darkness throughout. Paula wants the light on in the bathroom, so it will be easier to find your way there, if you have to go in the middle of the night.

This is unnecessary for us dogs. We have better night vision than humans and we go outside, not to he bathroom. We can also wait until next morning much more often, before we have to go. 

Despite this, we are not at all opposed to the light being on in the bathroom. If Paula wants to, we let her have the light on. It does not disturb our sleep in the bedroom. 

Horse Competitions

Paula, Daniel, and I went to Segersjö to the south east of Örebro today. There were horse competitions by Segersjö Manor and a lot of different companies and organisations were there to promote different goods and services. We were there to help Örebro County Kennel Club.

It was fun to meet a lot of different people, who were all interested in dogs. There were also many other friendly dogs there, and a few less friendly. Over all, it was a nice event and I am glad we went there.

Our Kennel Club will probably be there next year as well. If this happens, I hope I will be there too. 

Not Much Happened

It is Saturday today and not much happened all day. This is the way we often like our Saturdays. There is a lot of work to doin the workdays, so we deserve to take it easy in the weekends.

Life is good, when you can just relax and take it easy.

Birthday!

We celebrate Paula’s birthday today. 

Paula thinks she is getting too old. We believe Paula is of just the right age. She can take care of us and everything else, so she is neither too young, nor too old. She is of perfect age. 

Let us all hail Paula on her birthday today! 

Rain

We had rain again today. We wonder whether the rain over the last few days will mean the lawn will grov more.

When Daniel mowed it last Saturday, he hoped it was for the last time this season. In this way, he hope autumn is already here. On the other paw, Daniel also hopes it will stay warm outside for several weeks longer, so he will not have to turn the heat on indoors. Warm days with rain will surely cause the lawn to grow. There is a downside to any alternative. 

Broken Bag of Garbage

Daniel was about to go out with the bag of garbage in the kitchen. Unfortunately for him, it was broken. A lot of the garbage spilled out on the floor. 

We did not help Daniel clean up. The smell was bad. We were glad he did, though. 

Life would be much better without garbage. Dogs do not produce nearly as much garbage as humans do. In fact, the little garbage we do produce, could just be left in nature and would fertilize that which grows there. I guess garbage is something you have to accept, for living in a house with modern facilities. Perhaps in the future, science will find ways to get a modern life without producing garbage, but I would not bet on it. This would be long past our life times, anyway. 

Pancakes

Pancakes is traditionally eaten on Thursdays. We had pancakes today, however. This was because we had milk that needed to be consumed, before it would get too old. Milk is a main ingredient in pancakes. 

Paula fed us dogs some pancakes. While she and Daniel enjoyed the pancakes, we did not really fancy it. We did eat some, but we are carnivores and would rather eat meat. 

Pancakes can be served with meat in them. This is called crepes. Perhaps we can get crepes sometime. I think we would like crepes better. 

Cold Morning

On the morning walk today, it really felt like autumn. It felt cold, for the first morning in a long time. Both Paula and Daniel wore jackets.

It is still August, summer, and the warmth did come in the afternoon. The evening felt like a summer evening. We still know that autumn is coming. The cold morning was a premonition of this next season. 

Autumn is a beautiful season in many ways. It is just that I am not fond of the colder days. There will be a new summer next year, though. 

A Trip That Was Perhaps a Bit Useless

Paula, Daniel, and Pepe went to a dog show today. The aim was not to show Pepe, but to meet a friend who could help train Pepe for future dog shows. This could be a good thing. It is important to know what to do in the show ring, to get the best possible result.

The friend never showed.

Paula, Daniel, and Pepe went home again. They had had a good time. However, since the main purpose of the trip was not fulfilled, they felt a little sad when they came home. We had a nice evening and by late night, everyone was quite happy again. All is well that ends well. 

Meatballs and Minced Meat

Daniel cooked meatballs today. At first, we figured we would get some, but we got plain minced meat instead. This is better, it does not include onions, which some say are not healthy for dogs. I think I prefer the taste of minced meat as well. 

Totte also had some minced meat. Our cats Totte and Malin are usually more picky with their food than we dogs are, but Totte likes chicken meat and minced meat. We understand why he likes it.

Our regular dog food is good, but it is nice to get some extra luxurious food like minced meat once in a while. 

Chicken

We got to eat grilled chicken today. Daniel gave us some. We told him it was so tasty, he gave us more and more.

It is a good world we live in, where things can taste so good as chicken meat. We were all quite satisfied with the taste, but would have loved to get even more than the bits we got. We wish we could get chicken more often. 

The Club House

We took a trip to the club house of the Örebro läns Kennel Club today. There were some things Paula and Daniel needed to do after the dog show last weekend. I got to come as well.

It is fun to go with Paula and Daniel to the club house. This makes me feel special. I can also help Paula and Daniel with the things they have to do. 

This is probably not the last time I go to the club house. We just have to wait and see when the next time will be. 

Crawfish

We had a crawfish 

Chopping Wood

Daniel spent a lot of the day chopping wood. We have wood in large chunks, but it needs to be chopped to burn well, Daniel says.

Dogs have been around for millenia. We use humans to control fire for us, something we cannot do. For me and my companion dogs, we are happy that Daniel and Paula can control fire and that they prepare for fires next winter. Life will be warm in the winter. 

Kennel Club House

We were at the Kennel Club house today, to bring back things from the dog show last weekend. It is always fun to be there. I made sure Paula and Daniel did the right things when they put things back in the storage rooms.

It is a good thing I was there, this way everything was put in the right place.  

Successful Show

The dog show in Askersund had its second and final day today. From what I have understood, it was a success. Paula, Daniel, and Pepe, who were there today, were too tired to talk much about it, though. They were happy when they came home, which is a sign of success. I guess they will tell us more tomorrow. 

Show

There is no good word for "dog show" in Swedish. When you talk about Best in Show, we have no good term in our language. I wish we had. We call it Best in Show, even though this is not Swedish. It works well anyway. The main thing is the result. For us this weekend, the results are good. Life is good. 

Building in the Rain

Daniel and some other people was building the dog show ground this afternoon, in the rain. We did not envy them. It was better to stay indoors, which we did. It is nice to have humans to work for us. 

Preparations

We have made preparations for the dog show this weekend. It is the greatest annual event in the whole of Örebro County. With all the preparations that we and others have made, it is bound to be a success, I believe. 

It will be a busy weekend, but a lot of fun. 

Lost the Quarter Final

The Swedish gents in handball in the Olympic Games lost their Quarter final to Denmark. It was close, but Denmark was a goal up when the match was over. The Swedes fought bravely, but, alas, not well enough. Denmark is a good handball nation. They have won the last three World Championships and handball is originally a sport from Denmark. I guess you could call this an honourable loss, if you believe in such losses. 

Weasel

In a part of France, they hunted a suspect who was thought to sabotage fibre cables. After a long search, it was found out that the culprit was a weasel. The police ended their search. 

It is not that I like sabotage against fibre cables, but if such sabotage would happen, I would also want the culprit to be a weasel. 

Another Gold

Armand Duplantis won the Olympic gold medal 🥇 today in pole vault. He defended his gold from the previous Olympic Games. Then he continued and set an Olympic record, then a new World record. With this, Duplantis must be one of the greatest Swedish athletes ever. This made it even better to follow the pole vault live on TV. Sports can be great entertainment. 

No Place Like Home

We have been on a journey to the south of Sweden this weekend. It was interesting to see new parts of our country and to live a few days at a hotel. We had fun. 

Paula and Daniel visited the wedding of Daniel’s niece Isabella. They told us it was a fine ceremony and a nice dinner afterwards.

We came back home this afternoon, and it feels very well to be back. We sleep in our ordinary bed tonight. The journey was nice, but there is no place like home. 

Dog Park

We visited a dog park tonight. Paula and Daniel took me, Pepe, and Morran there. We were the only dogs in the park at the time, so we were allowed to roam freely across the fenced in park.

Our own yard at home is great, but it was very nice to run around for free on a different lawn. We all enjoyed it very much. 

There should be more dog parks like this across the country. 

Equestrian Jumping Team Final Without Mexico

In the Olympic Games, there was the equestrian jump team final. Mexico was qualified to participate, but could not put a team together. Pepe and I were very disappointed. This was all the more tragic, because Germany participated, so Morran could root for Germany. Of course, we could root for Sweden, but it would have been better, had Mexico been there, too. You never know what could stand in the way of participation in a competition, though. I wish all the best for everyone in the Mexican team. 

Touch Screens

Touch screens on tablets or mobile telephones can be annoying. Today, I did not think I touched the screen, yet, a blog entry was started, and then I started another one. 

I deleted the first blog post. There was no need to write two blog posts the same day, just because I happened to start two by mistake. 

On other occasions, I have touched a touch screen, but nothing has happened. This is also annoying, until you manage to get the screen to react. 

For the most part, however, touch screens are good tools on good communication devices. There is seldom reason to complain, which somehow makes it more urgent to complain once something does not work as expected. I actually like the devices most of the time. They are nice. 

Gold

Sweden got its first gold medalist in the current Olympic Games today. It was Sara Sjöström, who won the 100 metres free style swimming. 

If dogs were to compete, we would dog paddle. I know how to, I have done it. I do not think any dog would be as fast as the human competitors in free style swimming, though. Many dogs would outperform the humans in the athletics running competitions, though. The Olympic Games are only for human competitors, however. I think this is just as well. Dogs have our own competitions which are good enough for us. 

Smoke

When Paula and Daniel was cleaning today, they put some garbage in the fire place and lit it. It started to produce a lot of smoke, so much that the fire alarm in the kitchen went on. The garbage was too damp, so it would not brun properly, this is why there was so much smoke. Eventually, though, Daniel made the glow start to burn and the smoke disappeared. It is good that our humans know reasonably well how to handle fire. 

Mowing the Lawn Again

Daniel mowed the lawn again. This is good for small dogs like us. When the lawn is cut short, there is less risk that we get attacked by ticks. Ticks like high straws of grass, we do not have that now. I like a well mowed lawn. 

A Long Walk

Paula went for a long walk today. She did not bring any of us dogs.

We were fine with this. While we enjoy a short walk, long walks are nothing we fancy. It is cooler just to stay at home. We also fulfilled our duty as guard dogs, which we take pride in. It was good to stay at home. 

Ring Steward

Daniel is authorised to work as a ring steward at dog shows. This is important work. He does this in Ransäter this weekend.

Paula is on her way to become authorised. We all hope she will manage to be this soon. She was about to do some trainee sessions this weekend in Ransäter, but had obstacles in her way. There must be things she can do to finish the whole thing. We will support her the best we can.

Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

The 2024 Olympic Games, which are held in Paris, had its opening ceremony today. It was a spectacle.

Some of the Olympic tournaments have already started, of course. Football and handball are examples of this. 

I wish I was around when the Olympic Games were held in Mexico. It would have been nice to see the TV broadcasts from the home country of my breed. 

Preparations

Daniel will work at a dog show this weekend. He read tonight about the rules on the dog breeds which will be shown in his ring. 

It is important to prepare for a show this way. I often prepare for things myself. It takes a lot of preparations to stay allert and cute, the way I am. 

Damp Lawn

We have had showers of rain now and then today. It is best to stay indoors when the rain is falling.

We cannot get away from the rain drops that stay on the lawn, though. The lawn is damp because of all the rain. For small dogs like us, this does not just make our paws wet, a tummy of a Chihuahua can also get wet from the damp lawn. We do not really fancy this.

It is nice that it is always dry indoors. 

Trip to a Lake

We did not go to a lake today, but Paula did. She spent the day with her mother, sitter, niece, and nephew at a lake some kilometres outside of Örebro. We have been there too, but I like it better when I can stay at home. Baths is not my thing.

In the afternoon, when Paula came home, she was happy. It has been a good day at the lake. I still believe I had a better day at home. There is no reason to take a bath, if you do not have to. 

Music of Different Kinds

Paula played a lot of different songs tonight, talking to us about the significance of most of these songs in her life. It is fascinating how much music can mean to humans. I like good music, I just do not think music means so much. To each her own happiness, however. We got minced meat for dinner today, thisis among the things I like the best. 

A New Axe

When Daniel was chopping wood yesterday, the axe broke. He purchased a new one today, and it worked better than the former, he said. It also comes with a 25 year warranty, which is good. 

I am glad Daniel chops wood for us. Dogs let humans control fire for us. Chopped wood is one thing that is needed for fire. Life is good with controlled fire. 

A Walk in Wadköping

Paula, Daniel, and I went down to the town today. We went around among the old houses in what is called Wadköping. It was sunny and hot weather, so hot that we decided not to stay to eat lunch there. It was a nice walk, anyway, but I would have preferred istid it were not quite so hot. 

Sausage

We got a sausage for dinner, Cutugno into small pieces so we would all get some of it. Morran says sausages are the best food there is. She says this with her experience as a dog of a German breed, while Germany is a country well known for its sausages. Sausages are civilised food, Morran says, because it utilizes parts of the eaten animals which we might otherwise just dispose of, and makes this tasty and healthy. The sausage we got tonight was very tasty, so I do not argue with Morran about this. The sausage really made this a better day. This is good. 

Howling

Once in a while, Paula sings. Pepe enjoys to join her by howling. Daniel does not like the noise that he says is caused by Pepe, when Pepe howls. While Daniel has never objected to Paula singing before, he does now, because of Pepe’s howling. I think this is unfair to both Paula and Pepe. If they want to make music, they should be allowed to do so. I do not mind. It might be that I am just more open minded than Daniel. Whatever Daniel says, however, I think there will be more songs and more howls in the future. He just have to accept this. 

Floods

We have had a lot of rain in Örebro, even floods in the centre of the city. 

There were even worse floods in Toronto, Canada, however. Roads and cars have been flooded. 

Our car at home here in Örebro have made it. We are safe from the floods. This feels good. 

Meatballs

Paula made meatballs for dinner. This was great. First, we got to taste some of the minced meat. Then, we got to taste some of the uncooked meatballs. Finally, we got to taste some finished meatballs. It was great. 

Meatballs should be served more often, to all dogs. It is one of the greatest human inventions ever. 

Short Showers

We have had rain on and off this afternoon. It has been heavy rainfalls, short times, but more than once. 

Luckily, we were all indoors when the rain fell this way.

In Sweden, rain is as much summer weather as sunshine. The rain is fairly cold and it stays wet for a long time. We have to be thankful for the water, anyway. Much too dry weather is even worse. 

Spain Won

Spain won the Euro 2024, with a result of 2-1 in the final versus England.

Pepe and I rooted for Spain. We are of a Mexican dog breed, so a Spanish team feels more close to us than an English team. Paula also rooted for Spain, she usually does, because of her Colombian roots. We celebrate now. 

Daniel and Morran wanted England to win. They agreed, though, that Spain deserved the victory. 

The Lawn

The lawn was mowed again today. Paula, Pepe, and I went or to check on Daniel, when he was mowing the lawn. He said he had about these quarters of an hour left. It turned out he was right.

It sure is better to have a well mowed lawn, especially for us small dogs.

A Simple Dinner

This evening, there were just a couple of sandwiches for dinner. This can be just as good as an advanced, cooked meal. 

Well, there was also a sausage that was shared among us dogs. This was the real treat, but also a simple dinner. 

It is a nice Friday night. 

Peace Talks

We had to have some peace talks today, when our cat friend Totte suddenly came up in the bed and demanded a place for himself. Unfortunately for him, he got up just where Morran had made a place to lie down. When Morran growled, we had to step in and peace talks came about. Now we all have a place each in the bed. It all turned out well. 

I wish peace talks in international human politics would be as easy as it is by us. 

The Other Semi Final

The Netherlands played England in the second semi final, and scored first. Then England got a penalty and scored. For a long time, it was 1-1, but England scored a second goal when there were just a few minutes left of the game. England will face Spain in the final on Sunday. It will be interesting. 

Semi Final

If you are from Mexico,or your breed is, you have a certain feeling for every country where people speak Spanish. There is one such country in Europe, Spain, and it played in the UEFA Euro semi final in football tonight. The opponent France scored first, but Spain scored twice soon after the French goal. 

Even Morran rooted for Spain. She says Spain beat Germany, which she rooted for, and it is better to lose to a team that goes far. 

The game was exciting to the end. Eventually, Spain won, 2-1. It was a good game. 

Tuna

We got some tuna inpudra food today. It was mixed into a sauce and it was really tasty.

Fish can actually be really good food. While beef and pork is great, fish is, too. It is suitable food for carnivores like us. I could eat tuna more often. 

Damp Lawn

There has been a lot of rain lately. There were 17 mm yesterday and last night. The lawn has been so damp that Daniel has not been able to follow through with his plan to mow it. 

We like well mowed lawns, but if it cannot be done properly, I guess we will have to wait. Daniel will work in the week to come. We may have to wait until next weekend to get a well mowed lawn. The weather will make the difference. We will have to see. 

The Other Quarter Finals

Tonight, the quarter finals of England v. Switzerland and the Netherlands v. Turkey was played.

We had different opinions on the first game. It went to penalty shots, where England won. Daniel was pleased with this result 

In the other game, we all rooted for the Netherlands. We were happy that the Netherlands won, 2-1. There are dogs in the Netherlands who have Aangenaam dogs in their pedigrees and who are happy for this result. 

Quarter Finals

The first quarter finals were played tonight. First, the host nation Germany played Spain, then Portugal played France.

Spain won, 2-1, after over time. This means the host nation is out. Morran always roots for Germany and is sad now. 

France and Portugal had 0-0 after over time, a dull game. It went to penalties, where France won. 

No Fireworks Here

It is a good thing we don’t have Americans living close by. They often shoot fireworks on the 4 July, their national holiday, today. While I do not care about the noise, many dogs would be scared. Wildlife too. 

In Sweden, we often have fireworks on New Year’s Night, and crackers then and at Easter. It would be better not to. It would also be better for the Americans not to have it this day. For the sake of dogs and wildlife, I wish this would stop. You can celebrate without this noise.

Happy 4 July to all American dogs and humans! 

Being Petted

There are moments when I just want to be petted for a while. Luckily, I am a pet. My humans like to pet me. Whenever they are around and I want to be petted, they pet me. This is a great perk of being a pet. I believe most dogs have it like this. At least I hope so. Being petted is great, when you just want to. 

Vaccinated

Pepe went to the veterinarian today to be vaccinated. This is something all of us dogs have to do once in a while. Paula drove him there.

Pepe said it was a good trip. There were other dogs there, one of which barked at him, but he did not care much. However, he thinks there should always be treats served afterwards, and it wasn’t. I tend to agree with Pepe on this. Above all, it would be nice for those dogs who do not like shots. Pepe did not mind the shot and was happy when he was back home again. We all got treats later. 

Back to Work

Daniel has had two weeks of vacation, but went back to work today. This meant the alarm clock went off in the morning. It is a good thing for us dogs, that we could go back to sleep after the morning walk. 

Sometimes, I would also like to have a vacation. As a dog, we can often sleep in the mornings, but we are constantly on call. We are always on duty as watch dogs, companions, etc. On the other paw, I wonder what I would do on a vacation. My duties are always there, but I like them and I like my life. I would never want to trade it with the life of a human, even though humans have vacations.