Nobel Prize Festivities

The 10 December is a flag flying day in Sweden, since it is the day of handing out the annual Nobel Prizes, on the anniversary of the great donor Alfred Nobel. 

The Nobel Prizes is one of the things Sweden is internationally known for. The festivities are broadcasted on TV, and we follow it with half an eye.

Pepe and I hope there will be an scientist who do research on dogs and humans who will get a Nobel Prize soon.

Passwords

There are a lot of passwords needed for different accounts on line these days. When I wanted to write a blog entry today, I used a new device, but could not log in. At first, I thought I had forgotten my password. I decided to try the same password once again, though. This time it worked. I guess I must just have typed some wrong key the first time. It was a good thing it worked out, using more devices makes it easier to make blog entries on a daily basis. 

Rain in December

A lot of rain has fallen today. 

It is nothing strange with rain in early December where we live. Winter and snow usually come later. It is still not nice that we must wait for the snow, because the snow makes these dark days of the year brighter. 

We just have to wait and see if we will get a white Christmas. 

British World Champion

British Formula 1 driver Lando Norris won the World Championship this year. 

Daniel usually follows Formula 1, but he has not viewed as many races this year as he has before. He still likes to be updated, though.

The championship did not get decided until the last race, which was held today. Norris came third, but this was enough for him to become champion. It is nice when the suspense is there all the way to the finish line of the last race. 

Pepe and I would want to see a Mexican champion, or a Swedish one, but it does not seem likely in the near future. 

Chicken

We got some chicken meat with our food today. Chicken is very tasty.

Pepe and I ate most of the chicken, but Totte also got some. Malin was outdoors the whole day, when she came back inside in the evening, there was no chicken meat left for her. We did not tell her what she had missed, there is no reason to be cruel in that way. She is bound to get good meat on other occasions, it will even out over time.

Fined for Threatening to Kill a Dog

The Göta Court of Appeals has sentenced a man to fines for illegal threats, because he came with a threat against another man to kill the other man's dog. The judgment came on the 1 December 2025 in case B 2661-25. The man had to pay a fine.

The judgment came after an appeal of a judgment from the Örebro court, where the threatening man was freed.

We believe the judgment in the Court of Appeals is correct. If you threaten somebody by claiming you should kill the dog of that person, you should be found guilty.

The judgment also shows that the law protect dogs. This is certainly the most important conclusion you can make from this judgment. 

Dumplings

Paula cooked dumplings today. These proved to be a favourite of Pepe.

Usually, Pepe is rather picky with the food he is given. Usually, he backs down, when somebody else want the food – just because he does not care enough to take the fight.

Today, Pepe jumped at the dumplings. He protected his share seemingly with his life, growling and scaring the cats away. Dumplings must really be Pepe's favourite dish. I am happy for him, that he got the dumplings today. 

Predictive Text

When you get a new device to write electronic text upon, it always has a setting to use "predictive text". This means that the app tries to select words for you, instead of letting you write words yourself. It also changes some words to others, by itself.

We do not know the true purpose of predictive text, but we suspect it is invented just to annoy anyone who uses it. 

Daniel has turned the predictive text function off on his new tablet. We are very grateful for this. It is much easier to write any text without this function. 

Dough Maker

Paula and Daniel went grocery shopping today. When they came back home, they had a new kitchen appliance, a machine that helps you make dough when you bake bread. 

Humans like bread. Pepe and I are not as fond of it. We believe your diet should contain more meat. 

We guess that if you want to bake bread, a machine like this is nice to have. Paula has talked for a long time about wanting one. We hope she likes it and will use it a lot. 

Dog Show Committee

There was an on line meeting with the Örebro län Kennel Club Dog Show Committee tonight. Daniel participated,  so we could hear some of the things that were discussed.  The club will have very nice dog shows next year. So far, there are decisions to be made, so I cannot tell you everything, but there will be events to look forward to. The official Askersund Dog Show is fixed in time to the 8–9 August, so you can enter this into your calendar at once, if you have not already done this. Good luck at any dog shows next year!

First of Advent

We celebrated the First Sunday of Advent today. For us, this is not just the first day of the period waiting for the arrival of Christ at Christmas. The First of Advent is also the anniversary of the day when Paula and Daniel became an item, a couple. If it were not for this, we would probably not be here. This blog would probably not exist. Life is full of points in history before us, that must have happened for our lives to turn out as good as they did. I love that Paula and Daniel became a couple. 

New Tablet

Daniel has bought a new tablet. We will no longer use the old tablet. 

It is interesting to try a new device.  I have logged in to the blog on this new tablet now. It looks a little different, but mostly the same. 

I will still be able to use telephones or computers, as usual, but I have always used the old tablet the most. I believe this new tablet will become my new prefered device, but time will tell. There will be just as many daily blog entries as usual, regardless of which device I use. 

Crunchy Cheese Bites

Paula had bought something special today. Both Pepe and I loved it. This was crunchy cheese bites.

We have always liked cheese. We also like reasonably chewy, crunchy things. These cheese bits also had a nice size, just enough for us Chihuahuas. 

Pepe and I asked Paula to buy more of these crunchy cheese bites. We hope she does. 

Cats Came Late

Humans and dogs have forged a close relationship over many millenia. Perhaps it dates as far back as 40,000 years, but at least 30,000 years.

New research shows that cats joined us much later, just a few thousand years ago. This is further proof that dog is man’s best friend. Cats do not come close.

I asked our cats Totte and Malin about this. Neither one of them wanted to comment. 

I See Fire

Paula got up early and started a fire in the fire place in our living room. I always like to see the fire, it means it gets warmer indoors. 

Dogs do not need to be able to control fire. We have our humans who do this for us. There are theories that controlled fire and food were the things, beside love, that ancient humans offered, when our wolf ancestors became dogs. Our wolf ancestors offered hunting and guarding skills, beside love. It has always been an even trade, fire has always been one of the human contributions. 

I see fire, and I know my humans love me just as much as I love them. 

Spilled Drink

Paula had an open bottle on a table today. Her plan was to drink the contents, but she happened to spill the drink on the floor. 

Pepe and I could have helped, but we figured that Paula should clean up her own mess. As dogs, we help with a lot of things, but rarely cleaning. 

The good thing was that when Paula did clean up the drink, it became cleaner than it had been before. This was a positive side effect of the accident. 

There is no reason to cry over a spilled drink. 

A Visit to the Bank

Paula and Daniel had an errand to the bank today. I have never quite understood what humans do at the bank or why they do it. As far as I can understand, it has something to do with money. Money is the thing humans use to get food, includimg dog food. This means an errand to the bank might have something to do with buying dog food, even though dog food is bought at other places. If this is the case, banks are important places. 

We got our dog food today as well. We always do. Our humans are reliable. 

In the Lap

This afternoon, Daniel sat down to rest and read for a while. I would have wanted to lie down in his lap to rest, while he sat down. Totte was there before me, however, occupying the lap. Totte listens to me on important things, such as when I want to keep food that he would be interested in. When he occupies the lap of Daniel, however, I let him have the lap. It is nice to lie in the lap, but it is not so important that I feel like I would chase Totte away. Totte could stay in the lap this time. I allow such things. 

Minced Meat

Daniel cooked meat sauce today. Pepe and I got some of the minced meat to eat, whichis always a treat. Pepe did not eat much, but I did. Then Totte came along, when I was full, and finished it off. Malin got a little, too. 

Minced meat is tasty and healthy. I have lost track of the many times I have expressed my wishes to get it more often. This cannot be said often enough. 

Thaw

As was expected, thaw came along. We have had temperatures above the freezing point all day. There is hardly any snow left. 

Malin and Totte, our cats, spent the day outside. They came back inside in the evening. It had been more comfortable for them outside with the warmer temperatures, but they still prefered to be inside for the night. Pepe and I understand them.