Monthly Archives: January 2012

On trend

You would think after Tinkerbell’s “fashion” and Marley and Me’s great success dogs would be bang on trend. Unfortunately it does not seem to be so in the eyes of the general crowd (dog-lovers like myself aside) as whenever I … Continue reading

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A-hunting we will go

A friend of mine was trying to decide which breed of dog to pick a few years back, and due to her husband’s passion for hunting, they decided to take a cocker spaniel so that the breed would cater for … Continue reading

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Leave a message after the beep

I read somewhere that according to a certain very reliable survey [tm] 33% of dog owners admit they talk to their dogs on the phone or leave messages on answering machines while they are away. After reading this mind-boggling, scientifically … Continue reading

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Talking pawlitics

We are going through a presidential election at the moment here in Finland and the media (including, unfortunately, social media) is absolutely saturated with political (and truth be told, not-at-all-political) views of the remaining two candidates and every minor aspect … Continue reading

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Enough is enough

I have to correct my post from yesterday – let it not snow anymore! We are drowning in it like last year and the year before, and this amount of snow is really not helping with everyday activities. But as … Continue reading

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Let it snow

It is again that time of the year that we are blessed with Winter Wonderland, when the trees are frosty white and there is a blanket of snow on the ground for building snowmen and other vitally important winter activities. … Continue reading

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Bad hair day

All women love getting a haircut. The new style, the texture, the smell, the volume, the “because I’m worth it” tossing of your hair you are just compelled to do. You’d think dogs (well at least female ones) would feel … Continue reading

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Homecoming queen

We’re back! Tanned? No (with this skin, no chance). Jetlagged? Yes. Happy? Profoundly so. We missed Nala so much on our honeymoon. Every now and then we would look at her photos on our phones (I only had two, so … Continue reading

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