Cool Design Shelties

Regnvejrdag i November

2010-01-04T18:39:00.006+01:00

Sorry, but this little song is only in Danish. But I just love this song. It's about gray days in November and how she wants to paint every day in a different colour....

Today was gray all day long....I would have loved to paint the day today red....

Glædelig Jul - Merry Christmas

2009-12-24T01:27:00.018+01:00

Glædelig Jul og Godt Nytår til jer alle sammen :o)

Møsse og jeg udnyttede sne situationen og fik taget nogle julebilleder mens der var hvid sne. Jeg tror ikke at Møsse syntes at den foto-jule-session var lige så sjov som jeg syntes ;o) Men hun samarbejdede og jeg fik en del gode billeder i kassen. Bag efter blev der leget i sneen og som alle andre hunde så elsker Møsse sne og det er jo endnu sjovere at lege i sneen når der er et fint tykt lag så man kan grave sig gennem sneen med hele hovedet ;o) Både Møsse, kameraet og jeg gik hjem med sne over det hele!! Både Møsse og jeg er holdbar over for sne, jeg var mere bekymret for kameraet.....men heldigvis så kunne en blød bomuldskuld klare det meste og det ser ikke ud til at det har taget nogen skade :o) Eventuelle gode råd, til hvordan man undgår at få kameraet smurt ind i sne og får det med hjem uden 'vandskader' fra alt det sne man selvfølgelig får på tøj og vanter som så igen kommer på kameraet, modtages gerne :o)

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year :o)

Mösse and I used the snow situation and I got some Christmas pictures taken while the snow was white. I do not think that Mösse liked the Christmas photo session just as much as I ;o) But she cooperated and I got some good pictures. After the photo session we played in the snow and as all other dogs Mösse loves snow and it's even more fun to play in the snow when there is a thick layer so she can dig through the snow with the entire head ;o) Both Mösse, the camera and I went home with snow everywhere! Both Mösse and I are sustainable over the snow, I was more worried for the camera ..... but luckily so could a soft cotton rag take all the snow and damp away and it does not appear that it have taken any damage :o) Any tips, to how to avoid getting the camera covered in powder snow and get the camera home without any 'damp' damage from all the powder snow we clearly get on clothes and mittens which turn to come on the camera, are welcome :o)

Nu 1 år gammel - Now 1 Year old

Elsker sne... - Love snow...

Legesyg - utroligt hvad en grangren kan gøre :o) - Playful - unbelievably what a twig can do :o)

En død gren... - A dead twig...

Den er ikke helt død....but a dog had to do what a dog had to do!!
It's not completely dead....but a dog had to do what a dog had to do!!

Se den er helt død nu! - Look it's completely dead now!

Se den er helt død nu! Tjek den lige mor....
Look it's completely dead now! Check it out mom....

A Snowdog!

En Sneplov?? - A Snowplow??

Kan I alle sammen have en rigtig hyggelig juleferie!
May your holiday season be blessed with great joy!

Get One At - Friendster Comments

Two time 1 year - To gange 1 år

2009-12-19T19:37:00.007+01:00

Yesterday, Mösse had Birthday, she is now 1 year old. It's quite unbelievable as time goes on! Thursday it was 1 year since I posted my first attempt here on the blog.

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I går blev Møsse 1 år gammel. Det er helt utroligt som tiden går! I torsdags var det 1 år siden jeg postede mit første spæde forsøg her på bloggen.

There isn't much going on around here. One day resembles one and another, so there's not really something to write about. We're on our daily walks and there isn't much going on either. But Môsse prosper and that's the most important for me :o)

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Der sker ikke så meget her. Den ene dag ligner den anden, så der er ikke rigtig noget at skrive om. Vi er ude på vores daglige gåture, og her sker heller ikke så meget. Men Mosse trives og det er det vigtigste for mig :o)

A busy bee - En arbejdsbi

2009-11-17T13:04:00.005+01:00

Dansk version: - English version further down

Rundt om i verdnen og ikke mindst herhjemme i lille Danmark findes der mange gode agilityhunde - især Shelties. Jeg sidder tit og kigger på videoer med agility-Sheltier og får lidt dårlig samvittighed over for Møsse, da mit helbred ikke rigtig er til det aktive hundeliv mere - ikke fordi jeg tror nu Møsse trives selv med den form for aktivitet jeg er i stand til at kunne give hende!! Jeg faldt over den her video på Youtube/Facebook og jeg blev helt forpustet af at se på denne lille arbejdsbi....både hund og fører er utrolig dygtige, ta' et kig.....

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English version:

Around the worlds, and not at least here in little Denmark, there are many good agility dogs - especially Shelties. I often sit and look at videos with agility-Sheltie and feel a bit guilty about my bad health. The health isn't so good anymore so I doesn't live an active doggielife as before - Not because I think that Mösse thrive even with the sort of activity I am able to give her! I stumbled over this video here on Youtube/Facebook and I was completely out of breath looking at this little busy bee .... both dog and handler are incredibly talented, take a look .....

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Now 10 months old - Nu 10 måneder gammel

2009-10-18T20:03:00.014+02:00

Mösse is now 10 months old.

The photos speak for themselves.

Møsse er nu 10 måneder gammel.

Billederne taler for sig selv.

Voldsomt travlt... - Tremendously busy...

2009-10-01T23:41:00.010+02:00

A guy was driving around Dublin when he saw a sign in front of a house,

'Talking Dog for Sale.'

He rang the bell and the owner told him the dog was in the backyard.

The guy went into the backyard and saw a Labrador sitting there..

'You talk?' he asked.

'Yes,' the Lab replied.

'So, what's the story?

'The Lab looked up and said, 'Well, I discovered that I could talk when Iwas pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the Gardaabout my gift, and in no time at all they had me jetting from country tocountry, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no onefigured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuablespies for eight years running.

''But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't gettingany younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airportto do some undercover security wandering near suspiciouscharacters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings andwas awarded a batch of medals. I got married, had a load of puppies, and now I'm just retired.

'The guy was amazed. He goes back in and asked the owner what he wantedfor the dog.

'Ten euros.' the man said.

'Ten euros? This dog is amazing. Why on earth are you selling him so cheap? ''Because he's a liar. He never did any of that shít!'

Dansk version: - English version further down

Der er ikke sket så meget her på bloggen, på det sidste. Jeg har haft voldsomt travlt med at lave ingenting ;o)). Der er ikke rigtig sket noget der har været interresant. Både Møsse og jeg har det godt.

Møsse har dog udviklet sig til at blive en meget stor tæve.....i den høje ende af standarden! Dette var/er absolut uventet, især fordi hun var den mindste i kuldet da jeg hentede hende 8 uger gammel og mange af hendes hel og ½-søskende er "små" sheltier. På nuværende tidspunkt ved jeg ikke rigtig om hun kan gøre sig i de europæsiske udstillingsringe.

Lige nu har hun ikke så meget pels, da hun er ved at skifte til en mere voksen og varmere overfrakke.....så jeg går og venter på at hun skal blive mere færdig og så vil jeg prøven lykken hos dommerne og se hvad de siger til en stor men velbygget ung tæve!

English version:

I haven’t posted much on the blog lately. I have been tremendously busy doing absolutely nothing ;o)). Nothing has really happened here. Both Mösse and I are well.

Mösse has however evolved to become a huge bitch ..... at the high end of the standard! This was/is absolutely unexpected, especially because she was the smallest of the litter when I picked her 8 weeks old and many of her full and ½-siblings are "small" Shelties. At the moment I do not know if she can be a success in the European Dogshows??!!

Right now she haven’t much fur, she is switching to a more adult and warmer coat .... so I’m waiting for more shows, until she is more mature and then I will try my luck with the judges and see what they say to a large but well-built young bitch!

9/11

2009-09-11T17:49:00.015+02:00

Nobody will forget this tragedy!

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All of us will always remember!
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Prayers to all those affected by 9/11.

Fully Grown-up Teenager :o)

2009-08-24T13:57:00.006+02:00

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Mösse have now jumped into her adult life - she have started her first season :o)
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Talent 2009

2009-08-24T13:41:00.004+02:00

This 11 years old boy gives me the goosebumps!

(it's from the danish Talent 2009 Show)

2009-08-10T10:42:00.005+02:00

When men baby-sit

Når mænd babysitter

A pleasant moment! - En hyggelige stund!

2009-08-03T19:25:00.005+02:00

For the record. Mösse is the one without gray hair ;o))

For god ordens skyld. Møsse er den uden gråt hår ;o))

Welcome back! - Velkommen tilbage!

2009-07-31T17:41:00.007+02:00

Welcome back to work on Monday! Hope you have had a good summer vacation?

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Theory is when you know everything - but nothing works.

Practice is when everything works - but no one knows why.

Our theory and practice are now united:

Nothing works - and nobody knows why!!

Velkommen tilbage på arbejde på mandag - Håber du har haft en gode ferie?

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Teori er, når man ved alt - men intet fungerer.
Praksis er, når alt fungerer - men ingen ved hvorfor.

Hos os er teori og praksis nu forenet:

Intet fungerer - og ingen ved hvorfor.

The Pond! - Vandhullet!

2009-07-10T00:49:00.011+02:00

On her way to a green bath! - Hun er på vej til et grønt bad!

She makes the jump into all the duckweed!

Så hopper hun ned i alt andemaden!

She fills up her mouth with duckweed and water. See how the water trickle out of her mouth!

Hun fylder munden med andemad og vand. Se hvordan vandet drypper ud af hendes mund!

Splash, splash, splash! - plaske, plaske, plaske!

On her way up on dry land - På vej op til tørt underlag

Shake, shake, shake... - Ryste, ryste, ryste...

Down into all the duckweed again! - Ned i alt andemaden igen!

Jump, jump and shake, shake! - Hoppe, hoppe og ryste, ryste!

Happiness! - Livsglæde!

Down into the duckweed for the third time - Ned i andemaden for tredje gang

A header? - Hovedspring?

Sopping wet! - Drivvåd!

Seaweed on her nose - Tang på næsen

Duckweed and seaweed are fun! - Andemad og tang er sjovt!

Cheerfulness - Livsglæde

More shaking - Mere rystning

For the fourth time! - For fjerde gang!

Splash, splash.. - Plaske, plaske..

A lot of fun - En masse sjov

And now wiping in the grass and the sun. - Og nu tørring i græsset og solen.

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Now 6 months - Nu 6 måneder

2009-06-21T20:20:00.008+02:00

Mösse is now 6 months old :o)

Møsse er nu 6 måneder gammel :o)

A good stick! - En god pind!

2009-06-07T22:01:00.005+02:00

Felix

2009-06-04T02:04:00.008+02:00

English: Felix is now home by his owner Helle Kitti Hansen It has been a pleasure to have him here. He was an elderly but proud little gentleman. He was very trustful and he loved to be admire by people. My whole family loved him and they could argue over whose turn it was to have him on their lap!! At every family get-together Felix was the centre of the conversation - and he enjoyed every word and every pat he got. He lost all the weight he need, he lost more then he weighed when he left! He will be missed ;o)

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Dansk: Felix er nu igen tilbage hos hans ejer Helle Kitti Hansen Det har været en fornøjelse at have ham her. Han var en ældre men stolt lille Herremand. Han var meget tillidsfuld og han elskede at blive beundret af alle mennesker. Hele min famlie elskede ham og de kunne diskutere over hvis tur det var at have ham på skødet!! Ved hver en familiesammenkomst var Felix midtpunktet i de fleste samtaler - og han nød hvert et ord og hvert et klap han fik. Han tabte alt den vægt som var nødvendig for ham, han tabte mere end sin egen kropsvægt! Han vil blive savnet ;o)

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American born sheltie now International Champion

2009-05-26T16:06:00.014+02:00

Mösses father:

American born Sheltie now

International Champion

INTCH, DKCH

Goodtimes Blazin' Hot Moments

Expected to be approved by FCI

Photo: Anna & Krystyna Sculc

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Møsses far:

Amerikansk født Sheltie nu
International Champion

INTCH, DKCH

Goodtimes Blazin' Hot Moments
Expected to be approved by FCI

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Photo: Anna & Krystyna Sculc

Photo: Anna & Krystyna Sculc

Photo: Anna & Krystyna Sculc

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INTCH, DKCH Goodtimes Blazin' Hot Moments - Blaze got his Internationale Champiomship on the following CACAIB's

Handled by Hans Iver Staugaard, his owner from Kennel Shellove in Denmark

16.09.2007 Denmark CACIB BOB

09.11.2008 Denmark CACIB (res)

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Handled by Anna & Krystyna Sculc from Kennel Vesca Montana in Poland

08.02.2009 Poland CACIB BOB

20.03.2009 Poland CACIB BOB BIG

02.05.2009 Poland CACIB

10.05.2009 Slovakia CACIB BOB

Congratulations to his owner Hans Iver Staugaard, Kennel Shellove from Denmark and his breeder Bob and Joy Good, Kennel Goodtimes in Georgia, America

Hjertelig tillykke til Hans Iver Staugaard, Kennel Shellove og hans opdrættere Bob and Joy Good, Kennel Goodtimes i Georgia, Amerika
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5 monhts old with long legs! - 5 måneder gammel med lange ben!

2009-05-24T07:55:00.009+02:00

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English:
Right now Mösse is missing some more depth of the chest, so it fit the rest of her body. But it’s only a matter of patience and then wait for Mösses natural development :o) Mösse had developed some labrador-ears :o( ..... so now they are cut down, so they are lighter while she develops more steady, upright, erect ears with the tips breaking forward :o)

Danish:
Lige nu mangler Møsse noget mere dybde på brystkassen, så den kommer til at passe til resten at kroppen. Men det er kun et spørgsmål om at jeg har lidt tålmodighed og venter på at naturen går sin gang i Møsses udvikling :o) Møsse har haft en udvikling af labrador-ører :o( .....så de er nu klippet ned så de er noget lettere mens hun udvikler nogle mere stabile oprejste ører med kip :o)

We have got an Award!

2009-05-21T23:19:00.005+02:00

Our Blog friends Josh and Jessie from New Zealand have given us this awesome award:

The rules state that we had to list 7 things we love and then pass it on to seven other blogs we love, so here goes:

7 things we love (I'm letting Mösse speak here):

1.) Food
2.) MORE Food!
3.) Long walks
4.) A Dog biscuit and sharing a cake with mum
5.) Stuffed toys
6.) Annoying old Felix
7.) Paw-hand-fight with mum

7 blogs we like and want to pass this award on to:

1.) Acadia
2.) Akadia
3.) Dawnville
4.) Dream Dogz
5.) Kennel Foula
6.) Laureate
7.) Life is better with sheltie hair

And many, many more!!

Noget helt andet - Something different

2009-05-15T00:13:00.022+02:00

Møsse trives og bliver kønnere og kønnere ;o)

Mösse thrives and she becomes more and more beautiful :o)

Nu til noget helt andet

Then something different

Egern som har et lille problem

A squirrel which have a little problem

Gudske lov, der stadig findes søde og hjælpsomme unge mennesker :o)
Thanks God, that there are still sweet and helpful young people :o)

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Smilende collie - Smiling collie:

Håber I nød disse videoer - Hope you enjoy those vidoer

Mothers day - Mors dag!

2009-05-10T22:44:00.005+02:00

Hope all mothers have had a lovely day together with their children :o)

Jeg håber alle mødre har haft en hyggelig day sammen med deres børn :o)

Success

2009-04-10T09:47:00.018+02:00

Danish version – English version further down

Møsse (Shellove Kisses On The Rocks) har været på hendes første Skue. DKK's Kreds 10 holdt Påske Skue i Horbelev Skærtorsdag og det endte med stor succes.

BIS - 2 Baby

Jeg er super glad for resultatet, også selv om det kun er et skueresultat. Det er en rigtig god træning for hvalpene og det vigtigste er, at de får et positivt indtryk af deres første udstilling og det fik Møsse. Hun gik rundt på udstillingen som var hun født i en udstillingshal ;o)

Dommeren Brigitte Thilemann var helt vild med hende og hun skrev i kritikken:

""Tre en halv måned, super charmerende og meget tiltalende, tævehvalp som allerede har alle de racetypiske detaljer, smukt hoved, godt udtryk, velansatte ører, smuk overlinie, velvinklet overalt, meget smuk pels og farve for alderen, går på sine ben som en lille princesse, rigtig dejligt temperament og allerede særdeles veltrænet.""

Præmiering: Særdeles Lovende og Bedst Baby - En kritik som dårligt kan blive bedre :o)

Hun var den eneste Baby, da den anden tilmeldte baby havde valgt at blive hjemme, for at fejre Påsken i familiens skød, havde været sjovt at hilse på den nye unge herrer som lige er flyttet til Danmark fra Amerika :o))

Gruppe Dommer Michael Kristensen placerede så Møsse som udstillingens 2. bedste baby og jeg har stadig ikke fået armene helt ned til kroppen endnu ;o)

Tusind tak til dommerne Brigitte Thilemann og Michael Kristensen :o)

Rigtig god Påske til jer alle sammen.

English version:

Mösse (Shellove Kisses On The Rocks) has been at her first Show. Danish Kennel Club - Kreds10 had an Easter Show in Horbelev Maundy Thursday and it ended with great success.

BIS - 2 Baby

I’m very happy with the outcome even it was a ‘Skue’ (it’s a kind of training-show for all breed and ages – no title or certificate can be won, only the honour/credit/glory). This is a very good training for puppies and the most important thing is that they have a positive impression of their first exhibition and Mösse had a very positive day and she got a lot of new friends. She walked around the Show area like she was born in a Showring ;o)

The judge Brigitte Thilemann was totally crazy about her and she wrote in the written critiques (translated from danish by me):

"" Three and a half months, super charming and very attractive, a puppybitch who already has all the typical breed details, beautiful head, good expression, well placed ears, beautiful outline, very good angulation everywhere, very beautiful coat and coatcolour for the age, walks on her leg as a little princess, very nice temperament and is already very highly trained ”"

Awards: Very Promising and Best Baby - a written critiques which hardly can’t be better :o)

She was the only Sheltie Baby, because the other baby chosed to stay at home, to celebrate Easter together with his new family. I missed him it would had been fun to greet this new young gentlemen, who have just moved to Denmark from America :o))

Group Judge Michael Kristensen placed Mösse as 2nd Best Baby In Show - All Breed. I still have my arms in the air :o)

Thank you to the judges Mrs Brigitte Thilemann and Mr. Michael Kristensen :o)

In Denmark it's a very rare thing to see a Collie or a Sheltie in group placement and BIS all breed even in unofficial shows - that's why I still have my arms up in the air!!

Happy Easter everybody.

Mösses first hiking at Sjölund!

2009-04-07T21:16:00.030+02:00

Most of the pictures speaks for them self!

Møsses første travetur ved Sjölund!
De fleste af billederne taler næsten for selv!

It was Mösses first hike at Sjölund and she loved it! She was so excited and sometimes she trembled of excitement :o)

Det var Møsses første travetur på Sjölund og hun elskede det! Hun syntes det var så spændende og nogle gange så dirrede hun af ophidelse :o)

She is almost 4 months old now and she's looking more grown-up in her babywool ;o)

Hun er nu næsten 4 måned gammel og hun ser lidt mere voksen ud i hendes babyuld ;o)

There are lots of different nature at Sjölund.

Der er masser af forskelligt natur på Sjölund.

She is now bigger then Felix!
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Hun er større end Felix nu!

They are reading the newspaper :o)
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De læser avisen :o)
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Someone is coming down there!
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Der kommer nogle dernede!

Playing tag :o)
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Leger tagfat :o)

More tag!

Mere tagfat!

Felix loves it!

Felix elsker det!

Explorer?? ;o)

Opdagelsesrejsende?? ;o)
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What's in the other end of the track?
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Hvad er der i den anden ende af stien?
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Happy :o)
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Glad :o)
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What's that? She heard something.
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Hvad er det? Hun hørte noget.
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Have you heard something again Mösse? Maybe it's a hare or a rabbit.
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Har du hørt noget igen Møsse? Det er måske en hare eller en kanin.
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No, it was only Felix ;o)
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Nej, det var bare Felix ;o)
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Happy :o)
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Glad :o)
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A little beauty queen?
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En lille skønhedsdronning?
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Glowing of satisfaction!
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Lyser af tilfredshed!
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Speaks for it self :o)

Taler for sig selv :o)
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Speaks for it self :o)
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Taler for sig selv :o)
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More news.

Flere nyheder.
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Come on...let us take one more round :o)

Kom nu...lad os tage en runde til :o)
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Some of Sjölundstower.

Noget af Sjölundstårnet.
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So much to look at.

Så meget at kigge på.
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Felix on his way with the litter ;o)

Felix på vej over med affald ;o)
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Where are you Felix?

Hvor er du Felix?
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Oh, there you are!

Åh, der er du!

She is a little damson ;o)

Hun er en lille sveskeblomme ;o)
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Right?

She have seen an other dog.

Hun har set en anden hund.
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There where two of them!

Der var to af dem!
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Come on mum..... hurry, you are so slow!

Kom nu mor.... hurtig, du er så langsom!
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Felix have been out at the slope. Naughty boy!

Felix har været ude på skrænten. Frække dreng!
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Felix in contrary wind.

Felix i modvind.
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To smal!...she can't see over the high grass.

For lille!....hun kan ikke se indover det høje græs.
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We also meet a Cavalier King Charles.

Vi mødte også en Cavalier king Charles.
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A proud little lord of the manor!

En stolt lille Herremand!
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Then we meet a Golden in heat and Felix turned on the charm ;o)

Så mødte vi en Golden i løbetid og Felix skruede straks op for charmen ;o)
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Then came Pingo!!

Så kom Pingo også til!!
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Making friends :o)

Får venner :o)
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Pingo is one very big and very happy Berner Sennen :o)

Pingo er en meget stor og meget glad Berner Sennen :o)
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Pingo carried along his family. Mösse says hallo.

Pingo havde medbragt sin familie. Møsse hilser på.

And we also meet a Danish Swedish Farmdog (this breed belong to the terriergroup)

Og vi mødte også en Dansk Svendsk Gårdhund.
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Mösse have found a molehill.

Møsse har fundet et muldvarpeskud.
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Felix please come back!

Felix kom nu tilbage!
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Full speed!

For fuld fart!

Black clouds

Sorte skyer
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So we turn our faces towards home.

Så vi vender næsen hjemad.

At the Railway station - På Stationen

2009-03-27T13:41:00.020+01:00

Pictures from one of our trips to the train station

Billeder fra en af vores ture til tog stationen

We started in the lift - Vi startede i elevatoren

On the way out to the trains - På vej ud til togene

An old and very long train - Et gammelt og meget langt tog

There are many exciting people
Der er mange spændende mennesker

And many exciting smells - Og mange spændende dufte

Saying hello to some colleague - Hilser på nogle kollegaer

More hallo - Hilser lidt mere

A double-decker train - Et dobbeltdækker tog

It was so long! - Det var godt nok langt!

When you had to, you had to - Når man skal, skal man
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On the way back to the lift - På vej tilbage til elevatoren
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In the lift - I elevatoren
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View to an other double-decker train
Udsigt til et andet dobbeltdækker tog
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Can I have a treat now? - Kan jeg få en guf nu?
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Our way home through the bus terminal
På vej gennem bus stationen

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Funny toy! – Sjovt legetøj!

2009-03-20T16:15:00.010+01:00

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Dansk version – English version further down

En dag fik jeg god ide til lidt anderledes legetøj til Møsse. I det mindste synes jeg det er en god ide!! Jeg fandt en kraftig elastik i min syæske og der var desværre kun en lyserød elastik!! Men funktionen er dog alligevel den samme ;o)

Elastikken bandt jeg fast til et en legetøjs blæksprutte og den anden ende af elastikken bandt jeg fast til håndstaget på en dør.

Så nu har hun et meget underholdende og ”levende” stykke legetøj. Hver gang hun hiver i blæksprutten og slipper den igen, så hopper den jo rundt og så er det mægtigt sjovt at jage den igen :o)

English version:

One day I got a good idea to a different toy for Mösse. At least I thought it was a good idea!! I found a strong elastic in my sewing box and there was unfortunately only a pink elastic!! But nevertheless the function is the same ;o)

I tied the elastic to a toy octopus and I tied the other end of the elastic to the door handle on a door.

So now she has a very entertainingly and "lively" toy. Every time she tugs in the octopus and release it again, it jumps around and it's creating a lot of fun when she chase it again :o)

Just some pictures of Mösse!

2009-03-20T15:48:00.009+01:00

Hun er omkring 10 uger på billederne!

She's about 10 weeks old on the pictures!

Massacre in the toybox – The killing of the Ugly Duckling!

2009-03-18T22:39:00.009+01:00

Dansk version – English version further down

Lang tid siden jeg sidst har haft nogle opdateringer. Men jeg bruger altid en masse tid på at præge en lille hvalp…så alt min tid har gået med at tage rundt omkring med Møsse, så hun så tidligt som muligt kan opleve så meget som muligt.

Men når vi ikke lige er ud for at opleve så meget som muligt, af den store verden vi lever i…..ja, så underholder Møsse sig med alt sit legetøj. Som tidligere nævnt, så er hun meget glad for et bestemt plysdyr der ligner en mellemting mellem en and og en ælling . Det gode ved denne and/ælling er at den kan dræbes på mange forskellige måder og det der er endnu bedre ved den er at den dør ikke rigtigt ;o)

Møsse er også meget glad for at opholde sig i sin legetøjskasse eller er det en dræberkasse……så hvorfor ikke bare myrde den grimme ælling i dræberkassen!!!

En lille sheltiedjævel - A little sheltiedevil.

Grimme ællinger skal dø! - Ugly Ducklings had to die!

Dræbertænder? - Killerteeth?

Den grimme ælling kæmper for sit liv! - The Ugly Duckling fights for his life!

Det sidste dræberbid! - The last killer bite!

Den grimme ælling er død! - The Ugly Duckling is dead!

English version:

Long time since I last had some updates. But I always spends a lot of time to imprint a little puppy ... so the time has passed to walk around with Mösse, so she as early as possible can experience so much as possible.

But when we are not out to experience as much as possible of the world we live in, Mösse entertain her self with all her toys. As previously mentioned, she's very happy for a certain soft toyanimal and its resembling something between a duck and a duckling. The good thing about this duck/duckling is that it could be killed in many different ways and it’s even better it’s doesn’t die for real ;o)

Mösse is also very happy to stay in her toybox or is it a killerbox... ... so why not just kill the Ugly Duckling in the killerbox!

Mösse have taken the lead.....

2009-02-24T19:45:00.015+01:00

Møsse har taget føringen over fjernkontrollen ;o)

Mösse have taken the lead over the remote control ;o)

Couch potato in toy heaven :o)

2009-02-21T22:53:00.010+01:00

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Her er dagene fuldt besatte med at tage sig af Møsse!! Enhver som har hund ved hvor meget tid en lille hvalp tager af ens tid. Møsse udvikler sig fint og det ser ud til at hun trives her os mig.

I dag lørdag, var vi på Torvet – Møsse gik hele vejen ned til Torvet og hjem igen. Selv om der kun er 400 meter ned til Torvet, så tog det 1½ time at gå de 800 meter – der var så mange der ville snakke med Møsse :o) Det var sundt for hende, for hun er en smule skeptisk når der er mange mennesker…..at der kører store busser og lastbiler forbi hende rør hende ikke…….men når der er en masse menneskeben, så er hun nød til at stoppe op for at vente og se hvad alle de der menneskeben de vil foretage sig! Udover en masse menneskeben så mødte vi også en masse små mennesker som bare måtte klappe på Møsse :o) Vi mødte også en hel del hunde, blandt andet en tricolour sheltie på 9 måneder med en masse energi i den bagerste afdeling ;o)

Men ellers så har Møsse udviklet sig til en couch potato ;o) Hun kan endnu ikke selv hoppe op i sofaen, så nå jeg ikke er der til at løfte hende derop, ja, så kan hun da hygge sig i legetøjskassen blandt alle hendes tøjdyr ;o) Felix gider ikke at lege med hende, men hun er nu også temmelig god til at lege med sig selv. Der er ikke det tøjdyr der er for stort ……det bedste stykke legetøj er en and som er lige så stor som hende selv!

English version:

My days are busy with taking care of Mösse! Any one who has a dog knows how much time a little puppy takes. Mösse is developing well and it seems that she thrives here by me.

Today, Saturday, we were on the Farmers Marked – Mösse walked all the way down to the Farmers Marked and back again. Although there are only 400 meters down to the Farmers Marked, it took 1½ hours to walk the 800 meters - there were so many people who want to pet her : o) It was good for her, because she is a bit sceptical when it's crowded ... .. driving buses and trucks doesn't affect her ... .... but when there is a lot of humen-legs, then she need to stop and wait to see what all those humen-legs want to do! Besides a lot of humen-legs we meet a lot of children who just had to pet Mösse :o) We also meet a lot of dogs, among other things a tricolour Sheltie, 9 months of age with a lot of energy in his behind ;o)

Otherwise Mösse have evolved herself to a couch potato ;o) She cann’t jump up into the sofa yet, and when I’m not there to lift her up in the sofa , she is quite comfortable among the toys in the toybox ;o) Felix won't play with her, luckily she is pretty good playing with herself. There isn’t a toy there is too big ... ... the best toy is a soft toyduck which is as big as herself!

Introducing:

2009-02-17T16:43:00.014+01:00

Dansk version – English version further down

Nu er jeg official sheltieejer igen!

I torsdag hentede jeg Shellove Kisses On The Rocks (DKCH Goodtime Blazin’ Hot Moments X Leigh-Hi’s On The Rocks)

I daglig tale vil hun blive kaldt Møsse. Normalt så får mine hunde gerne et kaldenavn som relater til deres stambogsnavn. Denne gang havde jeg problemer med at finde NAVNET til Møsse. Det første man tænker på, når man ser hendes stamnavn er Kisser……men det bliver min mor kaldt…..så det var ligesom udelukket. Kunne bare ikke finde et ord som kunne erstatte kiss og kys og for at gøre en lang historie kort, så døbte min veninde Mette hende Møsse.

Hvorfra ordet møs og møsse kommer jeg fra, har jeg ikke helt styr på…..mener det er gammel slang og bliver vist mest brugt til små børn. Men er der nogen der har tjek på hvorfra ordet møs det oprindelig kommer fra?

Møsse har taget flytningen i stiv pote. Hun virker som en hund der er meget tilbagelænet og som hviler meget i sig selv. Nu skal jeg så bruge lidt tid på at lærer hende nærmere at kende. Men mit umiddelbare indtryk er positivt. Hun er glad, livlig og meget charmerende :o)

I lørdags gik vi en tur op bag ved Amtmandgården og der fik jeg taget lidt billeder af hende i det dejlige solenskinvejr. Jeg er nemlig kommet i tanke om at mit old nordiske kamera også kan optage film, så jeg fik også taget lidt film af hende. Kvaliteten er meget dårlig…..men man kan da se hvad det er!!

English version:

Now I am official Sheltieowner again!

Thursday I fetched Shellove Kisses On The Rocks (DKCH Goodtime Blazin' Hot Moments X Leigh-Hi's On The Rocks)

Her nickname is Mösse. Normally I give my dogs nicknames related to their pedigree name. This time I had problems finding THE NAME to Mösse. The first someone considers when looking at her pedigree name is Kisser ... ... but that is what my mother is called (Kisser is a Danish girl’s name) ... .. so it was eliminated. I just couldn’t find a word that could replace kisses or kysse (the Danish word for kisses) and to make a long story short, my friend Mette name her Mösse – mösse is old slang for kissing.

Mösse have taken the move very well. She seems laid back and as a quite well-balanced little sheltie. Now I had to spend some time to get to know her a little better. My first impression is very positive. She is happy, lively and very charming: o)

Saturday we went for a walk to Amtmandsgaarden and I had taken some pictures of her in the lovely sunny weather. I had come to mind that my museum piece of a camera could also record movies, so I had also take some small movies of her. The quality is very bad ... .. but you can see what it is!

The final decision!

2009-02-05T21:53:00.010+01:00

Dansk version - the English version further down

Hvalpene er nu 7 uger gamle og jeg har taget den endelige beslutning om hvem af de 2 tævehvalpe, som jeg regner med har de kvaliteter jeg mener en avlstæve skal være i besiddelse af!!

Nu kan jeg kun håbe på, at mit valg er rigtigt…..men jeg kunne ikke vælge anderledes. Mit blik er hele tiden draget mod den tæve med den brede krave. I dag virkede hun lidt træt af os mennesker…..og selv om hun havde et lidt trist udtryk i sit lille yndige ansigt i dag, så måtte jeg bare følge min mavefornemmelse om at hun har de ting, som jeg kræver som et minimum af en god stammoder for mit fremtidige opdræt!! Men kun fremtiden kan vise om jeg havde ret!!

Lige nu er det vigtigste, at hun får en god opvækst med mange spændende oplevelser som kan være med til at give hende et godt og oplevelsesrigt hundeliv. På næste torsdag kan jeg hente hende og jeg glæder mig til at få den lille dame hjem. Den første Sheltie hos Cool Design :o)

Tusind tak til Mette for billederne :o)

English version:

The puppies are now 7 weeks old and I have taken the final decision about which of the 2 bitch puppies, I expect have the qualities I believe a breeding bitch must be in possession of!!

Now I can only hope that my choice is right ... .. but I could not choose differently. My glance has always been drawn to the bitch with the wide collar. Today she seemed a little tired of us humans ... .. and even though she had a slightly sad expression in her beautiful little face today, I just had to follow the feeling in my stomach that she have those things that I require as a minimum for a good foundation bitch for my future breeding! But only the future can show whether I was right!

Right now, the most important is that she will get a good upbringing with many exciting experiences which will help to give her a good and eventful doggielife. Next Thursday I can get her and I am delighted to get this little lady home. The first Sheltie at Cool Designs :o)

Thanks for the pictures to Mette :o)

Feel oneself a little appreciated and loved

2009-02-02T15:49:00.008+01:00

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Her i vintermørket kan det sommetider være rart, hvis der er nogen der viser en, at de godt kan lide en som nu man er!

Når en Sheltie kravler på skødet af en og man er omringet af Sheltiehvalpe….ja, så føler man sig både værdsat og elsket :o)

English version:

Here in the winter darkness it can be nice if somebody shows that they like you just as you are!

When a Sheltie sits on your lap and you is surrounded by Sheltiepuppies .... You have to feel yourself a little bit appreciated and loved :o)

Finally time for a little update

2009-01-31T22:09:00.004+01:00

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Har været ude og besøge min nye hvalp. Jeg hælder mere og mere til hende med den hvide krave. Det er faktisk også hende jeg har flest billeder af…..hun beder selv om at blive fotograferet. Den anden tæve med de smalle striber i nakken…..hun er blevet lidt mere feminin, men hun er i mine øjne en smule mere tilbageholdende. I hvert fald sælger hun ikke sig selv så godt som den tæve med den brede krave.

Desværre er der kun et eneste billeder af den anden tæve der er blevet til noget (mit kamera er for gammelt efterhånden – må snart få købt et nyt)

Men ellers så har jeg en af mine gamle collier på besøg. Hun bor her mens hendes nye ejere er ude og rejse. Håber snart vejret bliver bedre, så jeg kan få taget lidt billeder af hende mens hun er her.

Ha' en go' weekend allesammen.

1st bitch

1st bitch

1st bitch

2nd bitch

English version:

Has been out and visit my new puppy. I’m inclined more and more to the bitch with the white collar. I have many pictures of her ... .. she asks herself to be photographed. The other bitch with the narrow stripes in the neck ... .. she had become a little more feminine, but she is in my eyes a little more reluctant. At least she does not sell himself as good as the bitch with the wide collar.

Unfortunately there is only one image af the 2nd bitch that have become something (my camera is too old now - may soon have bought myself a new)

Otherwise I have one of my old collies here at a little holiday. She lives here while her new owners is on a vacation. Hope the weather improves, so I can take some new pictures of her while she is here.

Have a nice weekend everybody.

I’ve been tagged again :o)

2009-01-26T22:22:00.004+01:00

I have been tagged again, this time by Windsor Shelties from Utah in USA

I have already opened the fifth folder and clicked on the fifth photo ones….so I have opened a new folder. This is the fifth photo in the fifth folder:

I made this picture to my parents Golden Wedding. It was one of the proposals to the invitation to the party they had on their big day. To be married to the same person in 50 years, that’s not so common any more. My parents had a lovely day together with my sister and me, brother-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchild, brothers, sisters, other relatives and good friends.

For this time I want to tag some new blog-friend:

Abby and Aiden

Gone to the dogs

Mont'Alves

Shetla

Versa Shelties

This is what you should do:

Open a document or file folder,
Click on the fifth folder and then the fifth photo.
Post the photo and describe it.
Then tag 5 other bloggers.

Hope you will play with us crazy bloggers :o)

Hugs from Bente

I’ve also been tagged!!

2009-01-23T00:55:00.007+01:00

I have been tagged by Josh and Jessie …… 2 very smart shelties from Wellington/NZ

This is what you should do:

Open a document or file folder,
Click on the fifth folder and then the fifth photo.
Post the photo and describe it.
Then tag 5 other bloggers.

So here I go!

It's a picture of two of my collies I had before I switched to Shelties!! Rie (the sable one) and Nönne (the tri one) are playing on a sunny day in the Easter 2006. Liam a Bearded Collie is looking at the girls while they are playing tag.

And now I’m tagging some of my new blog-friends :o) So here they come:

Acadia Shelties

Lacewood Shelties

Laureate Shelties

Dreamdogz

Bluedog Shelties

Hope you will play with us crazy bloggers :o)

Hugs from Bente

A choice between 2 sweet girls

2009-01-20T17:28:00.009+01:00

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Der er ikke sket så meget her på det sidste, den ene dag ligner den anden. Det går rigtig godt med Felix vægt – han har nu tabt 1.700 gram, så han er en pæn lille fyr nu.

Som tidligere nævnt, så har jeg ventet på at få en sheltietæve efter en bestemt kombination og det kuld blev født i december måned. Hvalpene er nu knap 5 uger gamle og jeg har besøgt dem igen i dag. Men hvor er det svært at fotografere sådan nogle små hvalpe. Billederne blev ikke af den bedste kvalitet, der er dog et par enkelte der kunne bruges. Jeg har kig på 2 af tæverne.

Den 1. tæve har en stor del af de egenskaber som jeg kigger efter. Blandt andet har den en dejlig bred krave, noget som jeg sætter stor pris på, men som faktisk er det sidste jeg ser på – men det er en ting som fanger øjet i en udstillingsring. Hun er rigtig godt bygget med gode vinkler og bevægelser. Derudover har hun en del attitude og hun knejser med nakken når hun bevæger sig rundt på gulvet, en egenskab som jeg ynder at se i en udstillingsring. I det hele taget så har hun noget over sig som tiltaler mig….min sjette sans siger mig, at det skal være den….men i øjeblikket har jeg endnu ikke taget stilling til om det skal være den eller ej!! Men det er en lille tæve af høj kvalitet!

Den 2. tæve som har fanget mit blik, har ikke så meget krave – der er kun nogle smalle striber i nakken på den. Hun er også en tæve af høj kvalitet med attitude, men hun har ikke så meget attitude som den anden tæve, hun knejser ikke så meget med nakken som jeg kunne ønske. Den her tæve er en lille smule større og kraftigere end tæven med den brede krave. Hun er rigtig godt bygget med gode vinkler og bevægelser. Absolut også en tæve af høj kvalitet.

Men jeg har stadig 2-3 uger inden jeg skal tage den endelige beslutning. Hvor er det svært, for man vil jo gerne have den helt perfekte tæve – men den perfekte hund er jo ikke født endnu. Så man må jo tage det negative med også – men af de 2 tæver jeg har kig på er det negative meget mindre end det positive. Det er et meget homogent kuld og det er det der gør det så svært at vælge!

1st bitch

2nd bitch

English version:

Nothing much have happened here... .. every day looks like the other. It goes really well with Felix weight - he have now lost 1,700 grams, so he is a nice little guy now.

As mentioned earlier, I have waited to get a sheltiebitch after a certain combination and the litter was born in December. The puppies are now almost 5 weeks old and I have visited them again today. But it is difficult to photograph such small puppies. The pictures were not of the best quality, but there are a few that could be used. I have my eyes on 2 bitches.

The 1st bitch has a lot of the characteristics I’m looking for. Among other things, she has a nice wide collar, something which I greatly appreciate, but which actually is the last I look at - but it is one of those things that caught the eye in the showring. She is very well built with good angles and movements. In addition, she has a lot of attitude and she holds her head high when she moves around on the floor, a feature which I like to see in a Showring. On the whole, she have something which appeals to me .... my sixth sense tells me that it should be her .... but right now, I haven’t taken the finally decision. But she is a bitch of high quality!

The 2nd bitch which have caught my eye doesn’t have too much collar. There are only a few narrow stripes in the neck. She is also a bitch of high quality with an attitude, but she doesn’t have as much attitude as the other bitch, she doesn’t hold her head as high as I like. This bitch is a little bit bigger and stronger than the bitch with the wide collar. She is very well built with good angles and movements. Absolutely a bitch of high quality.

I still have 2-3 weeks before I have to take the final decision. It is difficult, because I want to buy the perfect bitch - but the perfect dog isn’t born yet - so I gotta take the negative too. But these two bitches are of high quality :o) The litter is very homogeneous and that is what makes it so difficult to choose!

Congratulations to America with your new president :o)

Lidt sjov start i det nye år! - A bit of fun begins the new year!

2009-01-01T21:03:00.006+01:00

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2009 startede med en solskinsdag, kold men utrolig smuk. Felix og jeg benyttede os af det gode vejr og gik en længere tur end vi plejer. Vi gik op til Sjölund og der var en smuk udsigt ud over byen i det smukke og klare vejr, men desværre havde jeg glemt kameraet så I må bare tro mig på mit ord om den smukke udsigt. Men jeg har lidt billeder fra en dejlig sommerdag derfra…..solen skinnede lige så flot i dag!

Eftermiddagen blev brugt til at rydde lidt op i min computer og her fandt jeg en annonce som jeg fandt for nogle år siden og som jeg havde gemt – kan desværre ikke huske hvor jeg fandt den! Synes den er morsom og jeg oversatte den til engelsk så dem som ikke forstår dansk også kan grine af den - i hvert fald synes jeg den er morsom.

Kreativt gadekryds sælges

Pris 1.500 kr.

Har du for mange møbler, et alt for pænt hjem og alt for meget tid?

Men bare rolig! Jeg har den perfekte hund til dig! Nalle er en utrolig effektiv torpedo som gnaver i alt. Ja, han kan gøre en pæn og velindrettet stue til det rene kaos på et par timer.

Han er 7 måneder, sort med hvid bug. Vant til børn og vant til at løbe rundt i haven det meste af dagen, men det har beviseligt ikke nyttet noget!

Så nu søger vi lige netop dig som har en ubegrænset tålmodighed, masser af tid og som accepterer at hunden æder dine dørkarme mens du selv spiser din aftensmad. Findes du?

Jeg har et prisforslag på 1.500 kr. da man jo ikke bør forære dyr væk, men hvis du har en hamster du vil bytte med, kan vi sikkert godt finde ud af noget.

Send mig gerne en mail.

English version

2009 began with a sunny day, cold but incredibly beautiful. Felix and I took advantage of the good weather and went for a longer trip then usual. We went up to Sjölund and had a fine view over the city in the clear beautiful but cold weather. Unfortunately I had forgotten the camera so you just had to trust me on my word about the fine view. But I have some pictures from a beautiful summer day ..... the sun shone as generous today!

The afternoon was spent to clean up a little in my computer and here I found an ad that I found some years ago and which I had saved - can’t remember where I found it! Think it's funny and I translated it into English so those who do not understand Danish can laugh at it - at least I think it's funny.

Creative crossbreed for sale

Price 1,500 DKK

Do you have too much furniture, too nice a home and too much time?

But do not worry! I have the perfect dog for you! Nalle is an incredibly effective torpedo which chew through everything. Indeed, he can make a nice and well-appointed living room into pure chaos in a few hours.

He is 7 months, black with a white belly. Accustomed to children and used to run around in the garden most of the day, but it was in vain!

So right now we are looking precisely for you which have unlimited patience, plenty of time and accept that the dog eats your doorframes while your eating your dinner. Do you exist?

I proposed a price of 1,500 DKK because one should not give animals away, but if you have a hamster you want to exchange, we can easily find out something.

Please send me a mail.

Godt Nytår! - Happy New Year!

2008-12-31T00:41:00.007+01:00

Dansk version

I ønskes allesammen et rigtig godt og lykkebringende nytår!

English version

I wish all a very happy and prosperous new year!

//Bente

Christmas have an end.

2008-12-27T19:37:00.007+01:00

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Julen forløb stille og rolig her. Der er ikke sket noget stort eller sensationelt. Felix hyggede sig sammen med familien, der var jo nogle flere skød han kunne besøge for at blive klappet. Victor min ældste nevøs søn på 1½ år fik mange gaver, mest legetøj og hans bedste gave var en værktøjskasse med værktøj som kunne køres rundt på ladet af en lastbil. Bilen var sej…..men det bedste var altså værktøjskassen. Men når de i den alder får så meget legetøj så kan det godt blive lidt overvældende alt sammen. Til hver en tid under jeg dem alt det legetøj de får…..men de har ikke så meget glæde af at få det hele på en gang, især ikke når man kun er 1½ år gammel!!

For resten vandt jeg ikke mandelgaven i år, det var min yngste nevø der løb med den i år :o) Julemaden smagte som sædvanlig godt og alle fik vist spist for meget!

Første juledag gik Felix og jeg en lang tur oppe omkring Sjølund. Vejret var helt fantastisk, næsten forårsagtigt. Solen skinnede fra en skyfri himmel, der var ikke en vind der rørte sig og temperaturen lå lige omkring frysepunktet. Så det var det helt perfekte vejr at gå tur i og det benyttede Felix og jeg mig af. Felix rendte rundt som en lille hvalp og man kunne se på ham at han nød turen, men han var godt træt da vi kom hjem og han sov som en sten hele eftermiddagen.

Anden juledag var der julefrokost hos mine forældre. Vi nød mors gode mad, som blev serveret i rigelige mængder og her fik vi også spist for meget. Men en hyggelig dag havde vi sammen.

I dag startede Felix og jeg tidligt med en lang gåtur, noget af alt den julemad skal jo af igen. Så det blev en sund start på dagen for både Felix og mig. Det meste af eftermiddagen er brugt foran TV, det var så det knap så sunde islæt i dag. Så blandt andet Narnia, et eventyr som man kender både forfra og bagfra, men når Disney har været en tur indover dette eventyr, så bliver det altid en ny oplevelse at se det selvsamme eventyr endnu en gang. Sidst på eftermiddagen gik Felix og jeg os en tur igen. Så nu er den dårlige samvittighed knap så dårlig :o)

English version

Christmas went quiet and calm here. There has been no major or sensational. Felix had a pleasant time with the family, there was some more lap he could visit in order to be fondle by. Victor my oldest nephew son at 1½ years had many gifts, mostly toys and his best gift was a tool box with tools which could be carried around on a truck. The car was cool ... .. but the best was the toolbox. But when children this age get so much toys, it can be a bit overwhelming for them to get everything together.

By the way I do not won the almond gift this year, it was my youngest nephew which won it this year :o) The Christmas food tasted good, as usual, and we all were eaten too much!

Christmas Day Felix and I had a long walk around Sjölund. The weather was fantastic, almost spring-like. The sun shone from an unclouded sky, there was not a wind that swept and the temperature was around freezing. It was the perfect weather for a walk and Felix and I took the opportunity. Felix ran around as a little puppy and he enjoyed the trip, but he was well tired when we came home and he slept like a rock all afternoon.

Boxing Day, we had Christmas party at my parents. We enjoyed my mother's good food which was served in generous amounts and once again we eat too much but we had a cosy day.

Today Felix and I started early with a long walk, some of all the Christmas food had to be lost again. So it was a healthy start to the day for both Felix and me. Most of the afternoon was spent in front of TV it was the not so healthy touch today. Watched, among other things Narnia, a fairytale as we know from one end to the other, but when a fairytale has been through Disney it will always be a new experience to see the same fairytale again. Late afternoon Felix and I took a walk again. Now the bad conscience is not so bad.

Christmas

2008-12-23T21:29:00.010+01:00

Dansk version – The English version further down

Nu er julefreden ved at brede sig over Felix og mig!! Alle julegaver er købt og de sidste er også blevet pakket pænt ind. Som tradition siger så skal der serveres æbleskiver og gløg lille juleaften. Nu kan jeg ikke tåle alkohol men alligevel så skal Felix og jeg dele et par lune æbleskiver, med flormelis på…..det bliver vist også det eneste sne-agtige vi kommer til at se i denne jul ;o))

Men ellers så er jeg allerede begyndt at glæde mig til julemaden i morgen aften. I vores familie spiser vi stegt and, med rødkål, brunede kartofler og Waldorf salat. Desserten er som i resten af Danmark ris a la mande med kirsebærsauce og med en hel mandel i. Hvem mon får mandelgaven i år?? Jeg fik den sidste år…..mon jeg kan være heldig to år i træk!! Det kan jeg sikkert ikke!!

Kan I alle sammen have en rigtig glædelig jul :o)

English version:

The Christmaspeace have spreading over Felix and me! All Christmas gifts are bought and the last has also been packed neatly. As tradition says there should be served ‘æbleskiver’* and ‘gløgg’** little Christmas Eve. I can not tolerate alcohol but Felix and I will share some warm æbleskiver, with icing sugar on ... .. it’s probably the only snow-like I will see this Christmas; o))

Have already begun to look forward to the Christmasdinner tomorrow night. In our family we eat roasted duck, with red cabbage, sugar-browned potatoes and Waldorf salad. Desserts are as in the rest of Denmark ‘ris a la mande’*** with cherrysauce and with one whole almond in. Wonder who will get the almond-gift this year? I got it myself last year……wondering if I can be lucky two years in a row!! Probably not!!

* [small cakes of batter cooked over the fire in a special kind of pan, served warm with icing sugar and/or jam]

** [mulled warm wine containing raisins and almonds]

*** [cold rice pudding with finely chopped almonds and double cream/heavy cream….served with warm cherry sauce]

Have a Merry Christmas everybody :o)

Felix

2008-12-22T00:18:00.010+01:00

Dansk version - the English version further down

I dag skinnede solen et par timer til morgen. Det fine vejr blev benyttet til at få taget lidt billeder af Felix, den Papillon som er på fitness ferie her hos mig. Desværre fik jeg ikke taget nogen billeder af ham da han var tykkest, når tiden var til det var vejret ikke til det. Men i de måneder han har været her, så har han tabt 1,1 kg., det lyder måske ikke at så meget, men det er meget for en lille fyr som ham.

Felix har hele tiden været en aktiv lille fyr, men nu er han super aktiv. Der er hele tiden gang i ham, når vi er ude og gå tur. Han drøner rundt og roder rundt imellem buskene og de gamle blade, han snuser og roder rundt som en lille flittig mus.

Han er 10 år gammel og alligevel er der gang i ham. Det har jeg ikke været vant til med mine langhårs collier. Når de var 10 år gamle så foregik alting i slowmotion, der var ikke noget der hastede. Tid var noget de havde masser af og nu ser jeg så Felix drøne rundt for fuld speed. Utroligt så meget forskel der er på små og medium hunde. Jeg viste det godt, men alligevel så kommer det lidt bag på en når man mærker den forskel. For gamle og gråskægget er både de små og medium hundene, men man mærker en tydelig forskel.

Kan ikke sammenligne med den Sheltie jeg havde for 30 år siden, da den døde, kun 5 år gammel af leukæmi. Men det er sjovt og gå og sammenligne Felix med mine collier. Felix er opvokset i et hjem med mange langhårs collier og han tror selv han er en collie. Han hilser pænt på alle andre hunde vi møder, men hvis han møder en collie så er han helt oppe og kører og man kan tyde se hvordan han føler sig godt tilpas sammen med en ”racefælle”. Han har mødt andre Papilloner, men de har ikke hans interesse, de er ikke af samme race som ham!

Felix er utrolig charmerende og kærlig er han også, så han er en rigtig rar lille hund at være sammen med. Felix har stort udbytte af at være på ferie her hos mig, han får masser af motion og han taber sig, men jeg har lige så stort udbytte af at han er her. Jeg taber mig ikke, men han giver mig en hel masse på det sociale plan.

English version:

Today the sun shined for a few hours in the morning. The fine weather was used to get some pictures of Felix, the Papillon who is on fitness vacation here with me. Unfortunately, I had not taken any pictures of him when he was thickest when I had time, the weather was not for it. But in the 2 months he has been here, he have lost 1.1 kg., It may not sound that much, but it's a lot for a little guy like him.

Felix has always been an active little guy, but now he is super active. He is always in full swing when we have our walks. He race around and sniff among in the bushes and old leaves, he sniff and snoop around as a little busy mouse.

He is 10 years old but still very active, that I have not been accustomed to with my rough collies. When they were 10 years old, everything happening in slow motion, there were nothing urgent. Time was something they had plenty of, and now I see Felix race around for full speed. Incredible so much difference small and medium dogs are. I knew it, but anyway it came to my surprise. Small and medium are both grey-bearded, but theirs activity level are different.

I can not compare with the Sheltie I had 30 years ago, because she died, only 5 years old of leukaemia. But it's fun to compare Felix with my collies. Felix grew up in a home with many rough collies and he thinks he is a rough collie. He welcomes nicely all other dogs we meet, but if he meets a Collie he is very glad and ease and you can clearly see how he feels comfortable with a “co-breed”. He has met other Papillons, but they don’t have his interest, they are not the same breed as him!

Felix is incredibly charming and loving, so he is a really nice little dog to live together with. Felix has many benefits of being on vacation here together with me, he gets plenty of exercise and he loses some weight, but I have just as much benefits of him. I do not lose weight, but he gives me a lot at the social level.

Water under the bridge

2008-12-20T14:22:00.038+01:00

Dansk version – For the English version further down

Det var med tungt hjerte, at jeg måtte meddele, at jeg var nød til at stoppe med mine elskede langhårs collier. Har haft collier i næsten 30 år, men af helbredsmæssige årsager måtte jeg smide håndklædet i ringen. Det var en tung og meget svær beslutning jeg måtte tage, absolut mit livs sværeste beslutning - men sommetider må man her i livet tage nogle knap så populære beslutninger.

Jeg så mig ikke længere i stand til at kunne passe dem som det sig hør og bør. Men tag et kig på nogle af de langhårs collier jeg har haft, desværre har jeg ikke billeder af dem alle. Det er lykkedes mig at finde gode hjem til dem og jeg ønsker de nye ejere alt mulig held og lykke med nogle helt utrolige dejlige langhårs collier.

Jeg følger stadig mine hvalpekøbere på nært hold og jeg står stadig til rådighed med gode råd når de har brug for det. Heldigvis forsyner de mig stadig med dejlige billeder og små dagligdags historier af deres dejlige hunde, som er kommet her fra Cool Design.

Der vil på et tidspunkt komme nye små vovser til Cool Design - men for øjeblikket venter jeg på avlsmateriale, da det er meget vigtigt for mig, at starte på de bedst mulige gener og avlsegenskaber. Mit valg til en nye race som jeg synes jeg kan magte er Sheltien. En nem og handy hund - samtidig smager de jo lidt af fisk, ikke?. For 30 år siden havde jeg en enkelt Sheltie, så jeg kender lidt til racen. Den første Sheltie jeg havde, havde jeg udelukkende som familiehund og lydighedshund. Dengang havde jeg absolut ingen interesse i hverken avl eller udstilling. Det er nu den hundesport/-hobby som har min største interesse.

Hvad jeg lærte i mine år hvor jeg havde collierne det var, at det vigtigste når man skulle starte opdræt op, var den stamtæve som man starter op på. Så lige nu venter jeg på at få den bedst mulige avlstæve. Der er for få dage siden blevet født et kuld hvalpe efter den kombination som har min største interesse her i Danmark. 3 tæver er der i det kuld. Det bliver spændende at følge disse 3 tæver i de næste 2 måneder.

Jeg har forelsket mig i sheltierne af den amerikanske/canadiske type. Dette gør selvfølgelig at udvalget af avlsmateriale er begrænset her i Danmark. Flere og flere danske opdrætter opkøber en del amerikanske/canadiske sheltier i forhold til så mange andre lande, eller de blander det amerikanske/canadiske blod med det europæiske. Det amerikanske/canadiske look er heldigvis blevet mere almindeligt i de danske udstillingsringe og de danskere der bruger sheltierne som ”brugshunde” har også set de kvaliteter de besidder frem for den engelske type.

Selv om jeg er ny inden for racen, har jeg allerede lagt mærke til den livlige diskussion der foregår i sheltiemiljøet - hvad er den rigtige type og hvad er den forkerte type? Har man valgt den type som man bedst kan holde ud og gå og kigge på i hverdagen ja, så er det vel den rigtige type!!

Glæder mig meget til at komme i gang med sheltien og få en livlig sheltie i huset igen. Der har de sidste måneder kun været en lille hund i mit liv og det er Felix, en lille papillon som er på fitness ophold hos mig. Han var blevet meget for tyk, så masser af motion er han blevet plaget med i den tid han har været her hos mig. Tusind tak til Helle som er hans ejer fordi hun lod Felix bo her hos mig mens jeg er uden egen hund.

English version:

It was with a heavy heart that I had to announce that I had to stop with my beloved rough collies. Have had collies in nearly 30 years, but for health reasons I had to throw in the towel. It was a heavy and very difficult decision I had to take, absolutely the hardest decision of my life - but sometimes in life we must take some not so popular decisions.

I wasn’t able to take care for them as befits. But take a look at some of those rough collies I had. Unfortunately I doesn’t have pictures of them all. It has succeeded me to find good homes for them and I wish theirs new owners much success with some absolutely incredible and beautiful rough collies.

I will still follow my colliepuppybuyers at close quarters and I’m still available with good advice when they need it. Fortunately, they still send me beautiful pictures and everyday stories of their lovely dogs which came here from Cool Design.

There will soon be new small doggies at Cool Design - but at the moment I am waiting for good breeding material, because it is very important for me to start with the best possible genes and genetic characteristics. My choice for a new breed is the Sheltie. An easy and handy dog – and they also have a little taste of fish, right? At least they look like the rough collie!. For 30 years ago, I had a Sheltie, so I know a bit of the breed. This Sheltie I had, I had only as a family - and an obedience dog. At that time, I had absolutely no interest in either breeding or exhibition. It is now the dog sport/-hobby which has my greatest interest.

What I learned in my years with the rough collies was that the most important thing when you had to start breeding, was the foundation bitch as you start up. So right now I am waiting to get the best possible foundation bitch. For some few days ago a litter of puppies was born after the combination which has my greatest interest here in Denmark – 6 puppies and 3 of them are bitches in this litter. It will be interesting to follow these 3 bitches in the next 2 months.

I love shelties of the American/Canadian type. This makes the breeding material limited here in Denmark but more and more Danish breeders buys American/Canadian shelties compared to many other countries, or they made some mix of the American/Canadian bloodline with the English Sheltie. The American/Canadian look have become more common in the Danish Showring and the Danes who use shelties to obedience and agility have also seen the qualities they possess rather than the English type.

Although I am new in the breed, I have already noticed the lively discussion taking place in the sheltieenvironment – what’s the right type and what’s the wrong type? If some have selected the type someone can endure looking at every day - it's probably the right type!

I’m very much looking forward to getting started with Shelties and get a lively sheltie in the house again. There has in recent months only been a small dog in my life and it’s Felix, a small Papillon which stay at a fitness vacation with me. He was very thick, so plenty of exercise, he has been plagued with in the time he was here with me. Thank you to Helle his owner, because she let Felix live here with me when I was missing my own dogs.

It's a start!

2008-12-17T19:26:00.003+01:00

The first hesitant beginnings of this blog and more will come later......