If only I could remember to take my camera with me on our walks….

Hopefully I will this week so for now just a typed update how things are here now.

Dotje has been with us (her “second home”) for a week now. The hope was that she would come into season here. She seemed to be holding back in her “first” home where there are some males that she didn’t want to “give in to”.
But she is still enjoying her single life not wanting to give that up yet.

Oh well we wait patiently and enjoy her just simply being here.

Parts of Holland go a little crazy at this time of year because its carnival time.

One of our Kakapo’ers, Nina, joined in the fun too with her family. Her owners are Micky mouse fans so of coarse Nina was “Micky moused” for a fun afternoon.



A “green carnival passerby” offered to hold “Nina mouse”. A definite strange person according to Nina but she took it all in her stride. Another lessen in life…. Ummm lets see…. things are not always what they seem?

I liked this story very much.

Why Dogs Don't Live As Long As People
======================================

Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-
old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his
wife Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very much
attached to Belker and they were hoping for a miracle.

I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the
family there were no miracles left for Belker, and offered to
perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.
As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it
would be good for the four-year-old Shane to observe the procedure.
They felt as though Shane might learn something from the
experience.

The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker's
family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old
dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was
going on.

Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away. The
little boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any
difficulty or confusion.

We sat together for a while after Belker's death, wondering
aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.

Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."

Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next
stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation.

He said, "People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life
like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?"

The four-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do
that, so they don't have to stay as long."

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.

Author Unknown

Alles over vaccinaties

Lezing op vrijdagavond 23 februari, aanvang 19.30 uur, door dierenarts Tannetje Koning.

Tannetje is holistisch dierenarts. Zij heeft 2 praktijken, te weten in Almere en in Amsterdam. Ze werkt o.a. met homeopathie, acupunctuur en Bach remedies. Vorig jaar heeft ze voor het eerst bij ons een lezing gegeven over vaccinaties. Inmiddels spreekt ze in het hele land over dit onderwerp.

Over vaccinaties is dan ook veel te vertellen. Op dit moment is er andere regelgeving betreffende het vaccineren van uw huisdier. Maar ook de zin en onzin van vaccineren komt aan bod.

De kosten van deze lezing bedragen € 17,50. De 2e persoon uit hetzelfde gezin betaalt €12,50.

Wilt u meer weten over Tannetje, bezoek dan haar website: www.holistischedier enartsen. nl

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Tiba was on holiday with her family on a Dutch island called Terschelling.
Her she is walking in a sand storm, what a little trooper!

Luna and Dono, Lagotto son of Zanna, came for a few days.
They were a pleasure to have. It was fun, ask Kiwi.








They slept some too.


Dono and Vaglie


Kiwi.