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Tag: Loki

If You Want to See The Rainbow, You Gotta Put Up with the Rain

Who knew a quote from Dolly Parton could symbolize my life with Loki so succinctly? Loki is what they call an "edgy" dog, suspicious of many things.  And if his anxiety isn't channeled, you end up with crackery.  Living here, in such a diverse environment and exposing him to so much has helped him, and our partnership, more […]

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The Benefits of a Husky

The fluff makes a nice pillow. And you never have to vacuum your house again. Because why bother?

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Big Brother

"Hey Daddy-O, you ever get that feelin' like somebody is watching you?"

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This Place Rocks

This month's masthead came from an outing we did just yesterday in Lausanne, at a Parc Vidy. We met up with another Anglophone who had been advertising dog walks in this area for a while now. This place rocks. Lausanne loves dogs and provides plenty of areas for them to be on or off leash in fenced […]

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Ces Loups Sont Gentils

"Oh la la! Les loups," claims a woman. She was talking about us. Because it seems perfectly normal for two human beings to walk into a quiet lakeside town in Switzerland on a Sunday morning for a picnic brunch with wolves on the end of their leashes. If you aren't sporting a lap dog, a labrador or golden retriever, then […]

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Dating Tips

Here are two dating tips just in time for summer romances and for our friend Mango who's about to escort a lucky lady on a dream date. Do.

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Karmic Duty

"No Princess, I don't wanna play because I have an owie on my paw."

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Smooth Talker

Remember how I wrote that Loki and Juno would call off horses and cows?  Apparently some distractions are too hard to resist. Like this hunk of burnin' love above.   Juno caught the scent on this distinguished fella and recalling was futile.  He was equally smittin with Juno.

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They Survived

Meet Bernard, our kennel keeper. As I drove to Bernard's to drop off the dogs on Wednesday, I had a knot in my stomach.  But it vanished as soon as I stepped out of the car to greet Bernard. Bernard's calm demeanor and soothing voice, "Ca va,"  immediately comforts me and I know my dogs are […]

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Someone Pinch Me

This month's masthead is dedicated to my inability to shut my bottom jaw anytime I'm walking the villages and vineyards in Switzerland. Someone needs to pinch me because sometimes I can't believe I live here, even if it's only  temporary.

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