I'm so happy I'm so glad that I've got you...

My friend Helena found an ad in her local store and it was about a great dane! I wrote them an email and I hope the'll get back to me!

It was a Great Dane called Caesar and he was about 8 years old. An old gentleman who likes to rest and to walk quiet little walks. It sounds awesome!

And one more thing, just when I wrote this entry I got another call! A nice girl called Rebecka had another job for me! two cavaliers who needs an entire week this summer! :) Fantastic day!

And now Helena wants to eat ice cream in the sun and take a doggywalk! This day turned out to be incredible! :)

Hmm Hmm

I got an idea when I took a shower earlier.

This is my situation:
There is probably about three years before I'll move to my farm.
I don't have alot of money.
I still want a pet.

So the idea that popped in to my head was... why don't I get a rat?



Pros:
*They are very clever.
*They are trainable.
*They are cozy.
*You can basically bring them anywere.
*They very economical, probably just a few hundred SEK/kronor a month. One hundred SEK/kronor being 10 euro.
*They are quite short lived and therefor not a huge commitment.
*Multiple rats is a good thing, but it's not a bigger commitment then one. (unless you have two cages, but that's just silly)

I should get rats! They're awfully cute, too. I once had a rat called Lucifer. She was black and white with a black upside down cross on her back. Her pet name was Lucy.

Picture from Google.

Bybye Pups

Got an email from my potential breeder - and I was of course forced to tell her that I currently wasn't going to school anymore and that I don't have a job at the moment. We'll see what happens... I mean, how can I possibly, all by my self, pay for a growing great dane right now? So.. Bybye puppies :(

Also, my father said I might not be allowed to get a dog now, even if I'm paying for it all by myself. Annoying, huh?

So what, I'm not going to school and suddenly I'm not worth having a dog even if I pay for it myself? (he was going to pay for it...)

Upgraded

The theme is now upgraded to something more fitting summer and spring! Love it! Might change it later. :)

Comparing insurances

I'll try and write in english this time too.

A few days ago I looked up the insurance fees for different breeds in Agria and found the Great Dane to be one of the most expensinve ones - no surprice there! In the same price category I found Irish Wolfhound, English Bulldog, Rottweiler, Dobermann, Boxer, English Mastiff and Bull Terrier. Almost all I find very interesting... Except maybe Rottweiler.

I did however research on a few other breeds... And found the Afghan Hound to be the cheapest among with Whippet. It just kinda reminded me of how interested I am in the Afghan Hound... I used to be totally obsessed, and was for about six months, when people started challenging me to think outside of the box. I then somehow almost forgot the Afghan Hound... But I now realize I still crave for it.

Although I've grown alot since then and now can picture me with most breeds, because what I want is a DOG. The Afghan Hounds are just in a different league! Their fantastic graze mixed with bursts of goofieness! And they are so amazingly primal in some ways. Not as domesticated as other breeds... I suppose the extreme energy has something to do with that. I almost get hypnotized by the way they move...

Gah, when I finally get my farm I'll get loads of dogs! One Afghan, one Dane, one Wolfhound.. to say the least. Maybe even a chihuahua - I've grown strangely fond of that breed too. But one of the time, naturally.

Of course there is alot of disadvantages with owning a Afghan Hound... The grooming for instance - hours of grooming every single week. And they are quite sharp somehow... in their reflexes, and their movement. And of course the constant overwhelming need to run, and unability to be loose in the forrest because they hunt blindly. Sigh... The list can be made long, of course.

Rambling ending now.

Perhaps

I should write in english?

I'll give it a go.

Since last time I've realised school just isn't for me. I've tried (from kidergarden until now) 12 different schools. 5 elementary schools, 4 strange ones (summer school, pre-gymnasium-school, homeschooling...etc), and 3 "gymnasiums" (pre-university schools for kids the ages 16-20 yrs old). And I've never made it work.

And alot of people are going to call me insane or stupid, because in this society not going to school just isn't accepted. It's also going to make it very, very difficult to ever find a job.

But I have the solution. I will, within three years time, togheter with my paternal grandmother, buy a farm. I will then be able to grow my own veggies, breed my own chickens and rabbits and take care of myself.

(a typical swedish farm, I suppose. Not a big one, but a small personal house on the countryside)

I have a plan. I will start my own company, taking care of dogs, night time and day time. I might expand it with bathing and brushing and paint portraits of the dogs, if there is an interest. I might even take a course in doggy grooming.

Then, on my farm, my company will transform into a doggy hotel, a stable with several rentable booths and if business goes well I'll build some rentable cottages. Perfect!

I'll live more naturally, I don't have to try and impress any employers and I can shape my life however I want to.

And I can have big beautiful dogs living on a natural diet, well socialised with other dogs, never having to be left for several hours unattended (although I will train them to be capable of it, of course, in case of emergency and such).

My english is not the very best, but I hope it's at least readable! :)

Random thoughts

Ser ju inte ut att bli valp detta år... Har så mycket ångest inför skolan att well, jag inte ens kan gå dit. Så vi får se med betygen.

Sen så funderar jag - borde jag verkligen binda upp mig i ungefär 10 år framöver? Borde jag inte vänta egentligen? I alla fall med att skaffa egen hund. Kan alltid vara dagmatte eller dyl.

Skulle inte ångra mig, men kan ju vara värt att tänka lite innan. För jag är ganska intresserad av att resa och se världen. Europa, USA, Asien, Nya zeeland, Australien.. kanske afrika också.

Hund passade väldigt bra med tanken att studera framöver - men jag vill egentligen inte studera. Eller, jo det vill jag väl. Men knappast gymnasie eller universitetsstudier. Däremot enstaka universitetsklasser och dyl.

Sen funderar jag lite över varghund också. Dem är så fina! Funderar på att ha både och - fast senare i livet. Vill ju ha både hus och trädgård... i skogen...

Och Raw Meaty Bones håller jag mig nog till.