Laughing Longdogs

My dogs love a good laugh.  I find it very difficult to believe that my dogs don't have a sense of humour.  They like to see me fall down, for example, especially if there is mud involved.  They like to join in if me and my son are playing and make lots of noise if we are dancing.  They just like to enjoy life whenever they can.  Kizzy laughs out loud and will run round in happy circles on the beach laughing through her teeth.  She's also a smiler and always gives you a big grin when she is really happy.  In this photo she has been playing on the bed with Bob.  The smile says it all!

The New Anubis

 I love the clean lines and haughty expression of Kizzy Dog.   She really is 'as silent as a shadow and as clever as a man' like the lurcher described below in Chalmers' poem, yet a more biddable dog you couldn't meet.  Kizzy is a dog who thinks ahead and plans for success.  I love her confidence and intelligence.  Sometimes I only have to look at her for her to follow an instruction - which is a once in a lifetime thing with a dog.  Not only that, and so rare in a longdog, I can call her off a chase.  She really is a stunning dog and I just wanted to give her a little chance to shine by dedicating a blog entry to her.

The New Anubis PATRICK R. CHALMERS

 All along the moorland road a caravan there comes

Where the piping curlew whistles and the jacksnipe drums ; 

And a long lean dog

At a sling jig-jog,

A poacher to his eyelids as are all the lurcher

 clan,

Follows silent as a shadow and as clever as a

 man. 

Happy New Longdog Year to you all

A very happy new year to you all from Kizzy, Mac and Me.  We hope you enjoyed the winter holidays and got plenty of time to sit on the sofa and digest all the good food that the season provides.  Needless to say my beautiful longdogs shared the family feast of local venison (not for me, I'm a vegetarian) and a long kip on the sofa afterwards.  Here's Kizzy receiving her present.  She was the first up on Christmas morning and couldn't wait to get stuck in.  Mac on the other hand, took advantage of us all being distracted and made his way up on to the big bed and didn't come down til it was time to go for a walk.  He really doesn't care about all that material stuff - a warm bed, a full bowl and someone to tickle his ears - that's Mac all over!

Looking forward to some great walks in 2013.