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.