Two weeks ago I returned from my yearly visit to Corsica. During that trip, deep in the Corsican mountains, I met Kira, chained, starved, covered in itch mite, half bold, without water and with a turned-over refrigerator for shelter. I've adopted her and smuggled her to the Netherlands. With some medical help and a ton of food, she's turned into the most adorable dog one could ever have. Today, I introduced her to kayaking. It took a big bowl of treats to get her aboard, but once we were paddling, she was fearless and clearly enjoying the experience. Here's a picture of our first trip together: http://www.nibla.nl/tmp/sneer/maarsseveen.jpg I never planned to own a dog - but I'm loving it. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 8:55 AM, Niels Blaauw <niels_at_nibla.nl> wrote: > > I never planned to own a dog - but I'm loving it. > Whatever the bond is between a human and a dog it's enhanced for a rescued animal. The knowledge that you didn't just gain a friend but saved a life. It works for cats, too. Congratulations to both of you. :) Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
What a terrific story and congratulations on the new familiy member! And already kayaking, to boot!! :) Jackie Niels Blaauw wrote: > Two weeks ago I returned from my yearly visit to Corsica. During that > trip, deep in the Corsican mountains, I met Kira, chained, starved, > covered in itch mite, half bold, without water and with a turned-over > refrigerator for shelter. I've adopted her and smuggled her to the > Netherlands. With some medical help and a ton of food, she's turned > into the most adorable dog one could ever have. > > Today, I introduced her to kayaking. It took a big bowl of treats to > get her aboard, but once we were paddling, she was fearless and > clearly enjoying the experience. Here's a picture of our first trip > together: > > http://www.nibla.nl/tmp/sneer/maarsseveen.jpg > > I never planned to own a dog - but I'm loving it. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
http://366thspsk-9.com/Misc/Just%20A%20Dog.htm Greg Dunlap Santa Rosa, CA 38.28.40.80 N -122.45.16.25 W 157 feet above sea level blackey_at_sonic.net -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net]On Behalf Of Niels Blaauw Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 8:55 AM To: paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net; crjungers_at_gmail.com Subject: [Paddlewise] Talking about dogs... second attempt Two weeks ago I returned from my yearly visit to Corsica. During that trip, deep in the Corsican mountains, I met Kira, chained, starved, covered in itch mite, half bold, without water and with a turned-over refrigerator for shelter. I've adopted her and smuggled her to the Netherlands. With some medical help and a ton of food, she's turned into the most adorable dog one could ever have. Today, I introduced her to kayaking. It took a big bowl of treats to get her aboard, but once we were paddling, she was fearless and clearly enjoying the experience. Here's a picture of our first trip together: http://www.nibla.nl/tmp/sneer/maarsseveen.jpg I never planned to own a dog - but I'm loving it. ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15280) http://www.pctools.com/ ======= ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15280) http://www.pctools.com/ ======= *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
From: "Niels Blaauw" I've adopted her and smuggled her to the > Netherlands. With some medical help and a ton of food, she's turned into > the most adorable dog one could ever have. Wow it's not often you find a dog that understands both Corsican and Dutch? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 1:42 PM, hmgwarner <hmgwarner_at_shaw.ca> wrote: > Wow it's not often you find a dog that understands both Corsican and Dutch? > I rescued a cat in Miami, Florida who followed me to Brazil and Uruguay. We named him Johann Sebastian Bach and I always thought he could meow in three languages. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
hmgwarner wrote: > > Wow it's not often you find a dog that understands both Corsican and > Dutch? > I've met a great many dogs on Corsica, and ALL of them speak Dutch as well as the local gibberish. They follow commands like "come", "get lost", "want some food?" and "wanna play?" better than most humans. All of them follow philosophical rants with interest, while none of them finds a need to ask stupid questions. If this get too complicated, they might interrupt with a "woof", inviting the speaker to explain things in terms of balls and sticks instead of quantum mechanics. (On a sidenote: Teaching either a dog or a human French should be considered abuse. No rational brain can develop with a language that can't count to 90 but needs to resort to "four-times-twenty-plus-ten".) I haven't tried whether all dogs speak English too. For the moment, I assume they don't, so I can conclude that Dutch is as close to a universal language as one can get. Dutch is pretty efficient too. The whole explanation above can be summarized in Dutch as "onzin". *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Update on my kayaking dog: By now, Kira is comfortable enough to move around on my kayak. She lies, sits, stands and walks on the deck, just needing a little help to pass me on her way from front to back or vise versa. She only falls in when trying to jump to other boats; she's been a passenger of at least 4 kayaks tonight. Only when soaking wet does she prefer the cockpit and my warm lap. She even _likes_ kayaking: She's highly interested in everything we pass, in the water and on shore. She's becoming the ideal kayaking companion. I can't wait to show her my favorite places. The warm weather's holding out in the Netherlands, and Kira's PFD should arrive in two days... There's some good paddling ahead! *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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