Happy Birthday Luna.
Her birthday was actually last Thursday, but we didn’t have her party till the weekend.
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was made out of two layers of dog food with (thanks to the generous contributions of our non-vegetarian house-mate) a chicken meat filling and a chicken skin “frosting.”
Luna wondered the next day why she wasn’t getting “cake” for breakfast – and every meal, for that matter.
Hi keres … and happy birthday to Luna!
You know how age is “just numbers.” Well, strangely enough, I’ve kept telling Imogen that she couldn’t expect Luna to reliably behave until she turned two.
And, sure enough, it’s only been in the last week or so that Luna has stopped chasing Albert. She still wants to, but she seems to have accepted that she can’t. Albert has been making the most of it, including scrambling over her belly at one point.
Having a good scratch right in front of “the monster’s” nose.
He’s testing Luna’s good behaviour is he? LOL.
Thank you for the Albert pix … 🙂
Albert actually “baits” Luna, and always has. He seems to enjoy a good game of “cat and mouse” (or perhaps Roadrunner and Wilie Coyote is more apt). He’s just gotten bolder – as Luna’s shown more reserve.
Mmmmmmmm.
b-day present, keres! I’ll have to keep that in mind the next time the regulars at my blog howl for liver cheesecake-flavoured treats for Bud. That pic of Luna in the diary is priceless.
Hi Keres,
What a lovely photo of the Birthday Girl!
Good morning to you from sunny Budapest!
Luckly for me, I have photogenic pets.
And a very good evening to you, from wintery and overcast Tasmania.
So, I’m curious, are you on the Buda or the Pest side of the river?
From the Buda side. Wow, you seem to know Budapest :)) Have you ever visited here? It may be a mere coincidence but your nick is also a Hungarian word.
Luna is a gorgeous dog, I have a 6 years old male, called Mafi. We are having a heat spell and he suffers from it, spends the whole day sleeping and collects his strength to be able to keep barking all night long ….
No, I didn’t know that my handle was a word in Hungarian, but I looked it up and now know that it can mean the following:
to addle
to ask for
to earn
to feel, felt
to gain
to hunt
to look for
to quest
to search
to seek, sought
Keres (pronounced “series” and from whose name we derive the word cereal, is the Greek Goddess of the harvest). Her symbol is a cross surmounted by a scythe.
I’ve never been to Hungary, but I know a bit about it’s history.
What kind of dog is Mafi?
A great pyr of course. I don’t know how to post photos here. This is my 4-lagged family: http://gallery.site.hu/u/Raggi/RaggiVattila/album758/
We fell in love with this breed, though Mafi is not an easy dog,we have had lots of problems with him, he is super alpha and probably we also made a few mistakes at the beginning. And we still have problems but he loves us and we adore him so this helps to overcome the difficulties.
Yes, keres means to search, look for, hehe. So actually, I was keres-ing other pyr people, this is how I found your blog. It is not a popular breed here and it is always nice to share experinces:)) Luna is such a cute dog and my hubby now wants a rabbit like Albert, lol.
How to post imgages.
Go to your host page and right click on an image. Choose “save image as”. Save to your computer. Go to a photo hosting site such as http://imageshack.us/
Use the browse button to find the image on your computer. Click on “host it”. When you get the page with all that URLs copy the called “Direct link to image”.
Come back to BooMan and past the image into the following HTML code:
< im g sr c=”URL” > (Remove all the blank spaces, except for the one between the g and the s.)
And viola!
I just read the above and thought I might not have made it clear that you paste the URL generated by imageshack in to the code over the letters URL.
There’s also a way of uploading photo into imageshack by copying the URL directly, without having to save the images onto your computer.
To do this, right click on any web-hosted image and click on “view image”. The image will appear on a new page with only white space around it. Copy the URL and paste that into the browse box at imageshack and change the upload option from file to URL.
keres that’s a great picture. I can see the anticipation in Luna’s eyes.
When I took the photo, Luna’s mood seemed was less like “anticipation” and more like “if I make a quick lunge for it, can I get away and eat it before I get caught?”
Our house-mate actually had a hand on Luna’s back, to keep her from doing just that.
Or burned!
A fittingly royal purple polar fleece cover for the couch – so that she can sleep on it (and so that we can sit on it – uncovered and fluffless).
Sewn by moi, of course.
Luna is such a lucky dog, and looks to be very comfortable.
Luna when we first got her, at 4 months old (and before we tore out the horrible lino and carpet).
Why do you torture me with these wonderful pics of your pyrenees?
You know, when I lost my first Pyr, Ursula, at eight-years-old to a brain tumor, it truly broke my heart. I loved that dog like I have loved no other. And yet no other pet has even come close to causing me as much grief when he/she was alive as Ursula did. She could break out of, or climb over, almost any fence, and I spent hours tacking her down – worried the whole time that she’d get shot (we lived in livestock country – where farmers routinely shoot first when they see dogs in their pastures). She ate more inedibles than a care to number, including a “spaceage” baby diaper that almost had to be surgically removed. She survied Bloat – spending over a week at the vet. She got up and walked after her brain surgery, even though the vet surgeon didn’t think she would. And we eventually put her down, a year after the surgery, when it was clear the tumor had come back.
It took me years to get over her death, but time does heal most wounds. Or at least make them bareable.
Luna is not Ursula, but then I never expected her to be. You only get one “Ursula,” if you are very lucky. Luna is more obedient (as obedient as a Pyr can be, anyway) and less of a headache. In short, she is the dog I need at this time in my life. Funny how life often works out that way.
When you are ready, there will be the dog you need, when and where you need him/her. Until then, hang in there.
The real BooMan is irreplaceable and I won’t try. While I could probably be happy with a Pyrennees, a Mastiff, or a Bernese Mountain Dog, I would never get any other dog than a Newf. But I won’t get a Newf unless and until I live on the water.
I want a new guy to be able to frolick much more than Buster was able to.
who couldn’t quite agree on who should get to howl “Happy Birthday” to her first.
Luna’s just come to the door, to send her “halloooo” back to your pack (and get some lunch).
Taken in January, 05.
Boy, am I glad we are finally past the “chew everything” phase.
One of my sister’s little kittens clawing the tale of her very large dog, who looks like a kangaroo in person.
There are few creatures so supremely bold and self-confidant as a kitten.
So true. I don’t know that he would stand a chance in a fair fight, but he sure thinks he would.
That’s what we call “tude.”
Besides, kittens never fight fair. It’s those needle teeth and claws that clearly gives them the advantage.
And yes, that dog does look like a Roo.
just-before-nap pic of Bud, he already had sleep in his eyes
When it comes to dogs and naps, Bud clearly likes to get a head-start on the pack.
I hosted a barbeque on Saturday at my parents’ house and he was not reacting well to the full-day interruption of his daylong nap time. I was barely able to get a stir out of him on Sunday, he was so exhausted. His slacktitude is enviable.
After Luna has spent a few days in our local kennel, getting to race around with other dogs most of the day, she hardly moves at all when we get her home. It usually takes her a full two days to get back to her regular routine.
Like most Pyrs, she has a low metabolism (the lowest of any breed – which means she doesn’t eat very much – maybe half of what you’d expect) so that she’s only good for about a half-hour walk at a time. Beyond that and she’s looking for a shady place to lie down.
What did she wish for? Cake every morning, or world peace?
Keres, your party is the one I most regret missing. Thanks for the great photos. When I’m reincarnated I want to come back as your pet.
Cake, of course. You can’t eat world peace.
I’ve said for years that I want to come back as a pet who belongs to lesbians. We do tend to treat our pets as furry well-loved children.
For those of you wondering about the hat – it’s purple with red chilli peppers on it. And specifically made for a dog to wear.
He no longer runs amok and creates havoc. He has gained 1-1/2lbs since June 5 (day of his surgery) bringing his weight up to a hefty 11 lbs. Since reading the book “The Dog Listener” and applying its principles like relieving the dog of his 24/7 duties as Alpha male, there has been a transformation. He is a happy subordinate now. I highly recommend the book, it has an intro by the horse whisperer.
I glad to hear that Max is doing better.
Too many dogs feel like they are responsible for not only their own well-being, but the well-being of the pack’s two-legged members as well. A daunting task for most humans, much less a dog in a human designed world. I’m glad you could take that weight off his small shoulders.