Photos

Here some pictures from our Trip to Parrsboro/ Partridge Island two weeks ago

it was cold and grey day - but that doesn't matter if you are at the sea - clouds sometimes make the interplay between the sun and the water even more beautiful...

and the sea might change it's colours within minutes....

after we left Partridge Island we shortly visited Parrsboro beach:

the dogs were already tired but also enjoyed it very much

Remembrance Day

is an important holiday in Canada. We've been for a long walk along the dikes. And found a special place.

(you can increase the photo size by a double click)

sunday evening

....psst.....are you still awake?

we just came back from another trip to the sea of Fundy Bay as u can see from the lighthouse in the back.

Some new stories to tell but it's late, Poldi already sleeps and Tina said no blogging anymore today....

so see you soon....

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ooooops

Hi, here is Muffin,
last night or better early this morning, something truly embarrassing happened to me....Tina said it might come from my kidney problems or from being too many hours inside...however, as I woke up it was already too late....my doggy bed was wet...
Tina worries a bit about my kidneys and said that we will have to redo a blood test this month anyway to see if my healthy life style helps to improve my kidney functioning.
....so let's hope for the best...Tina said that she is confident that everything will be fine....


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HALLOWEEN.....

....was a few days ago.
However, today Muffin seemed to see/smell/hear something very scary on our evening walk.
Normally, he is THE BIG GUY, king of the road, boss of the sidewalk. Not today though....after he heard or smelled this "something" he suddenly headed home, pulling at the leash, something that he normally wouldn't do at all.
Indoors, he still looked around as he was expecting a monster and got totally shocked as he saw a black animal coming out of the bedroom, which was only me -Poldi....I am still laughing...
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HI, here is Muffin. Does anybody want to know my opinion? Poldi has no idea about Canadian wildlife! He is german and thinks chasing squirrels means adventure. I lived in Canada all my life and on top of that, I was a stray for at least several weeks and know about skunks, porcupine, coyotes and others. So, IF I get scared - then there is a reason! What reason I had today will stay my secret, though.

Herbst in Kanada:

Deer Hunting Season

Hi,
I just received the following email from a trustworthy person:

"Just in case you are out in the country, the main deer hunting season opens on 26 October, and runs until 21 November (I think).
So, if you are walking in the woods or countryside, you are supposed to wear bright orange.

In general, it is a good time to stay out of dense woods, in case of stray bullets or careless hunters."


reminds me of a photo that I had taken recently 

Studio-Tour

Hi, last saturday Tina and a friend made a "Studio-Tour". Local artists opened their studios to the public. One of them was a famous photographer who is doing mainly black-and white photography. Tina seems to be inspired....

beyond the camera....

Hi there, it's Poldi.....for me it's sometimes boring when Muffin acts for hours as photo model and Tina takes pictures of him. Nobody wants to play with me then....anyway, we had a real nice day at the beach last weekend - see our post below-.

For this weekend, they forecasted rain...so no nice trips I guess...but let's see....

The BEACH!!!!

Today was Thanksgiving and we did another great Trip: We've been somewhere what Tina called "BEACH". Basically, it's tons of sand in front of lots of water. Poldi and I ran a lot, I chased first Poldi and then some Birds...Tina called them Seagulls and said that was not good. Ok. Learned that.

Then...I started to chase these waves.....

and then....I ran full speed into the water....ok, it was deeper than I thought but I have no idea why Tina freaked out....I CAN swim....she said something like: cold, too deep, tidal currents and so one....so, I ended up being at the leash again, while Poldi and our friend were playing....

Hiking at Partridge Island

we have another friend visting. Fall is great, beautiful sun and we've been hiking at Partridge Island, Nova Scotia near Parrsboro.
before I write too much - here the pictures

Dieses Schild erklaert, dass die taegliche Wassermenge, die hier durch die Bay of Fundy fliesst in etwa der Menge Wasser enspricht, die taeglich von allen Fluessen der Welt zusammen ins Meer fliesst!!!!
Das entspricht etwa der EnergieMenge von 200 mittelgrossen Atomanlagen....

obedience

eigentlich hoert Muffin ja schon ganz gut und Poldi ist sowieso prima- aber als ich gestern im Tierladen gehoert habe dass dort nebenan Obedience Kurse stattfinden habe ich direkt mitgemacht. Zuerst nur mit Pudel Muffin. Poldi musste im Auto warten. Es war erstaunlich wie gut Muffin mitgemacht hat. Naechstes Mal mache ich mit beiden Hunden mit - den im Alltag habe ich ja auch immer 2 an der Leine :-)

Wahooooooo

 Hi here is Poldi, Muffins best friend.

You won't believe what I have to tell: Muffin's got a SWEATER! He seems to like it but I find he looks awkward wearing that....we sometimes met the problem that he wouldn't want to go for a walk if it was raining. But I wanted and Tina had to carry him then. So, she decided to solve the problem with a doggy sweater for him....

yeah, Poldi is right -I've got a sweater-BUT: I like it!

It keeps me warm! They groomed me in late August because of all theses mats an knots and now it's fall and still my fur is so short....Anyway, I think Poldi has no idea about fashion ;-)

Hiking at Five Islands

Hi, here is Muffin!

My humans, Poldi and I did a so called Hiking Trip today. I had no idea what that was but it turned out that I liked it a lot! The area is called Five Islands Provincial Park at Minas Basin. It was a great sunny and warm day. We walked a few hours, at the shore line and in the forest! That was great - I felt like a real wild DOG...mmh - ok, to be honest....Tina carried me from time to time....but anyway it was so cool!

tidal flats....

forests.....














and finally a great view!!!!!

Poldi chased by the flying poodle....

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Visitor

A friend from Germany visits me. It seems that Muffin likes her a lot!

2nd Bloodtest / zweiter Bluttest

Today a second blood test was made on Muffin. All values improved.
However, BUN and Creatinin are still out of range and indicate renal kidney disease. His urin test showed blood and proteins.
Since his teeth are so bad and really needed to be made, he got anesthesia and was also neutered. Also, he gets a broad spectrum antibiotic.
The good new is that he could keep all of his teeth! The vet just removed all tartar!

I so hope that this little brave guy recovers from all that. He is still so thin and seems to be so fragile....

clever strategy

Muffin and Poldi become more and more attached.
But when Poldi wants too much of space in the doggy bed - Muffin would release some gas...

Muffin und Poldi haengen immer mehr aneinander -
aber wenn sich Poldi im Koerbchen zu breit macht laesst Muffin einfach ein bischen Luft ab...