Kenzo the Hovawart

When Tilde and me were driving on our way to meet Baxter the Hovawart I was filled with anticipation. Baxter would be one of the few 13½ y...

I had forgotten all about Kenzo's green stretch-leash. Yet there it was, hanging on a hook behind the kitchen's back door. I slowl...

There he was. I had dozed off for a second and quickly looked around me for Kenzo. He had dozed off too, but my sudden movement alerted hi...

Sweethearts have songs. Me and Merete have one. And yes, me and Kenzo have one too. It usually is a song from when you first met, but thei...

When we arrived at our cottage on the West-coast during Christmas Day, Tilde jumped out of the car full of anticipation. She rushed inside...

I felt all the blood leave my face and could just hold on to the edge of the examination table. The vet immediately noticed. She grabbed m...

"OMG! This is so much fun!" I shout at the top of my lungs. "Hey Kenz! We are getting wet big guy! Woohoo!" and I bu...

"They changed your life" my old friend said the other day. With "they" he meant the dogs. Kenzo, Viva, and Tilde. H...

The underwater treadmill has been switched for the North Sea's surf. Muscle tone exercises on a wobble board are exchanged by slowly wal...

Was it them? Kenzo sat down in the shallow sea water, as if he was in thrilled anticipation of the imminent reunion with his friend. His g...

Just a note from every day life this time, and a photo I wanted to share. I shot this photo last week and can't help myself. I keep ...

"You might need to consider if you want to offer him this life. You might want to consider euthanasia." Silence. "We ne...

"A dogwalker found ..." Did you ever notice how many local news stories contain this sentence? We do come out and about, us dog ...

There was just that moment of silence. "It is probably the GOLPP" I said. The vet nodded her head. "Most likely" she ...

I was taken by surprise by the dark man suddenly standing in our back garden. I was occupied with reading a book while enjoying the warmth o...

It would be just the boys. A male bonding trip. A boy's day out. Just Kenzo and me. Excited we left for the valley. The valley lies...

When you have read my blog from the start, you know I participated in all kind of dog classes with Kenzo. Obedience, tracking, defense, SAR,...

The light in the sky signals the end of Winter and the return of color is underway. It is a special time of the year when the days start to ...

"What a sweetheart", Stefaan commented on the photo of Kenzo I posted earlier on Facebook. I thought that was funny. I always ca...

Two weeks ago I wrote about how I had nothing to show for when we went to the vet. I thought that would be the last of it but no. It ai...