Kenzo the Hovawart

We had a great time during the last three weeks on the island of Sealand. It did the girls a lot of good to experience a change of surrou...

"Woof, woof!" Both Tilde and Zerline were barking at the little Shih Tzu who passed by the fence.

As soon as Zerline noticed the group of people she was away, loudly barking at the approaching "threat". Tilde was right behind...

I wasn't wrong with my prophecy. " Dit is een goed stel hoor, " excuse my Dutch.

It's Tilde's 6th birthday today. Maybe. She was born somewhere around February 17, 2013. That much we do know.

A dog and his person appeared on the horizon. We don't meet many people this time of the year. Most avoid the wind-swept West-coast d...

More than a decade ago, when I visited Kenzo's breeder for my first Hovawart puppy, Kenzo quickly lost his interest in me during our ...

"They are crazy," my friend said. I could hear the astonishment in her voice.

With the last guests leaving in the coming weekend, a two and a half month streak of welcoming visitors is coming to an end. Apart from t...

What never should happen has happened.

"Why do you look so pale?"

What before was her cute little puppy sister is now a teenager. Bigger, heavier, maybe even stronger, than Tilde. And the teenager knows ...

His name is Emil of The Woods. Can you remember him ? He was one of Kenzo's, and is Tilde's, best friend. He will be one of the m...

"Watch out!" I shouted to Merete who stepped forward to reach for Zerline's leash. Too late. With Tilde already pulling her...

"Let's mark the occasion!" I shouted during our morning walk, and started to draw the letters in the sand.

"Their joy is contagious."

We leave the house at 4pm, a sunset is imminent. Zerline has a golden glow in the sunlight which is still bright. She is seven months old...

I open my eyes and have a peek around me from under the covers. No wonder I am feeling so warm. Tilde is laying curled up between my legs...

"Tilde No!". Too late. Tilde jumped the fence and was out of sight, chasing the bunny on full speed. That'll be the end of ...

"Can we have a word?" Oh no, I thought, not the union again. Zerline could read my mind.