Kenzo the Hovawart

I kneel down next to Viva's tree with a view over the heath fields. The ground is cold from the night's frost. The fields are blueis...

We laid Viva's ashes to rest under a little tree we planted on the corner of our property on the West-coast, overlooking her beloved ...

I couldn't even have imagined adopting a dog, just a week ago. When I rewind to the week just before Easter, instead of looking forw...

As soon as we dropped the leash on the deserted camping place, both Kenzo and Viva dashed into the falling darkness. "Kenzo! Viva!"...

The treatment and diagnosis of Cushing's disease is under constant improvement and research. During the years Viva had Cushing's , ...

We had a dream. When we learned how much Viva loved the Danish West-coast and its open spaces, we laid down a plan to change our lives. A p...

Kenzo was the only dog in Viva's life, she trusted enough, to engage in some rough play. He was her favorite wrestle partner and body-ch...

I lay down with Kenzo in the snow, while children shout in excitement around us. The chilling air feels clean and fresh. The bright sunlight...

Viva watched in horror how I threw a ball into the surf. While Kenzo was already breaking the waves to get it, and swam back with the trophy...

Kenzo can be patient. I would even brag about, I taught him, if it wasn't for Viva to prove me wrong. When we train patience excercise...

The photos from Viva I like best were always taken by mistake. I am a bad excuse of a photographer. I go armed with a smart-phone, only to t...

On a normal day, my wife would make herself an "ostemad" for breakfast, the Danish version of a cheese sandwich, with cheese on ry...

It's that time of the year again where we reflect and give it some thought on what to do with the blog. Usually I would have made a list...

Three weeks of going in Viva's footsteps are coming to an end. We visited Denmark, Holland and Germany. I dread the upcoming return to...

If it wasn't for our local shelter "Dyreværnet", here in Copenhagen, I would never have met Viva. And they didn't resc...

This Tour is for me, now Kenzo is doing good so soon - more about him later - and I would really want to return to the places Viva enjoyed...

Kenzo is grieving. Also for him, time is needed, to heal. On the day of Viva's passing , I took her body home with me for Kenzo to u...

After taking a very deep breath, Operation Spoil Viva was launched. We sticked to our daily routine and our usual places, while showerin...

The last photo I made, before the "steak" When I would have a nose that was sore and looked like a raw steak, I would feel pr...