Animals online

I came across this author today as I was surfing on the web. I read one of his short stories about a cat that he rescued. It was heartwarming and inspirational.

This is a long weekend here in Iceland, since yesterday was a public holiday. The first of may is celebrated in many countries as the holiday of the working forces. The weather was really bad yesterday, and I decided to stay inside with all the dogs instead of going out. I have four dogs in the house today, my two girls, dads yellow lab, and Kátur (Happy) the stray I rescued a couple of years ago from the dog pound and found a nice home for him with a sweet young couple. I´m babysitting for them while they are on holiday in their native Polland.

I should stop surfing now and do my homework, so I can finally graduate from the behaviour course I have been following at the University of Southampton for four years now. It´s about time I finish.

A short week

On friday we celebrate the holiday of the working forces. This year I think it will be especially important with big numbers of people marching downtown and giving speeches. It is especially the working forces who are feeling the blow of the economic recession.

My dogs, however, do not care about the recession. They care about their country walks, toys and food. They love me just the same, even if I don´t have a fancy house to live in or a shiny car. I´m babysitting for three weeks a dog I saved from the lethal injection a couple of years ago, and found a great home for him with a nice young couple. They have been rather loose on the feeding spoon, however, and will get a scolding when they come back from their holiday. Meanwhile I will find out just how much weight a dog can loose in three weeks. A worthy research project.