Tag Archives: dogs

I Have Created a Hamster

Posted on November 19, 2012 by cecilie

Koldbrann had a big day the other day. First we walked to Shap Long (pronounced Sap Long), about 40 minutes away. It’s a place I let Koldbrann off the leash as there are few cars; in fact our unleashed walks … Continue reading →

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Dogs I Know III

Posted on August 6, 2012 by cecilie

Walking around in the mornings with my excellent, faithful and beautiful hound Lasi (NOT named after a famous Scottish TV hero but a Chinese card game) I realise I probably know more dogs than people. Sad as, but true! So … Continue reading →

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Cows. Dogs. Beer.

Posted on March 7, 2012 by cecilie

Charity!!! Good cause!!! Good taste! Come to Lantau on Saturday and get into the groove of the Lantau International Beer Dash! It is… exactly what it’s called. You dash, then drink some beer, then dash again. The run or hobble … Continue reading →

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Goodnight, Sweet Prince

Posted on October 9, 2011 by cecilie

A Piles-less house is not a good house. Rest in peace, my good and faithful dude.

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Football With Dogs – A Mug’s Game

Posted on September 7, 2011 by cecilie

So I got back from a long and semi-deserved holiday to find a fat dog (Piles). The people looking after him and my gaff had taken “don’t overdo the exercise in the heat” to the limit by seemingly not exercising … Continue reading →

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Hoarse, Braying Laughter

Posted on January 17, 2011 by cecilie

Thanks to everyone who enquired about Piles my dog’s health: Just two days after his last blood-squirting (from rectum) he was back to normal – better than normal in fact. It seemed the poisoning or whatever it was had worked … Continue reading →

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Dogs I Know II

Posted on October 21, 2010 by cecilie

Yes I know more dogs than people now. At least in Pui O. Strange, because I vastly prefer people to dogs! Even my own excellent ones, notably Lasi, named after a Chinese card game. Piles is of course a pain … Continue reading →

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News from Londonistan

Posted on June 26, 2010 by cecilie

A woman in London couldn’t bring her dog on the bus because “there was a muslim lady on the bus who might get upset.” The driver of the next bus was a muslim, so naturally he denied her and the dog … Continue reading →

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Dogs I Know

Posted on November 26, 2009 by cecilie

PILES Top dog LASI Elegant buffalo-hunter                         COFFEE Loves Piles                MERV     Hates Piles KILLER The world’s most inappropriately named dog CHIP … Continue reading →

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Dog’s Best Friend

Posted on February 16, 2009 by cecilie

It struck me when I got back from Shenzhen yesterday: My best friend is now an animal. Who else looks at me like this? By the way, this is not Piles, who occasionally greets me with a curt nod, but … Continue reading →

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