----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Berlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 1:49 PM Subject: Re: Return of The Fun Survery!!
> Thanks for this, Catherine! > > > 1 --- Do you live in > > a) city > > b) suburbs > > c) country > > d) on Planet Berner > > in the country, on Planet Berner, Canada > > > > 2 --- Where does your dog spend the night? > > On my (our) bed, of course -- along with the two cats. Riley, my other > (non-berner) dog sleeps on a mat on the floor. I keep encouraging him to > join us, but one of the cats is quite vehement that he not do so. > > > 3 --- What is your dog's favorite toy? > > Neither of my two berners has been much interested in toys. Her favourite > 'toy' is my other dog, Riley, who outweighs her but loses all the wrestling > matches. > > 4 --- Your dog's most remarkable feature is (fill in the blank) > > Her energy and smarts. Must be some tri-colour border collie snuck in there > somewhere. > > > > 5 --- You bought a new car for your dog(s) > > Yes > > > only it's not new anymore. I live back of beyond, and the two dogs and I > travel back and forth to the real world in a 1989 Mazda pickup with an > extended cab. They ride in the back seat, of course -- except when I get out > of the car for a few minutes and Djinn moves into the driver's seat and > honks the horn. People are always amused at the big dog driving the truck.. > > > > 6 --- Your dog participates in (feel free to list any titles your dog > > has won) > > a) conformation > > b) obedience trials > > c) drafting trials > > d) agility > > e) therapy work > > f) tracking > > g) training classes > > h) digging to China > > Therapy -- for me, that is. I'll be starting her in agility in the Fall, I > hope; her vet describes her as 'very athletic' which means she moves fast > and bounces a lot, and she LOVES training work. > > > > 7 --- The naughtiest thing that your dog has done is..... > > There I was knitting a lace vest in alpaca yarn. Ever knit lace? If you drop > a stitch, you can't just rip out a row -- you have to go back stitch by > stitch till you get to a row where the stitch pattern works out. Djinn -- > then about 4 months old -- came up behind my chair VERY quietly, grabbed the > knitting, and headed out the (open) door aiming at the woods behind the > house. Fortunately, she dropped it just up the hill and I turned my > attention to rescuing it, instead of having a heart-to-heart with her. > > However, if I weren't limited to ONE event, I could go on and on....Djinn is > now a bit over two years old, and I've noticed recently that she's become a > lot more co-operative, but I wouldn't recognize her as my dog if she ever > stopped having a mind of her own! > > Susan > Salt Spring Island, BC > With Djinn and Riley and the two cats >
