在小鎮周報看到有隻四歲大超可愛的 Jack Russell 需要人領養，我跟肥仔都思前想後了好半天，我自私的想，要是有小狗陪伴，或許他會快點好起來？有了小狗，我們就是心情欠佳的日子也非出去走走不可，大概對身心都有益無害。
肥仔其實也喜歡狗，他喜歡大狗，但我怕大狗，也無力與大狗搏鬥。太蚊型的狗在我眼裡並不算是狗，大小適中又小得讓我有膽跟牠搏鬥的 Jack Russell ，其實真的很合適。
但，最後，肥仔說，他怕自己看到小狗也能快樂而自己卻不能，會更傷心，如現在每每看到小朋友歡天喜地，也會讓他傷心起來一樣。還能抓住一點樂觀的我，一廂情願相信小狗會讓他好起來，但他，一想到自己心有不適時照顧小狗的工作便會落到我頭上，便說算了算了，責任太大了，我已夠累了。
好吧，等日子再次好起來，有緣的話，就領一隻回來養﹗
(明天，那隻無恥之狗便要離開德意志了，前天來大呼小叫後，今天竟有膽要老母請肥仔送他們去機場，老母說我們的車子空間比較多，哈，她真的不知我這個不好惹的惡妻，說不就是不。我上網把巴士班次與車資都白紙黑字抄了出來，坐共車往小機場車資才不到四歐，車程最長也不過四十分鐘，她再要呼天搶地說沒弟弟的專車接送不行，便又要露出狐狸尾巴了。今天晚上我們把電話線拔掉，耳根樂得清靜﹗)
Holly, do you mind publishing your email address? I came across your blog recently from 字由式 and have read it from begining to end... very inspirational...
ReplyDeleteOr if you don't want to publish it here do you mind dropping me a quick line at pearlydust@gmail.com?
Thanks. I just want to ask you a question. Many thanks!
稱她無耻之狗會不會對狗狗們不公平? 垃圾還是稱為垃圾好了
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Indeed, a dog can bring you a lot of happiness. But a dog can also sense human's depression; so it is possible that we can pass our negative energies to the dog and make the dog anxious and neurotic. Our dog is a reflection of our inner emotions. I can testify to that with my first-hand experience.
ReplyDeleteYou know why people who are afraid of dogs often gets barked at or even bitten? It's because they approach the dogs with fear in their heart. You can put on a smile on your face but the animal can sense your fear, i.e. vulnerability.
I think I've said it many times: I have learnt so much from my little Jack Russell (they are indeed of a perfect size!!).
Before you make up your mind about dog, I really really recommend you to check out this man's tv programme: Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer. He doesn't train dogs to do tricks, but he teaches humans how we can make our dogs happy. And the biggest reward for doing that is we become very happy beings too :)
Pearly, 也謝謝你啊 ;)
ReplyDelete帆，這兒的垃圾，都是非常有用的 (幾乎什麼也可以回收再用)，稱她作垃圾，好像也對垃圾不公平....唉﹗
艾美，我星期六晚上又拔掉了電話線，晚上十一時上床，星期日我們倆都睡至下午三時才醒來，終於把過去兩星期的睡眠債還清，起來後我想，有狗狗的話，大概沒可能那麼寫意了﹗(像你，要五點半起床，好痛苦呀﹗)
我十七十八歲時被困朋友的花園，被一隻 "熱情" 的 bulldog 玩了個多小時才能脫身，之後，我便對狗非常有防備了，小狗還可以，大狗...真的是無得救啦。
It is a big commitment, especially if you get a puppy, then you have to expect about a year's toilet training (and walk every 2-3 hours for the first months). That's why there are so many abandoned cases, because people only thought about how cute a dog is and didn't realise the responsibilities.
ReplyDeleteNow on the days we're off, one of us has to get up at 8.30 the latest to walk the dog. We've accepted this as a fact, so we're ok. Walk, come back and sleep again lor :)
帆，這兒的垃圾，都是非常有用的 (幾乎什麼也可以回收再用)，稱她作垃圾，好像也對垃圾不公平....唉﹗
ReplyDelete咁... 叫「垃圾渣」啦...
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Amy, why walk every 2-3 hours for the first months??? O_O That's indeed a huge commitment! Good that you told me!
ReplyDelete帆，我覺得，該叫極品囉...屎中之極。我這世人真的從未鄙視一個人鄙視得如此澈底。
It's part of the house-training. You want to condition the pup to do its business NOT at home. Since the pup needs to release itself quite often, if you walk it often, there's a higher chance that the poops and pees come during the walks. Hence it associates outdoor with poop and pee.
ReplyDeleteDespite this, we still had to prepare the flat with newspapers on the floor for about 6 months.
Unless you adopt a house-trained, grown up dog, you have to go through this period. Just like you have to get up and feed a new born and change its diapers. If you're not prepared for this, it will be a very frustrating period and many people end up dumping their dogs.
Six months with newspapers everywhere at home?!?! Ummm....if we are ever going to adopt a dog, I'll definitely ask you for advice first!!!
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