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Ascension Day in Essen
Hallo Diary! Today we spent the afternoon and evening for dinner at my new grand parents place in Essen and we took a nice long walk with Benja again. Back home after the walk, Carl and Martin made me lie down and watch how they played with Benja. I suppose...
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A Love Story Called: MORITZ
Almost 2 months have gone by since our last blog entry. So much has happened. Enjoying the peace and quiet of our new home and exploring the many hiking trails in the area. But most important of all, getting to know the newest member of our small little...
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Big News coming soon!
Hi guys! Today is the last day of Fabrizio's Anaplasmosis Therapy. He is doing very well and has gained a few pounds. I couldn't resist posting this beautiful profile picture of him. At last we captured a foto of him with his ears hanging down way down...
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ANAPLASMOSIS
Hi Folks! Sorry again for being so absent for so long. Fabrizio is ill with Anaplasmosis. He developed a pattern of being well for a week and a half and then being sick for a few days. The vets we visited didn't really take us seriously, but Martin and...
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Alive and kicking!
Here's a little proof of our existence! After an operation(our boy had a claw removed), a move(we have a big garden now!) and then a bad gastritis(throwing up liters of blood!!!), Fabrizio is well at long last again and settled in his new home. We promise...
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The first 8 weeks of my life...
I was born on February 24, 2010, in a German town called Wesseling in the province of North Rhine Westphalia near Cologne and I have 3 brothers and 5 sisters and many, many beautifull aunties and handsome uncles. We belong to the so called "F-Litter",...
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to be or not to be a bunny, that is the question...
I just read the guest book on aunty Ilkas website and some one wrote that I look like an easter bunny and some other nice lady said that she was sad 'cause she couldn't pic out one of us bunnies for herself...now hang on just one moment. I just googled...
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Misunderstanding me, the horses and wild geese...
Slowly convincing him...this was actually a cute misunderstanding. Fabrizio was very weary of the horses, always staying well behind me. Well, I was talking to the horses, who in turn were very, very weary of me...so I was telling the horses "come here...
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Piccolino in East Frisia
Yesterday we drove to East Frisia to visit one of Fabrizio's brothers, Piccolino(born Fabio) and his adoptive Parents Maria and Lars. link Piccolino has 5 other dogs in his new family and one of his new sisters, Pauline, is actually exspecting a litter...
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My new friend GINA
Dear diary, today I met a very cute new friend called Gina. Gina is also an Italian. A so called " Cane da Pastore Maremmano-Abruzzese"! Gina is one week older than I am, but that doesn't really matter. She is lots of fun to play with and most important...
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Oh dear, a deer...
Today we skipped puppy school and drove to Castrop-Rauxel to watch Fabrizios teacher and her Australian Sheperd participate in a Sports Tournament. We arrived there much too early and we decided to go for a walk in the adjacent Forest. There Fabrizio...
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Just a nice Saturday with Bersie
Fabrizio is developing big paws. With his 13 and a half weeks of age, his paws are just as big as those of Bersie, the Greater Swissy Bersie still treats Fabrizio with ignorance, but he is not giving up. He is changing his tactic and treating her with...
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Pentecost Weekend
Hallo Diary! We have been so busy the past week that I didn't have the chance to update my blog. On Thursday I got my first rabies vaccination and Carl was very proud of me, because I didn't even blink an eye! Yesterday at puppy school, Carl and I did...
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Fabrizio and Paco
Hallo diary! This morning I didn't want to go to school, because all the other guys there are much bigger than I am and are not allowed to play with me...but, I got such a surprise! Paco, a new guy got sighned up this morning and although he is about...
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My new sister, Benja the Hovawart
Good morning diary! I'm very excited. This afternoon we are driving to Essen to go for a walk with Benja. Benja is granny Friederikes big and scary Hovawart watchdog. The other day she gave me the fright of my life, but Martin and Carl say I didn't deserve...
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My first weeks in Dortmund...
I have just been so busy the past weeks and days, with learning things like sitting and lying down, that we completely failed(and forgot... ) to work on my diaries and memoires, so I'll try and keep it chronological... Here I am in the car on my way to...
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October Pictures
Martin and Fabrizio enjoying the Autumn sun sometime in October Fabrizio here eagerly assisting us collecting potatoes...well, actually just enjoying being dirty!!!! ...this is what a sulking dog looks like. I was not in the mood for playing and running...
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Fighting the sudden heat wave...
The past week has been pretty unspectacular. The sudden, but very late outbreak of summer is really taxing on us all. Although Fabrizio is Italian in origin, he seems to suffer even more than we do. Most of the day he is very lethargic. He suddenly becomes...
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A very full week...
Fabrizios South African granny came for a longish visit on Monday. She usually accompanies us on our evening walks on her tricycle. He seems to enjoy the feminine touch, just as he likes visiting his other granny and Benja in Essen. Martin also took Fabrizio...
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Fabrizio wants to swim!
Hi guys! I want to go and swim with my two-legged friends. Anyone know where in NRW we can go to? Lots of love and licks, Fabrizio Hallo! Ich möchte so gern mit meinen Zweibeinern schwimmen gehen. Weiß jemand, wo ich das in NRW mit meinen Futterspendern...
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So many Hunting-Hounds!
This afternoon Fabrizio met 3 wonderfully friendly hunting dogs. On the right, obviously is Fabrizio with his cute "miss Piggy" behind, in the middle is a "Hanoverian Hound" and to the left a "Rhodesian Ridgeback". They were so friendly and Fabrizio LOVED...
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Benja leaves and the Tooth Fairy comes
Unfortunately, Benja is leaving us this evening. The 10 days went by much too soon. Not only Fabrizio will miss Benjas very cool demeanor. It's nice having her, because she shares our responsability to watch over Fabrizio and keep him out of harms way...
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Stinging Nettle and a deer...
On our daily stroll through Grävingholz-Forest yesterday, we decided to take a small pathway through the undergrowth of the old beech trees. At first we were a little concerned about the thick and tall growth of the stinging nettle, but luckily it bothered...
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Spinoni Here, Spinoni There...SPINONI EVERYWHERE!!!!!!
Today was a very special day for us and Fabrizio. Ilka link arranged a F-Litter-Sibling-Get Together at Jolas(Fabiola) Puppy School in Bornheim, near Wesseling. Unfortunately not every one managed to be there and understandably, Fiona link, who now lives...
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Our first Dog Show
Fabrizio competed at his first Dog Show, The CACIB Rheinberg. He competed in the youth category against 2 other 11 month old Spinoni males...all three of them same litter siblings! First Prize went to brother Piccolino(born Fabio), second was Fabrizio...