Emily and Carbon

Xena Dog Princess

Xena Dog Princess

Location
Wellington, NZ
She has registered here, same name, but hasn't posted since her initial hello. I don't want to pester her on Facebook since I know she's not fond of it (Facebook) but I hope she's ok. Her initial days in Regensburg sounded a little hairy, I hope that things have improved?
 
Granca

Granca

Emily's just posted some lovely videos of Carbon on the 'other' site. :) I think she may need a gentle reminder to come here again, as she may have forgotten in all the turmoil of life at the moment...
 
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Emily_Babbelhund

Emily_Babbelhund

Mama Red HOT Pepper
Location
Regensburg, Germany
Granca said:
I think she may need a gentle reminder to come here again, as she may have forgotten in all the turmoil of life at the moment...
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No reminder needed! I'm really sorry for the radio silence, my first two weeks back in Regensburg have been filled with bad news and unexpected challenges. I went down the rabbit hole or pulled the duvet over my head...or whatever other 'hiding from the universe' analogy works. But I've been giving myself one 'to do' a day to dig myself out of said proverbial hole, and today's goal was to finally reconnect with forum friends...especially here on the new forum. I'm so impressed with what you've all accomplished in such a short time - big kudos and thanks again to Fiona and all the mods who are making it happen. :)

Thank you also for all the kind messages that I'm seeing now. They really, really help.

The good news is that Carbon is doing really well. Or as Kate might say, "super awesome well'. ;) He's not been affected by my personal turmoil and remains his happy bouncy self. I'm so grateful that he's spending his summer holidays with me as I can't imagine trying to slog through what I'm currently needing to slog through without him.

Here's a little update and some videos...a repeat if you've already seen 'that other place which may not be mentioned'. Of course he'll need his own thread here...goal for tomorrow? :D

So here goes...Carbon update!

While Carbon did not appreciate the city life at first, he has now adapted very nicely for the most part. I do think he is happier in the countryside and living with other dogs - I know he's still missing the @Beanwood gang and all the other lovely Forum doggies he met while in the UK - but he's soldiering along and making the most of his German sojourn.

Our biggest challenge by far is Carbon's firm conviction that anything on the ground is edible and in fact must be eaten at all costs. I never knew how many discarded pretzels there were in Regensburg! Even in the lift in the parking garage! A secondary challenge is having to learn that he can't play with all dogs that pass on the street. So polite greetings (or 'ignorings') and a solid 'don't touch' are what we are working on the most.

Considering that his first swim was only three weeks ago with Kate and the Beanwood gang, Carbon has developed an amazing love of swimming. He now swims every day in the Danube for at least 30 minutes. At first I would give his ball a soft throw only a couple meters out into the river, but now I just lob that sucker with everything I have and land it in the middle of the river. We go to the safe little part of the river between islands so it's still not that far (and I'm not that good of a thrower) but he has a great time paddling out and back.

Lots more to share, but in the interest of getting something out there in a timely manner, I'll wrap it up there for now and share some of my latest 'swimmy' videos.

Fine and Carbon kinda sorta not really walking together along the river

Ball!!! Part 1

Ball!!! Part 2

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Plum's mum

Plum's mum

Location
East Sussex
Lovely to have you back, not the same without you. Sorry you've been going through some stuff.
Great vids and pic :love:

On another note, I am terrible at throwing so I've got a Kong on a rope and a ball on a rope and you can chuck them really far!
 
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