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My new sports jacket is very brightly orange.

Also, I walked 5K in 1:05 h -- personal best. Must be the very, very familiar route to the old castle by the river Rhine that I often walk with my mum. She kept the time, and I just walked.-

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They are total teddy bears, if treated right -- while the tiny yappy ones with brains the size of chickpeas are really unpredictable.

I am *terrified* of Chihuahuas!

Yes, you can't teach them sense! The dog who gave my mum her dog-phobia when she was little was a miniature spitz...

A Chihuahua attacked my sister when she was little and bit her lip off. She still has deep scars. :(

Yep, that spitz attacked my mum's little brother. He himself doesn't remember and likes dogs, my mum got the phobia. Minds are strange things.

My sister hates dogs! She was the one that got me into cats (her partner was once married and raised Siamese cats to put her husband through college -- that's how I knew Siamese cats were valuable!).

My mom hates dogs too but they are both excited about Kaylee. My mom called yesterday to say "So I have a new grandchild?" (My sister ratted me out, I wasn't going to tell my mom until Kaylee was trained because she thinks I have too much on my shoulders and would be mad at me for taking on another project. But my brother is a professional dog trainer and he is coming down to help. :)

What an interesting family, between a dog-hater and a professional dog trainer! But a certain affinity to animals (cats, dogs, horses) seems to be common to all of you.

Yes my father loved animals and we used to bring home all the strays -- puppies, kittens, birds, kids, you name it. :D

He once caught a loose horse and put it in the back yard until the police came to take it away.

My brother did Search and Rescue dogs in the military.

People who don't like animals, or have none in their lives, or even are scared of all of them, don't know what they're missing.

It is natural that mankind should not be alone. Other creatures keep us grounded, and give us an appreciation for the manifold beauty of evolution/creation (which to me are basically the same).

The more I see of my fellow man, the more I love my dog/cat/horse.

(Scratched into the wall of an Auschwitz barrack.)

It's not either/or. It's good to like people AND critters. But only ever people is boring, in any case.

No, I agree. But I can feel anger and frustration with people. I could never feel those towards an animal.

Check this!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=502603519760506&set=a.395276467159879.89194.135202846500577&type=1&theater

Oh, what a silly cat!

I LOVE Henri! Those videos are hilarious.

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