20 thoughts on “Dog-Sitting”

1. She looks very aloof in that 1st pose….or should that be awoof? Happy dog sitting. Allan

   1. Hahaha! 🙂 Thanks, Allan. Having her here is such fun!

2. There are very few people I would trust to look after my dog so you should feel honoured. I’m sure you’ll do a good job.

   1. Thank you very much, Anneli. We love dogs and it’s so nice to have one for a while. She’s such a sweetie.

3. her clear, calm, limpid gaze in the first photo is beautifully caught (and how often do we see “limpid” in action?)

   1. Thank you very much. A terrific word choice! No, I don’t see that word often, but you have an amazing facility with words. 🙂

      1. I had a lovely big husky/shepard cross dog when I lived in Calgary, great companion skiing, hiking, in the city, everything. And they look at you just like that. I understand your pleasure in your ‘loan-dog’

         1. This one is also a husky/shepherd cross, born and raised in the north. Such lovely, intelligent dogs . You must have had such good times together.

            1. We did! Her name was Kim and I was later told (is this right?) that in Inuktitut (not Inuvialuktun), ‘kimiq’ means dog — one of those nice stories you’d like to be true, but enjoy anyway

            2. Unfortunately I’m not on certain ground. I think it’s Qimmiq, so you’re close. I only know that because I read about a controversy in Iqaluit around non-Inuit naming their dogs “dog” (Qimmig). I have been working on a Dene language, so my understanding of Inuktitut isn’t great. Personalities imbue names, though, so in the end, I don’t think names matter much. 🙂

            3. thanks, and transliteration means spelling is variable — my Kim was named for entirely other reasons; that apparent overlap came along later. I think we do have to be careful about appropriation, and equally careful of overreaction that just puts everybody in a strait jacket. Sometimes, too, context is determinant: I was in a senior citizen exercise class where our own nickname for ourselves was “Geezer Fitness” — in our mouths, with our pronunciation and context, it was not only respectful, it was empowering. And it was fun. In another mouth, another tone of voice, another context, it could be insulting. I also remember the time a 9 year old girl, daughter of a very feminist mother, indignantly corrected me for referring to her as a ‘girl’ and told me she was a ‘woman’ — and I told her, no, you are not. Let us respect words when correctly used, and not make them wholesale unacceptable — baby & bathwater stuff, and I shall now stop ranting.

            4. Agreed. As an honorary northerner having just finished my 5th NWT winter, I am sensitive to cultural and language appropriation. A friend wanted her grandson to call her kokum, which is Cree for grandmother. My friend isn’t Cree, nor is anyone in her family. She just thought it was “cute.” I had quite a time explaining why it’s inappropriate for her to use that word within her family context. When I stated that names don’t mean much, I was referring to personal names , not to vocabulary. Rant away! Cheers.

4. She is very pretty and seems very observant! We are currently cat-sitting. Isn’t is nice to have a fur baby around? 🙂 ❤

   1. Yes, she is very pretty and has a sweet personality. I took her picture as she was noticing some noise outside. It certainly IS nice to have a fur baby around! 🙂

5. Sounds like you’re having a great time dog-sitting. Pets can provide good company and be very entertaining.

   1. Yes, for sure. I really like dogs but haven’t had fur-buddy for a few years now. It was so nice to have her here for a bit.

6. Nice

   1. Thank you. 🙂

7. she is a beautifull dog

   1. Yes, she has a lovely personality.

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