Two years ago we didn't have a dog. And we were not planning for one either.
In January 2008, my son Filip and I were having our mother/son trip. I had asked him: Would you prefer to go to Peru, Kenya or Cambodia? He answered: I wouldn't mind California. So, California, it was!
Our friends took us to Newport Beach and we had a wonderful day there at the coast. Before going back to their home for the afternoon, they insisted that we should also visit the pet shop at Fashion Island (Newport Beach). That afternoon Filip and I fell in love with the sweetest puppy ever. Luckily, we had never read any books about buying a dog, so we didn't know that we should be careful with buying a dog in a pet shop and we should make sure it was not sick. So the day after we drove back to Fashion Island and bought a sick dog in a pet shop. It wasn't even a pure breed, but a Morkie!
OK, there were some obstacles to getting it from California to Norway. I still feel guilty for leaving the puppy with our good friends from February till end of March. And then of course it was some extra work with actually moving to the US and having the kids in school there, finding a place to stay and all the rest of it. In July I could finally bring Mac with me to Norway.
It wasn't always easy, but it was worth it: We think we have the best dog in the world. Mac comforts us and always looks at us with trust and expectation. He gives us energy. We all love him dearly.
(Tonight he has eaten cat shit and has gotten diarrhea, and in the picture he has just eaten a gecko, but who cares?)
In January 2008, my son Filip and I were having our mother/son trip. I had asked him: Would you prefer to go to Peru, Kenya or Cambodia? He answered: I wouldn't mind California. So, California, it was!
Our friends took us to Newport Beach and we had a wonderful day there at the coast. Before going back to their home for the afternoon, they insisted that we should also visit the pet shop at Fashion Island (Newport Beach). That afternoon Filip and I fell in love with the sweetest puppy ever. Luckily, we had never read any books about buying a dog, so we didn't know that we should be careful with buying a dog in a pet shop and we should make sure it was not sick. So the day after we drove back to Fashion Island and bought a sick dog in a pet shop. It wasn't even a pure breed, but a Morkie!
OK, there were some obstacles to getting it from California to Norway. I still feel guilty for leaving the puppy with our good friends from February till end of March. And then of course it was some extra work with actually moving to the US and having the kids in school there, finding a place to stay and all the rest of it. In July I could finally bring Mac with me to Norway.
It wasn't always easy, but it was worth it: We think we have the best dog in the world. Mac comforts us and always looks at us with trust and expectation. He gives us energy. We all love him dearly.
(Tonight he has eaten cat shit and has gotten diarrhea, and in the picture he has just eaten a gecko, but who cares?)
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