http://wombatdiet.net/2008/07/29/location-specific-social-networking/ Powdered wombat guts and other sources of feelings of wellbeing Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://wombatdiet.net/2008/07/29/location-specific-social-networking/#comment-6272 Eats Wombats Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:21:44 +0000 http://wombatdiet.net/?p=255#comment-6272 It's a breed with character to match its improbable and faintly ridiculous appearance. We found a lost one as kids, a long haired black one with his name on his collar (he was delighted we knew his name). It took a couple of weeks to track down the owners, a German family who CRIED with joy. Sometime later we acquired a red longhaired one of our own. It had a very happy disposition and was excellent for warming one's knees in an armchair on a winter's day. In general I like bigger dogs but, despite the awful purpose for which they were bred, the dachshund is a hard dog to dislike. I still regret not having a camera when I met one in Regent's Park a while ago carrying his rubber chicken in cheerful earnest, a bit like that Cartier-Bresson photo of the little boy with the bottle of wine, only better. It’s a breed with character to match its improbable and faintly ridiculous appearance. We found a lost one as kids, a long haired black one with his name on his collar (he was delighted we knew his name). It took a couple of weeks to track down the owners, a German family who CRIED with joy. Sometime later we acquired a red longhaired one of our own. It had a very happy disposition and was excellent for warming one’s knees in an armchair on a winter’s day.
In general I like bigger dogs but, despite the awful purpose for which they were bred, the dachshund is a hard dog to dislike. I still regret not having a camera when I met one in Regent’s Park a while ago carrying his rubber chicken in cheerful earnest, a bit like that Cartier-Bresson photo of the little boy with the bottle of wine, only better.

]]> http://wombatdiet.net/2008/07/29/location-specific-social-networking/#comment-6271 Jeremy Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:30:27 +0000 http://wombatdiet.net/?p=255#comment-6271 We had a dachshund like that once ... but no machine. Reminds me about the old joke about the difference between a street trader and a dachshund, but we won't go there. The dog has the kid very well trained by the end. Thanks for the laugh. We had a dachshund like that once … but no machine. Reminds me about the old joke about the difference between a street trader and a dachshund, but we won’t go there.
The dog has the kid very well trained by the end.
Thanks for the laugh.

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