Atman, the Manchester Terrier
Our little pup is now one. He’s still a mischievous little rascal, and we are not convinced that the neutering operation he was subjected to a few months back has really done a great job in calming him down. Also, he appears to be madly in love with the next door neighbours male dog and has been doing his best to, er, molest the other mutt. Not the sort of behaviour you would expect from a testicleless dawg!
Here is a shot of the confused pup which I took yesterday:
Rats! The Dog Has no Passport.
The dog can’t go to France after all. His passport is not ready yet.
Yes, that’s right. Dogs who travel within Europe need a passport. The process here in Italy involves a visit to the vet for an anti-rabies jab, followed by an application to the local health authority - ASL - for the requisite document. A photo is not necessary, but you do need to take your animal’s registration document too.
Apparently you need to make an appointment with the health people 21 days after the jab to get the paperwork. You pet should also have either a functioning microchip or a legible tattoo, too.
The anti-rabies jab, the effectiveness of which lasts a year, may set you back 50 Euros or so, and the passport costs around €12 for permission to take dawgs, pussys, and ferrets (?!) to countries within the European Community. If you wish to venture further afield then the cost rises to around €18. Should you wish to visit the UK or Malta, then a further test to ensure that the anti-rabies anticorpuscles are coursing around your pet’s body will be necessary.
In urgent cases, a passport can be expedited, usually at a premium of an extra €7 or so. If you happen to be the proud owner of a Tarantula or Anaconda, I’ve no idea what kind of documentation is required. As for elephants - don’t ask.
Not sure what to do now regarding France. I’ll have to think about it some more.
Ron Howard’s Da Vinci Code Goes Down Well
This book certainly went down well with our 8 month old Manchester Terrier pup. I caught the little blighter demolishing the book this morning. He had stolen the tome from the bookcase. Only his reading skills are not all that strong (His is only 8 months old, after all) so the ripping story was, er, ripped.
I guess e-books are less vulnerable to this kind of attention!
Obviously the full effects of the dog’s recent castration have not yet fully kicked in. Apparently he will continue to produce male-hormones for the next two months or so, after which time, presumably, his tendency towards book destruction will diminish. For the moment though, he is still the mischievous pup he always was. Read more
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