Love. Teach. Play.
📅 Date: 19 March 2023 We’ll climb up to Florianiberg ⛪️, take a walk on the ridge between Florianiberg and ⛰ Buchkogel, then descend back to the start. Distance: 5 km Elevation: 180 m Duration: 2 hours Difficulty level: moderate, with a tougher climb at the beginning. Hiking boots recommended. Meeting point: Bad Straßgang, parking…
📅 Date: 26 February 2023 This time we’ll walk the Arnold Schwarzenegger 🦾 Wanderweg near Thal. Distance: 7 km Elevation: 170 m Duration: 2-3 hours Difficulty level: easy, doable even for couch potatoes. Trail running shoes or light hiking shoes should be sufficient, though there might be muddy parts. Meeting point: will be sent in…
New activity: hiking with our dogs in and around Graz, and teaching some tricks during that. Exhaustion guaranteed! 📅 Date: 5 February 2023 On our first hike we start from Schloss St. Martin, walk to the Kronprinz-Rudolf Warte (the lookout tower is closed during the winter), on our way down we check the view towards…
As a supporter member of European Guide Dog Federation it was clear I have a possibility to participate on conferences. Still I was astonishingly surprised when I got the inviting e-mail. I.Am.Invited.By.Name. No doubt I will attend, anywhere it is going to be held! So…where? Tallinn, Estonia? Amazing, I’ve never been there, so let’s fly!……
I’ve just learned that not only companies/ foundations but single individuals may ask for membership at EGDF. So why on Earth I wouldn’t join? I might win Certificate of membership Regular newsletters Eligible to participate in conferences and seminars organised by EGDF Eligible for membership of working groups Help and assistance from the organisation, as…
“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mansheltiekind.” Ardbeg’s breeder, Jutka has asked me the other day to join her on a journey to the Czech Republic. The aim was to buy a new male puppy, the father of next years’ litters – Magic Sparks of the Tempest, also known as…
A very usable and even funny flowchart that helps to figure whether to leash your dog or not. Hungarian translation has happened by me. Also avaliable in Chinese, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Korean, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese and Squid. http://www.shouldileashmydog.com/the-flowchart.html
Cats are able to do tricks! Or at least Copper can. Okay, my nephew confessed it took three months to teach the beast sit and wait, but it’s more than respectful anyway. Indeed, because cats are lone rangers, they never hunt in pack. Mating is pretty much the only season they encounter, therefore they are not forced to communicate to…