Hi! I am Kaj, 9 years old Airedale
from Kragujevac in Serbia! My friends from Planet Airedale knows me after many
antics we shared by time, but now I’d like to write some of this things in lot
and add some things I didn’t write about!
We Airedales are very, very similar wherever we live! Here where I am, my life
style is almost the same as yours...but, there is something what makes our
Country very exotic, not by her geographical place but by events which scribing
it last 2 decades.....I was born (maybe I should start my story with this
sentence as David Koperfield?) in very bad time but had luck that my future
human, Ruzica, came in my yard and picked me up between my 6 brothers and
sisters, She had luck too, that she found ME, my litter was the unique one in
this time in this environment...there are not many Airedale’s breeders around,
we are not too popular here, even people like us (this is not very strange, b/c
we are so charming, nice, good looking, smart, witty, strong, useful for many,
many duties, kings of all terriers.....and very immodest(?)) So Ruzica and me
fell in love for a first sign and then started our story!!!!
In the beginning we lived in our
old, big house downtown Kragujevac, had garden for planting, but preferred to
walk somewhere further....Kragujevac has beautiful countryside for walking,
running and swimming so we enjoyed every outing! We met a lot of dog people and
their pats and often walked “in herd” Here is one pic with some of my friends in
park.
I hadn’t luck to meet many
Airedales in my life (except on dog shows, but even then there were only few of
them) but there was Glory, the Love of my life, the most beautiful lady Airedale
I ever seen! But, as in all love stories which pretend to be artistic
strong ,our story had sad end! We were separated before managed to enjoy our
love!!! In fact, Glory was my cousin (what a sorrow!) and her human took her off
my life!.....
Well, I decided to change romance with politic!!!!!!!!!! In our Country were a
lot of political yeasts in this time and Ruzica and I spent lot of time on
demonstrations giving our support to democratic options....So, this is one of
things you never done, I am sure!!!! Some of you couldn’t do it! To be in crowd,
in the middle of riot and fireworks and stay calm....The worst thing in my life
which also make it VERY different of yours, was artillery attack!!! Yes, I
survived that too!!! You know that we live on 9th floor but never gone in refuge
during any attack....Guys, must to confess that wasn’t so nice listening and
seeing all those bombardiers and bombs around! One of them felt very close our
building, on Post office building, and we saw it flying her way to
end!!!!!!!!!!! (It stayed there under building very long time before they
unearthed it...) I used to hide in bathroom as soon as hear plains on their way
and stayed there whole time). Long time after whole that horror I went in
bathroom as soon hear planes!!! But Ruzica knew I am one brave Airedale and was
proud of me!
But there were lot of funny things in my life too! Dog shows, for instance!!!
Was very successful, won several times, even was Best in Show once!!! Those were
days!!! Meeting lot of dogs, but, as I’ve already wrote, very few Airedales,
been in the middle of attention, posing for reporters and getting lots of
treats.....I adore driving, so had opportunity to travel around ...But days of
my glory passed, now I visit shows only as spectator, although have lots of
admirers every time!
Dark side of my life are Pit bulls and some Rottweiler and Pekingese...They are
my enemies and I had few bad fights in my life! Don’t like it, but can’t spend
provocations!!! As all Airedales in World! Have many friends, dogs and
humans and they all like me...I am very friendly and like to share my toys and
treats and adore when we have lot of people in our house! Then always have
coddling and treats and like to napping while they chatting....
As you can see we all have similar habitudes, with pat shops, vets, shows,
walks, cats chasing, doggy friends and enemies....Wow, it’s getting late, past
11pm,have to go out before sleep!!! Hope to meet some of those terrible cats or
some of my doggy friends....
..................bye, bye, Kaj
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