Animal update

It was such a joy to be home and spend time with my dear animals. I've missed them a lot and can't wait to be home with them again :)

My little fjordhorse looks something like a fluffy teddybear and so does Poppes. Okay, it's not that bad this year since we haven't gotten snow more than a day or so and it hasn't been very cold. Still both of them are a bit fluffier than usual.

Since we haven't gotten any snow we've gotten plenty of rain instead... That means that the pastures are very wet and muddy and pretty much looks terrible. The horses don't move around as much as usual and that means that they are VERY alert and spirited when riding. Nike has shown again and again that he doesn't know his own age and still thinks he is like 15 years younger or so =) It's nice to see that he is still going strong.

Nike who will turn 25 in June.

Poppes is also quite spirited although he doesn't show it the same way as Nike does. He also had a terrible looking mane since no one had pulled it since I did it last time I was home.

It's kind of my own fault. My mother takes care of him when I'm away studying (as it's far from home) but due to problems with her hands she's unable to pull his mane. She offered to cut his mane with a pair of scissors but I won't allow her to since he's got such a thick mane it would look weird to cut it without thinning it out. But I pulled it a little shorter than ususal so it won't be too terrible when I return home again =)

It looks like Poppes is dirty in this picture but actually it is his fur that is kind of wavy on his neck making it appear wet or dirty on pictures.

My sweet little dog is as sweet as always. He was so happy when I got home he didn't really know what to do or where to go. It's too bad we haven't gotten a lot of snow because he really loves it! At least he has had the oppurtunity to play with his two dog friends, Loke and Devil. He loves his friends and is almost completely knocked out when they go home after a weekend playing.

When his friends have gone home he pretty much sleeps on the couch for hours =)

Taking up my spot on the couch =)

Our sweet little cat, formerly known as Smulan is now called Svante since we found out that she was actually a he. His testes dropped rather late which led to the confusion. Anyway he has grown big and a little fat. He proves to be a very sweet and social cat who loves attention. Not afraid of dogs, at all, no matter how big or small or how much they chase him. He is very active and playful and although he might bite a little while playing he very rarely uses his claws.

Svante is still a little smaller than the regular cat and he might not become as big as a "normal-sized" cat since he has been small the whole time but he's still so cute. He will be castrated in a few weeks and then he will be let out. Right now we won't let him out as we don't want to cause any unwanted kittens since we know that unspayed female cats lurk around the neighbourhood.