Op 21 september 2024 in Pieterburen zijn er vijf IJslandse Honden pupjes geboren

Vier teefjes en één reutje en alle vijf zijn ze gereserveerd.
Mama Skikkja en de pups maken het goed.

Ons verhaal op FACEBOOK, speciaal voor diegene die geen Facebook hebben.

Wat een belevenis is het toch elke keer weer

Wordt vervolg. Stay tuned!

On September 21 – 2024 our Skikkja gave birth to five beautiful, healthy puppies.

Our message on Facebook:

Dear Skikkja:

Our Icelandic Dog, daughter of Skaga, is so beautifully pregnant.

Just a few more days.

Then the time has come and she will give birth. These are exciting times. And we are really looking forward to it. Soon all those sweet puppy sounds will be back in the house. So sweet! Skikkja has been eating a bit worse in recent days, meaning she is now acting spoiled, because she only wants her dry food mixed with a can, hahaha. Stinky! Literally too, because she lets out dirty farts, those little soft ones. We now offer her food 5 times a day and little lady Skikkie likes it very much. She is super cuddly and likes to take walks with Wim in our village. Or with us of course. The photos here were taken on our trips in ’the Hogeland’ (Highlands/Frá Hálendi) and Lauwersoog. And when we eat a fish, Skikkja likes to eat a fish with us. 

Thursday is day 63

But it could also happen on day 69 or on day 62. It is impossible to determine this in advance. So we wait patiently. She’s not making any moves yet. And when we stroke her belly, we also speak softly to the puppies, like “Hi Puppy’s are you still comfortable?” or “Hello dear puppies, stay in mommy’s belly for a while, you will be nice and warm there.”  And then Skik looks at us as if to say “I’m glad you also know what’s in my tummy!”

And now it’s ‘Kippie time’

I shout ‘kippies’ (chicken) loudly, so that they at the back of the garden hear it too and come running over for lunch. ‘Kippie’ mainly consists of duck fillets, but ‘chicken’ sounds better. Well the english word ‘Duckie’ sounds also good. Maybe I’m gonna change it hahaha.
Enjoy your meal and see you next time!

Walking with Esther:

On Friday I visited the dogs in Pieterburen again. But no Bera because she was having fun with Astrid and Wim, on the road in their camper.

My bike needed a new tire.

So I didn’t have the bike with me. We just walk, which is also fun of course! First we went with Skaga and we went for a nice walk along the Maar, a little canal near the village direction Eenrum. As soon as she saw the water she jumped straight in! We always walk to the decking(it was in the past the nature swimmingpool of the village) where she can really swim and she did that. On the way back she occasionally jumped in.

She prefers to be there all day.

After Skaga, Twirre was allowed to come along and he was really looking forward to it. I also went to the Maar with her and she was allowed to run free there. Twirre went into the water of course.

After the walks I had a nice lunch with Lucas and Clara.

Lucas and Clara, two students from France, who are living with Wim and Astrid for a while, who had cooked a delicious meal. After lunch we went to take pictures in the dogs’ garden. Clara with the camera and I with my phone (collage) and they turned out quite well, if I say so myself. Clara’s (photos 7 to 10) also turned out very beautiful. After the photos, I sat outside with Clara and the dogs and we chatted extensively.

It was so much fun that I didn’t realize it was already 5:00 PM.

So I went for a short walk, first Skaga and then Twirre. After the walks I was taken home by Lucas. It was a fun and enjoyable day! I’ll be back next week

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Over de vriendschap van Bambi Skaga onze IJslandse Hond en haar vriendin Esther de Jong.

Esther en Skaga gaan samen naar Schiermonnikoog
Esther schrijft haar verhalen in onze IJslandse Honden groep op Facebook. De groep is privé, dus je moet eerst lid worden wil je haar daar volgen. Maar ik dacht het is ook wel leuk om haar verhalen hier te plaatsen. Dan kunnen ook niet Facebookers het lezen.

Esther en Skaga naar Schiermonnikoog!

Esther vertelt:

Hoi hoi, daar was ik weer! Gisteren ben ik met Skaga een dagje Schiermonnikoog geweest. Op de boot was ze super braaf en we zijn zelfs even op het dek geweest. Eenmaal aangekomen zijn wij overgestapt op de bus, dat vond ze wel een beetje spannend. We zijn bij de laatste halte uitgestapt en daar een wandelpad in gegaan. Eerst kwamen we een stukje door de duinen, dat was echt heel mooi daar!

Na een tijdje wandelen zagen we eindelijk de zee.

Op het strand mocht Skaga aan de 15 meter lijn, zo kon ze wel lekker rennen, maar er niet van door gaan. Ze genoot er aanzienlijk van, lekker rennen over het strand en af en toe het water in. Zelf liep ik ook lekker door de branding. Na ruim 1,5 uur gewandeld te hebben op het strand, zijn we even naar een terrasje gegaan. Ook daar was ze zo braaf Daarna zijn we weer terug gegaan naar het strand en daar hebben we nog een half uurtje gewandeld. Na die tijd zijn we richting het dorp gelopen en daar nog een wandelpad in gegaan. Ergens verderop hebben we even een pauze gehouden bij een bankje. Daarna nog even een ijsje gehaald.

Voor ik het wist was het al weer tijd om naar de bus te gaan.

Dit keer was het best druk in de bus, maar ze deed het zo goed. Toen we aankwamen moesten we nog even wachten op de boot. Eenmaal op de boot ging ze languit op de grond liggen, ze was echt helemaal op, ik zelf eigenlijk ook wel. Bij Lauwersoog werden we weer opgehaald door Wim Finkers, hij had ons die ochtend ook gebracht. Ook in de auto hoorde je niks meer van Skaga Het was een volle, maar leuke dag en zeker voor herhaling vatbaar! Echt genieten met een grote G

Ook zijn wij te vinden op  Facebook.

About the friendship of Bambi Skaga and her girlfriend Esther de Jong

Esther and Skaga went to Schiermonnikoog together. Esther writes her stories in our Icelandic Dogs group on Facebook. The group is private, so you must join first if you want to follow her there. But I thought it would also be nice to post her stories here. Then non-Facebookers can also read it.

Esther wrote:

Hi, there I was again! Yesterday I spent a day in Schiermonnikoog with Skaga. She was super good on the boat and we even went on deck for a while. Once we arrived we switched to the bus, which she found a bit exciting. We got off at the last stop and took a walking path there. First we went through the dunes for a bit, which was really beautiful there!

After walking for a while we finally saw the sea.

On the beach, Skaga was allowed to use the 15-meter line, so she could run comfortably, but not run away. She enjoyed it immensely, running along the beach and occasionally getting into the water. I also enjoyed walking through the surf myself. After walking on the beach for more than 1.5 hours, we went to a terrace. She was so good there too💕 Then we went back to the beach and walked there for another half hour. After that time we walked towards the village and took a walking path there. Somewhere further along we took a break at a bench.

Then I got an ice cream and before I knew it it was time to go to the bus.

This time it was quite busy on the bus, but she did so well. When we arrived we had to wait a while for the boat. Once on the boat she lay down on the ground, she was completely exhausted, and so was I. At Lauwersoog we were picked up again by Wim Finkers, he had also taken us that morning. You didn’t hear anything from Skaga in the car either😂 It was a full, but fun day and definitely worth repeating! Really enjoy it with a capital G❤️

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Icie bedfun

Zonnige herfst middagen in onze tuin. Wij kunnen er geen genoeg van krijgen en genieten enorm. De dames en vooral Bobbie Dillie jumpt nog lekker in de ondiepe zwembadjes die nog overal staan en rent daarna als een dolle heen en weer om vervolgens voordat ik er erg in heb pardoes in m’n schoot te springen met zijn kletsnatte Mögli kontje. We hebben deze week een rustweekje. Was ook wel nodig want wat een overlood aan belevenissen de afgelopen weken, het kon niet op. 
Wat is het heerlijk om te zien hoeveel liefde de kleine krijgt van mama Skaga. En ook van de andere dames. Een overdosis aan liefde, heerlijk om dit mee te mogen maken. Volgende week staan de laatste entingen gepland en dan nog drie weekjes en dan of he goes to Ireland. Maar tot die tijd is de knappe meneer nog helemaal van ons Jippie!!! Genieten jullie mee met alle foto’s?

Sunny autumn afternoons. We love it and enjoy it. The dogs enjoy their last moments in the undeep swimmingpools. Mostly young Dillie jumps in and after that very quickly, before I see it coming, on my lap, spetters all over! The last days we are only relaxing, the pup needs it, bacause it was really busy last weeks. He sleeps a lot now, after swimming and teasing hahaha. Its so wonderful also to see how much love he gets from his mother Skaga and also from the other red ladies. An overload of love is falling over him. Next week we will go for the last vaccinations, than wait another three weeks and of he goes to Ireland… Untill than he is just ours Jippie! Enjoy his photo’s with us… And of course more and more to come.

And Happy Birthday to grandfather Loki ( Fox Meadow Hjalmberi Lokasson ) 5 years old.

Prins Loki SnowFloki  5! Happy Birthday!!