Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Ziva - afternoon play time

I documented 12 minutes out of Ziva's sixth afternoon in her permanent home.  Twelve minutes to an approximately six month old dog is like two hours to a human adult.  (For a mature 2 year old dog, it's more like one human hour.  This is completely scientific!  I've verified the subjective experience of time with a large sample of dogs.  OK, just kidding.)

May I chase the squirrels in the front yard?


Well then, could I race out into the back yard and chase a squirrel?


Not fair!  How can you climb this very large tree so quickly?


If I could hollow out this stick, it would make a good alphorn, don't you think?


Or should I carve a violin bow?  This stick is almost straight...


...but it needs a chamfer on one end.


It is probably a good thing that no one documented the early (or later) portions of my life in such detail, but Ziva has assured me that she doesn't mind her twelve minutes of fame*, and plans on a career of celebrity.  If there are people who are "famous for being famous", I think this little canine charmer deserves to be famous just for being.

*Andy Warhol suggested that we would each have our 15 minutes, but while monetary exchange undergoes inflation, I'd say time intervals shorten - witness the general diminution of attention span!

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6 comments:

  1. Oh, I'm in love!! This dog is absolutely gorgeous as are the photos you took of her!! Bravo!! More, more!! I hope to see her on your blog frequently. She is a charmer and so animated and expressive. She clearly loves life and has a great one with you!!

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    1. I can promise that Ziva will make many more appearances here! The challenge will be keeping some balance of other photos and other topics! Thank you.

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  2. I enjoyed these pictures, the life they depict, more than the photos posted on the NYPost today about "The Rise and Fall of Honey Boo-boo."

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    1. Um, okay...sorry, I've never paid any attention to Honey Boo-boo, and not much to the NY Post in general, but thanks for the favorable comparison!

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  3. I think she is destined to be a maestro (aka Zeva Fiedler) - she is clearly conducting the playing of your heart strings!

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    1. You're right! She can command all the instruments of the emotional orchestra to sway me to her whims!

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