Nedi pääsi leikkimään siskoni Eino-kissan kanssa, ja hän saakin nyt pitää siellä isoissa tiloissa pidemmän loman, sillä Kendo kiusaa Nediä yhä kotona ja meillä on muuttohässäkkäkin edessä nyt, joten stressiä riittäisi. Herra siperiankissa oli Muoniossa iloisempi ja energisempi kuin kotona pitkään aikaan. Silti jo ensimmäisenä yönä ilman Nediä jalkopäässä tuli iso itku.

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We spent our 10 day vacation in Muonio at my parent's place and summer cottage. We fished in a lake, in a river and even all the way in the sea in Skibotn, Norway. Kendo got to enjoy running free, away from any traffic or other people. It was wonderful to see how well he comes when called, no problem. My mother's three old Belgian shepherd tervueren ladies taught Kendo some manners. We were cheering too soon about Kendo becoming such an elegant adult... back at home he went back to his restless teenage self. Dammit...

Nedi got to play with my sister's cat Eino, and he gets to have a longer vacation there in a big house now, because Kendo still teases him and we're moving on the 15th of August, so there's a lot of stress ahead. Mister Siberian cat was much happier and more joyful in Muonio than he's been at home lately. Still, the first night here without Nedi got me crying big time.

Who says old dogs don't play? Our 12 year old Macy and 8 year olds Cara and Cindy still have energy.

Nedi resting in his secret place.

Krokotiili kaislikossa? --- Is that a crocodile?

Emmää mikkä krokotiili ole! -- I ain't no crocodile!

Lokkitutka päällä -- Seagul radar is on

Kendo + rocks = Kendo rocks!

Iloinen isi -- A happy daddy

Iiiiik! Äitillä ei oo meikkiä! -- Eeeeek! Mummy's wearin' no make-up!

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We're doing just fine here. We've taken Kendo to swim on the hottest days, and he likes it very very much. He likes to roll in the shallow water and get all dirty : D. Kendo is now 6 months old and weights 21 kilos, so his growth has slowed down a bit as expected. Nedi enjoys the summer days sleeping next to the open window, and he is losing a lot of hair. Oh, and Nedi is a granpa nowadays, his son Amur has been busy ;).

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Today I visited my cat Surku's (a.k.a Sorrow) grave with Kendo. Our timing was perfect, for the cherry tree that Surku is buried under was in full blossom. I tried to take a good side profile picture of Kendo and I think I got some nice ones. Kendo didn't eat yesterday and hasn't been eating today either, maybe because he is losing teeth?? Hopefully our little daytime walk cheered him up!

Kendon pitää pureskella kaikkea mahdollista --- Kendo needs to chew everything!

Synttärisankari aamulla --- Birthday boy in the morning

Nedi ei suoranaisesti rakasta kameraa... Nedi isn't loving the camera that much...

Pusu isiltä- A kiss from daddy

Pusu taisi olla kutittavaa sorttia -- An itchy kiss I guess?

- Kendolla on uusi hieno kaulapanta, joka mätsää täydellisesti Kendon lyhyemmän hihnan kanssa.

- Kendo painaa noin 18 kiloa. (Ikää 5 kk)

- Kendolta on tässä muutaman päivän aikana pudonnut jo monta hammasta. Yksi löytyi lattialta ja on tallessa.

- Huomenna on Nedin syntymäpäivä, hän täyttää 3 vuotta. Saa nähdä mitä kivaa keksitään.

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- Kendo has started to lift his leg when peeing. He also knows how to stop the pee so he can pee in many different places.

- Kendo has a brand new collar. It's beautiful and matches perfectly with his shorter leash.

- Kendo weights about 18 kilos. (5 months old)

- During these past couple of days Kendo has lost many teeth. One of them was found on the floor and we have saved it.

- It's Nedi's birthday tomorrow. He turns 3. Let's see what kind of fun we come up with for him.

Oikein hyvin on taas kaikki sujunut. Kendo oppii ja hoksaa todella nopeasti. Ystävääni Ainoa Kendo kylläkin kiusasi hampaillaan, ja vieraiden ihmisten kanssa käyttäytymistä pitää vielä treenata. Kendo on sen verran rohkea, että vaatii hieman kovempaa kuria. Eilen imuroin ensimmäistä kertaa niin, että Kendo oli sisällä, ja hän vain päätti asettua makuulle hurisevan imurin kylkeä vasten! Koska koirapoika oli tiellä, päätin imuroida tarmokkaasti sen hännänkin alta, jotta se siirtyisi, mutta jätkä ei kyllä eväänsä väräyttänyt.

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Last Friday we were at a barbeque with our friends Julle and Tomi. Kendo came with us, while General Nedi stayed at homing guarding the base. We had a nice time and Kendo got to taste some sausage too, and he also ate a pine cone...

Everything has gone very well. Kendo learns things quickly. My friend Aino didn't get as nice treatment as others for unknown  reasons: Kendo kept on trying to rip her clothes! So, still have to practise behaving with guests. Kendo is such a brave and confident boy that he needs strict handling. Yesterday I vacuumed the house so that Kendo was inside, for the first time. He just layed down and leaned on the noisy machine! Because he was in the way, I tried to push him further by vacuuming under his tail but this lil' fella didn't even blink his eye.

Kendo: Smells delicious!

Kendo: Tomi's beer is quite interesting too...

Kendo: Yes yes! I'm down, give it to me already!

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Yesterday me and Kendo visited Kuuhaukun kennel, for Kendo's breeder Roman Bobits was visiting them with his dog Cherry (who is supposed the get beautiful old line babies as a result of the meeting). I was a little nervous, because Roman had originally sold Kendo to a different home and was shocked to hear that he had to change home. Luckily he said, that Kendo looks happy now and is in a good home. We also made a contract, that if ever for any reason we have to let Kendo go, he will go back to them in Celtic wolves and we will not sell him forward. Jaana and Antti from Kuuhaukku also took us to a walk in the forest. Kendo got to play with Jaana's Jack Russel terrier Raiku. We had a nice time, and Kendo slept in the bus all the way home.

Tukikohta lukijoille, tukikohta lukijoille, kuuluuko? Täällä Kenraali Nedi! Vihollinen on leiriytynyt tukikohdan alapuolelle. Sotamiehet Niemelä ja Jensen toimivat peitehommissa saadakseen lisäinformaatiota vihollisesta. Tarkkailuni perusteella olen selvittänyt seuraavaa: Vihollisen koko vastaa kivitaloa. Nopeus noin 200 km/t. Käyttää hyvin primitiivistä kieltä, joka koostuu yksinkertaisista ja kovaäänisistä tavuista. Sotamies Niemelä on yrittänyt opettaa sille omaa, alempaa sivistyskieltään, vaihtelevin tuloksin. Vihollisen näkökyky pimeässä huono, olen ohittanut sen ihan läheltä monta kertaa sen havahtumatta. Vihollisen liikehdintä epätasaista ja arvaamatonta. Tietojeni mukaan vihollisella on usein mukanaan V.I.P. (very important parrot) ja että tämä työskentelee luultavasti ryssien mafialle. Apujoukkoja minä en tarvitse, olenhan sentään Kenraali Nedi, mutta komennan teidät kommentoimaan välittömästi!

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Base to readers, base to readers, do you copy? This is General Nedi! The target is camping underneath the base. Private Niemelä and private Jensen are working under cover to get more information about the target. I've been investigating the target myself, and here's what I know so far: The size of the target is comparable to a brick house. The speed of the target is around 200km/h. Speaks somekind of a primitive language which consists of simple and loud syllables. Private Niemelä has been teaching him her own language, the lower civilized language, results vary. Target's vision in the dark is poor, I've passed him many times without him noticing. Target's movements are unbalanced and unpredictable. From what I know, the target has been seen often with a V.I.P. (very important parrot)who is likely working with the Russian mafia. I don't need any back-up here, for I am the Great General Nedi. Instead, I command you all to leave comments immediately!

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Today we heard a beep beep beep beep from the bedroom. When we went to check what was going on, we saw Nedi pressing the Escape-button!!!!! We laughed so hard! :D