ONA'S 'STORY

My My mum Vibeke and I live in Fredrikstad. This summer she had to work at the house, repairing it, as they called it. While they were doing this they put on a cd. I have absolutely no idea what it is, but it makes about of different sounds. It was a particular song called, " Baby, You're so cool" with the artist named Sway. When this song begun to play, I started to howl, because then I understood that something was about to happen. My mum Vibeke, and grandma Grete thought that Amadeus and I were a bit strange when we start to howl everytime we heard this song, is that so strange!! I wanted to help them paint too, and I was green, red and yellow at the same time. My mum weren't very happy with me then. I only wanted to help!

I enjoyed the summer a lot, because then I can swim many times during the day in Glomma. The water was delicious, and I liked it so much that I wanted to show my mum how good it was, I shaked the water off on her, but she didn't like that very much. Strange, I have to say!

I Now my mum goes to the school, and she is away for a long time. Then I am completely by myself, alone in the house. I like my big cage a lot, there I have it comfortable and have a hot blanket.

Amadeus and I often competed to see who of us that comes first inside of the cage when he is visiting. Amadeus like to carry something in his mouth. I like to take it from him, but afterwards it isn�t so much fun when I have got it. I like to get socks and shoes, I like to hide them on amazing locations, so now my mum has found out that it�s best to watch these things when I am around.

Aunt Irene goes for walks with me when I'm visiting them at the farm, and she likes to pet me. It is things like that I like. There are also thing that I don't like and that is special people. If there�s someone that I don't like, then it's not easily for them to be accepted afterwards. My mum says that I'm very stubborn, but I'm also kind, right?

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Once in awhile my mum and the others laugh at me. If they are making weird sounds, then I shake my head from one side to another. Aunt Irene says that my mum Vibeke and I are very much alike. My mum tends to shake her head when she wonders about something, it�s also other things that we both do. When My mum was one year old, she grabbed whole bread that she started to eat. One day I come along carrying bread in my jaws, my grandma started to laugh. As owner, so dog, isn't that what it is called?

At Bj�rtomt farm they have 2 cats named N�ste and Skip. We disapprove of each other, I growl at them, and they whiz at me. Amadeus say, that he and the tiniest cat are good friends. Amadeus is a bit strange, how he can like them, that I don't understand!

My family say that I'm a kengaroo, wonder what it is by the way! I like to bounce and dance when we are taking our walks. I like to run a bit, they say it's good for the health.

One One time when Amadeus was visiting me, we were a little bit naughty. We'd scattered newspapers all over the floor. I certainly knew that grandma wouldn't be very happy with me, so I when to fetched a few artificial flowers which I donated to her. Say it with flowers, have I heard!

I'm at a visit on the farm now, and I'm going to be here for a week. It�s great because I have so much fun together with Amadeus.

Today Amadeus and I had a great time. We slept in my mum�s old bed. Then I stepped into aunt Irene's room and started to make her floor pretty. I found a pink wrapping tread, I bit of the top, and I fancied the shape a bit better then. I grasped the string, and took it all over the floor, but at first I had a lot around myself. Grandma said that I looked beautiful! I'm always beautiful!!!

I'll be back some other time, you have a great time, my dog friends, and maybe I'll see some of you one time?

Dog wishes from Ona. Typed from the hand of Irene Bj�rtomt, Translating Vibeke Bj�rtomt.

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