Don't keep a dog and bark yourself!
Meaning: Don't pay someone to do a task and then do it yourself.
In July 2011, I wanted to do some shopping and found my car without wheels... we had already had a lot of problems before ... I thought it was time to have a dog again to warn us when something happened in the street, in front of our house.
I hadn't had a dog from 2005 till 2011. When I talked of having another dog, Daniel always said: "But you have me!" :) ??? And... yes... I liked a thousand times more to have him by my side than any dog! But he isn't there anymore and now , I 'm lost without a GPS , I find my motivation on the net, and I don't feel safe when I go to my favourite places to take pictures... e.g., I haven't taken any night photography since 2010...
But let's go on with our Arab Prince... his pedigree name is EMIR, (I call him Gingko), I found him somewhere in France and adopted him... he really is a beauty, I knew the 18 months he lived without us were difficult, but I was confident ... I had done that 3 times before ...
After 15 months together, I still have to carry him (25-30kg) when he is afraid while we're doing our walk... he barks like a fool when my sons come home but is just silent when a stranger rings at the door... and I bark to teach him... no, I'm not fair... he has learned by now but still isn't sure it's the right behaviour...
