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Description Watercolours and opaque white, about 21x13cm, painted in April 2012. It’s more an impression than a landscape painting…

I’ve noticed a strange kind of Leash Allergy on several dog owners I’ve met. Even a female dog who ran in front of a car two times (and isn’t spayed) is still often roaming the neighborhood off-leash.
We always have our two terrier mixes walking and running on the leash next to us (three or four times a day for at least 20 minutes). Like this, all of us get enough exercise, Leni doesn’t kill small animals and Tony, who’s almost blind and deaf, can’t get lost and eat all the disgusting things that lie around.

The leash only becomes a shackle when you let it become one. To me, it means relaxation, exercise and teamwork.
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Aquarell und Deckweiß, ca. 21x13cm, im April 2012 gemalt. Eher eine Impression als ein Landschaftsbild…

Ich habe schon bei einigen Hundebesitzern, die ich getroffen habe, eine Art Leinen-Allergie bemerkt. Auch eine (nicht kastrierte) Hündin, die schon zwei Mal vor ein Auto gelaufen ist, läuft fast immer ohne Leine durch die Nachbarschaft.
Wir lassen unsere beiden Terrier-Mischlinge immer an der Leine neben uns laufen (jeden Tag drei bis vier Mal für mindestens 20 Minuten). So bekommen alle genug Bewegung, Leni tötet keine kleinen Tiere und der nahezu blinde und taube Tony kann sich nicht verlaufen und nicht alle ekligen Sachen fressen, die in der Gegend herumliegen.

Die Leine ist nur dann eine Fessel, wenn man sie dazu macht. Für mich bedeutet sie Entspannung, Bewegung und Teamwork.
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ART-fromthe-HEART [2013-09-17 17:51:09 +0000 UTC]

Leash Allergy, for a minute I thought that was a real thing!

It happens all to often around here as well. We sometimes have to chase stray dogs off our property that are sniffing around, trying to get into the aviary or barnyard, or are approaching the cats and making noise. Huskies, german shepards, poodles, labs, basset hounds and other hound dogs...none but the husky were actually aggressive thank goodness. Though two labs from our neighbor tried to dig up a recently deceased sheep we'd buried. :C I'm sure a stray here is a bit different than one in your town. Sometimes the strays here have no owners...or are really a danger.

It makes me sad to see people let unfixed dogs roam like that. I know it's "easier" to let them play on their own and get their own exercise, and then call them back when you want them, but really that's an accident waiting to happen. In the injury sort, and the unwanted puppy sort.

Your painting makes me think of a windy warm summer day. And you painted that pretty afghan again! Inspired by that one you see often?

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rieke-b In reply to ART-fromthe-HEART [2013-10-04 17:29:40 +0000 UTC]

Some people just react as if you insulted them when you recommend a leash. That's what I call "leash allergy"...

So you have all kinds of breeds sniffing around? Big stray dogs surely can be intimidating. They're a real danger for wild animals. We don't meet many strays over here, but the dogs running around off-leash can still be more than annoying. Last winter, some dogs killed five deers in a park near our neighbourhood. The owners must have been there, but the dogs formed a pack and cornered the frightened deers.
 
It takes a lot of time to properly train your dog to come back outside, and you can never be sure it'll always return, so most people just skip that exercise and decide to behave irresponsibly. Dogs shouldn't have to go and get their own exercise, it's the owners' responsibility to make sure the dogs can drain their energy properly and feel useful. Anything else is just like Disneyland to the dogs - it can be fun, but it makes them hyper and doesn't truly satisfy them.

Yes, remember the warm summer wind on your face!
Oh, did I paint an Afghan again? I didn't have any particular breed in mind this time. I think Afghan hounds have a more curled tail, though...

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ART-fromthe-HEART In reply to rieke-b [2013-10-07 18:43:46 +0000 UTC]

Oops. I'm sure if my locals were recommended a leash they'd have the same "leash allergy".

Yes all sorts of dogs here, but they don't appear very often. They don't have packs that we know of and we chase them away as quick as we can. The most we've ever seen at a time was 3, and those were 3 lumbering basset hounds. They were so fat and short legged that they couldn't chase down a deer if they'd wanted to. The neighbor's Labradors though, they're trouble. >_>

We're the animals' parents and caretakers, we have to watch out for them and take care of them as if they were hyper 5 yr olds. You know how much trouble a 5 yr old can get into. Touching everything, throwing things, loud and messy and if a human child is running loose it's very frowned upon. Same for animal parents, we have to be responsible! But there are a lot of lazy and careless people out there.

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Lifeisagift743 [2013-09-13 23:39:22 +0000 UTC]

THe person on the walk with dog adds so much life.  Really like the wind in the grasses too.

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rieke-b In reply to Lifeisagift743 [2013-09-18 19:06:59 +0000 UTC]

So glad you think so!

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meroe1313 [2013-09-12 15:31:48 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work as usual.   Hey, if I can get a grumpy cat to like walking on a leash, then all dog owners should be able to keep their dogs on a leash.  I'm just saying.

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rieke-b In reply to meroe1313 [2013-09-13 21:48:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! If only it was that simple... *sigh* Mastering the walk can be very hard for some people, as you might have seen in Dog Whisperer...

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meroe1313 In reply to rieke-b [2013-09-15 20:47:42 +0000 UTC]

True.  Some people just don't have the patience for it, or their energy/mentality isn't right for it.

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Psydrache [2013-09-12 11:26:26 +0000 UTC]

Ich bin auch der Meinung, dass die Leine dem Hund gut tut. Zumal sicher im Dorf oder in der Stadt. Beim Spielen stört sie natürlich und der Hund sollte auch mal einfach nur rumtollen dürfen. Gewisse Leute kapieren den Sinn einer Leine halt nicht, aber jedem das Seine.
Das Bild ist sehr schön, man hört richtig den Wind im Gras :3

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rieke-b In reply to Psydrache [2013-09-13 21:43:16 +0000 UTC]

Freut mich, dass dir das Bild gefällt!

Natürlich sollten Hunde herumtollen dürfen, aber erst nach einem flotten, disziplinierten Spaziergang, damit sie ihren Bewegungsdrang nicht an den anderen Hunden ablassen müssen, und bestenfalls in einer gut gesicherten Umgebung. Das ist noch so ein Thema, von dem viele Leute eine falsche Vorstellung haben. Sie denken, der Hundeplatz könne als Ersatz für den Spaziergang dienen, und wundern sich dann, wenn es Zoff gibt. *seufz*

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Hixateez [2013-09-12 11:15:10 +0000 UTC]

The wind in the grass is lovely

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rieke-b In reply to Hixateez [2013-09-13 21:38:30 +0000 UTC]

Glad you like it!

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Hixateez In reply to rieke-b [2013-09-14 06:56:29 +0000 UTC]

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CheshireCookie [2013-09-11 21:15:52 +0000 UTC]

Hab ich schonmal erwähnt, wie toll ich deine Kunst finde? Und generell? <3 ;_;

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rieke-b In reply to CheshireCookie [2013-09-13 21:37:22 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, danke schön!

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Saliona93 [2013-09-11 20:50:05 +0000 UTC]

Ein wahrhaft wunderschönes Aquarell!
Die Landschaft ist sehr gut gelungen, besonders gefallen mir das Gras und die Bäume und die Farbigkeit hat was schön spätsommerliches. ^^
Das Mädchen und der Hund sind ebenfalls super geworden, schöne andersfarbige Tupfer. Und ich finde deinen Malstil total schön!

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rieke-b In reply to Saliona93 [2013-09-13 21:37:11 +0000 UTC]

Ui, danke schön! Freut mich sehr, dass es dir gefällt.
Ich versuche schon lange, einen flotteren Stil zu entwickeln, und war mit diesem Bild zuerst überhaupt nicht zufrieden. Erst jetzt gefällt es mir richtig gut und ich werde auch noch neue Bilder in einem ähnlichen Stil malen.
Danke schön für die Ermutigung!

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Saliona93 In reply to rieke-b [2013-09-14 18:20:42 +0000 UTC]

Bitteschön.
Ah, dann ist es ja schön, dass es dir doch noch gefällt und bin gespannt auf neue Bilder. Deine Aquarelle sind so wunderschön.... ich werde dich watchen.
Gern geschehen!

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rieke-b In reply to Saliona93 [2013-09-21 20:39:11 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, das freut mich aber! Dann werde ich mir ganz viel Mühe geben. Hab auch schon neue Aquarelle im Ärmel, hehe...

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Saliona93 In reply to rieke-b [2013-09-22 19:38:28 +0000 UTC]

Gern geschehen! Hehheehe dann bin ich ja mal gespannt. ;3

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LanestraFlameheart [2013-09-11 19:59:54 +0000 UTC]

Wow amazing! I love this it reminds me of home.

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rieke-b In reply to LanestraFlameheart [2013-09-13 21:35:43 +0000 UTC]

Aw, thank you! You must live in a lovely place. Luckily, we have a lot of green areas nearby, too.

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LanestraFlameheart In reply to rieke-b [2013-09-13 22:04:32 +0000 UTC]

Your very welcome.

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