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Brace’s
BITS & PIECES
MAKING
THE MOST OF
ISOLATION
by Andrew Brace
The coronavirus pandemic depending on the availability of On that subject, at the risk
has rocked our world; not just the raw materials of course. of sounding morbid, have you
dog world, the WORLD. Almost updated your will? Dog people can
One very positive activity
overnight things changed and be very remiss in this respect but it
that dog people could consider
we suddenly found ourselves is a thorough spring-clean of is very important. If your immediate
living in an environment and photographs (of the pre-digital family is involved with your interest
atmosphere that was totally alien. in dogs it might not be as critical
variety) as everyone has boxes of
Thanks to the wonders of the as they will know your wishes as
pictures tucked away, some more
internet we were immediately regards actual dogs and all the
important than others. Dog people
flooded with information, but often forget how important their memorabilia accumulated over the
much of it misinformation, and photos could potentially become years. However many of us have
as so many news items seemed no family that share the interest
in future years, and I have often
to be contradictory there was and so we should think about what
visited great breeders when
widespread confusion. Anticipation will happen to all our “stuff” after
researching articles or profiling
of nobody-knew-what caused kennels and have been amazed we’ve gone.
panic buying on a ridiculous scale, how few photos are actually In my case all my doggy items
causing hardship and stress to the
identified. This can be very are left to a close friend, either
needy and vulnerable. We are still
frustrating and we are all guilty of for him to keep himself or to pass
very much in the dark as to the
it. on to individuals who will value
future and everyone is taking life
Spend a day digging out all your them. There are still enthusiasts
one day at a time.
photos. Sort out which you want to of a younger generation who
Most people have time on their would treasure old books and
keep and which are no longer of
hands, more time than they can photographs, so it would be very
any use. Many will end up in the
ever remember as travel is strictly helpful if all photographs were
trash I’m sure. Of the keepers, sort
limited. Those who have dogs clearly labelled.
them into some kind of organised
to care for will not have time to groups and identify these on the Talking of books, when did you
get bored, but they will have the
reverse. After your time this will last read the Breed Standard of
opportunity to paint and renovate
be invaluable to those who end up your chosen breed? When did
kennels, spring-clean quarters, all
with the photographs. you last read a copy of the old
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