This is perhaps rather too personal for this page; but I cannot resist boasting that I received an email this morning - to my amazed delight - from someone who runs the Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club website, congratulating me on what SHOULD (had the Great Lamppost in the Sky not untimely called him from us) have been the 50th birthday of my dog Dandy, a distinguished, brilliant and soulful Dandie Dinmont Terrier who entered my life when I was 6 years old, and thereafter had a huge effect on every aspect of it. (They say that dogs come to resemble their owners, but in this case I think that perhaps the opposite was the case: I endeavoured to be like Dandy in every way possible - bar the long floppy ears and the wagging tail.) It is extremely apt that Dandy should have shared a birthday with Mozart - since a) both were endowed with unique genius (Dandy had several PhDs - in barking, bone-burying, English Literature, etc) and b) Mozart was Dandys favourite composer. Every time my sisters used to play Mozarts famous C-major piano sonata for him, Dandy would prop himself up on the arm of his special chair and howl with heart-rending sincerity and intensity. However, if they tried to trick him by changing key midway, he would abruptly stop in mid-howl, give them a filthy look, and get down off his chair in disgust. Dandy was a musical purist, in fact. Fair enough - it went with his general sense of integrity and purity; his was a thoroughly noble character. Happy Birthday, Dandy. (His pedigree, and a few more biographical details, can be found here: dandiebase/more.php?name=Handsome%20of%20Clane)
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:02:31 +0000
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