poor lulu

poor wee Lulu (Lukas) was once terribly traumatised at our New Year's Eve party when we let off 'tischbomben' (indoor firework thingies that blast out a horrible mixture of cheap toys of a kind that can only be made in China). We've never worked out quite what it was that traumatised him quite so terribly but, tonight when we went to their house he demanded a re-run. Here he is waiting for the BANG! He was sooooo nervous it was a joy to watch. He had to stand on the sofa about 2 metres away and jump up and down with his ears covered. Once it had BANGed, he ran over to see what was in it and then asked for the 2nd one to be let off. I think that bit of therapy was successful, he has no fear now.

It was a nice evening with them and a nice chance for cousins to play together. Only small problem is that they have a cat and I have a cat allergy :-/ So, I'm sitting here waiting for antihistamines to work so I can stop itching....why can't the world keep dogs as pets?

If anyone doesn't understand the reference to poor Lulu, have a look at this clip