Snuffle market

There are no garage sales in Belgium and the Netherlands. For one thing, most people don’t have garages. As a matter of fact, I remember when we lived in Antwerp (when we first arrived) seeing garages for rent. But they do have “snuffelmarkten” – what we might call flea markets. Mostly these are inside, but the idea is the same – sniff around and see what treasures you can find. Sometimes you can really find a good deal for something very special.

- home -

Well we have made a good deal. “Snuffles” was taken in by the humane society and we were looking for a dog. We actually were looking at another dog, but this one fit the bill – at least once we met her. She is 5 years old, knows all the regular commands (for which we don’t have to do any work) and is very obedient. Some people might have thought she was a bad deal (we thought the same at first) because she is “blind”. Actually she is not blind (we figured that out very quickly – you can’t fool her very easily), but she does have tunnel vision, which she has had since birth. She doesn’t know this is a ‘handicap’ (good lesson for us) and acts like any other dog.

- how Snuffles sees us -

Those of you who know us know that we have always wanted a dog (especially the boys), but it was not practical, due to our working schedule (lots of days gone, some summers completely in the States) and cost. We are in a different situation now (boys older, well able to stay home with the dog) and decided before the summer to start looking. We are glad that we found this treasure. We called her “Snuffles” because that is what she does all the time – and she has also found us. A good deal all around.

- Snuffles doing what she does best -