Comments on The Zen simplicity of placing a ball in a bowl TypePad2008-04-14T09:36:34ZDavid Bognerhttps://www.treppenwitz.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://www.treppenwitz.com/2008/04/a-ball-in-a-bow/comments/atom.xml/treppenwitz commented on 'The Zen simplicity of placing a ball in a bowl 'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e551d47ce488332008-04-15T05:58:24Z2008-04-15T05:58:24Ztreppenwitzhttp://www.treppenwitz.comDanny Brothers... Note that I'm still not claiming victory in the great pee wars. :-) Benji... We thought so. Katherine......<p>Danny Brothers... Note that I'm still not claiming victory in the great pee wars. :-)</p>
<p>Benji... We thought so.</p>
<p>Katherine... 50 sheqels per night per dog... the same as the other kennels we spoke with.</p>
<p>Noa... I know, and when you are officially our neighbor we will definitely be calling you for favors. But we didn't think that the week before pesach was the time to start asking favors from people.</p>
<p>Baila... Glad to hear I'm not the only person who thinks dogs can smile.</p>
<p>weese... You might want to use something heavier (like a bocce ball, which should appeal to your Italian wife) so it will be harder for FREE dog to dislodge. :-)</p>
<p>Alice ... Interesting question. :-)</p>
<p>wanderer... It means exactly what you think it means.</p>
<p>Lioness... Yeah, I expected this one. :-) You have to understand that we aren't imposing a kosher diet on the dogs. It's just that the prohibition against Hametz on Passover is not just eating it but also owning it, deriving benefit from it or having it where you can even see it. Since you own the dog and its food, will derive benefit from the dog remaining healthy and you will see the chametz-based food whenever you go to feed the animal... many observant Jews switch their pets to chametz-free food on Passover. mind you, it isn't a big deal.. Science Diet has several mixes that are already Chametz free. Some people I know use the stuff for their pets year round so they won't have to switch for passover. </p>
<p>Marsha in Stamford... Now <em>that's</em> the Marsha I remember! :-)</p>
<p>asher... There are a lot of observant Jews who buy your cow's milk which provides your kibbutz with a nice income so stop complaining. As to whether it was necessary to point out that he was (probably) Yemenite, yes... since I didn't want to go too deeply into physical descriptive (short, dark skinned, dreadlocks, etc.) I figured that saying that he was most likely Yemenite would give most people the correct mental image. In prose, it is considered bad form to mention a central character in a story and not give the reader some short-hand way of knowing what they look like. <br />
</p>asher commented on 'The Zen simplicity of placing a ball in a bowl 'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e551ea3fb988342008-04-15T05:40:48Z2008-04-15T05:40:48ZasherHi Lioness, do you know what's involved in getting a cow shed (300 head milked, add calves and late term...<p>Hi Lioness, do you know what's involved in getting a cow shed (300 head milked, add calves and late term pregnancies ("dry cows") to that) kosher for Passover?<br />
Seriously, is it important that he's Yemenite?<br />
More seriously, I'm going to try it on our queen cat, who's 13 years young and bulemic! May scale it down to golf/squash ball.</p>Marsha in Stamford commented on 'The Zen simplicity of placing a ball in a bowl 'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e551d43d8688332008-04-15T03:52:41Z2008-04-15T03:52:41ZMarsha in StamfordWell, you have to be careful with the pesachdik pet foods. Some dogs keep gebrokst.<p>Well, you have to be careful with the pesachdik pet foods. Some dogs keep gebrokst.</p>Lioness commented on 'The Zen simplicity of placing a ball in a bowl 'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e551d31f8888332008-04-14T21:31:08Z2008-04-14T21:31:08ZLionesshttp://whichsurprisedher.blogspot.comNon-hametz food! For pets! I'm in awe. :)<p>Non-hametz food! For pets! I'm in awe. :)</p>wanderer commented on 'The Zen simplicity of placing a ball in a bowl 'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e551d2deca88332008-04-14T19:59:50Z2008-04-14T19:59:50Zwanderer...I'm sure that's why she's so interested in her own poop since it isn't changed very much as a result...<p><i>...I'm sure that's why she's so interested in her own poop since it isn't changed very much as a result of the quick trip through her digestive system...</i></p>
<p>Does that mean what I think it means? If it does, then Bella is about to have a tennis ball added to dinner tonight...</p>Alice commented on 'The Zen simplicity of placing a ball in a bowl 'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e551d2969a88332008-04-14T18:10:03Z2008-04-14T18:10:04ZAliceI wonder if this works with humans? : )<p>I wonder if this works with humans? : )</p>weese commented on 'The Zen simplicity of placing a ball in a bowl 'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e551d249e888332008-04-14T16:20:32Z2008-04-14T16:20:32Zweesehttp://weese.blogspot.comI am going to try this with the FREE dog! I will let you know of our result.<p>I am going to try this with the FREE dog!<br />
I will let you know of our result.</p>Baila commented on 'The Zen simplicity of placing a ball in a bowl 'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e551d23a9188332008-04-14T15:57:09Z2008-04-14T15:57:10ZBailahttp://www.illcallbaila.blogspot.comI'll have to remember this next time we need to leave Ozzy behind. We had a similar type of person...<p>I'll have to remember this next time we need to leave Ozzy behind. We had a similar type of person back in the states. She was amazing. She would actually come pick Ozzy up and drive off with him and several other pooches in the car. He would jump up into the back seats and the other dogs would welcome him. I could swear they were all smiling at each other.</p>Noa commented on 'The Zen simplicity of placing a ball in a bowl 'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e551e8141c88342008-04-14T14:33:24Z2008-04-14T14:33:24ZNoaIn the future, we would have been happy to dog-sit. Although this guy sounds like a dream - I wonder...<p>In the future, we would have been happy to dog-sit. Although this guy sounds like a dream - I wonder if he's booked for chol hamoed? I'm going to call him now, since our usual suppliers of chometz-free food don't have this year</p>Katherine commented on 'The Zen simplicity of placing a ball in a bowl 'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e551d1968b88332008-04-14T11:52:11Z2008-04-14T11:52:11ZKatherinehttp://katrinayellow.blogspot.comif you don't mind me asking, how much does he charge? sounds like just the place for our hound should...<p>if you don't mind me asking, how much does he charge? sounds like just the place for our hound should we need some doggy sitting.</p>Benji commented on 'The Zen simplicity of placing a ball in a bowl 'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e551d1670e88332008-04-14T10:42:17Z2008-04-14T10:42:18ZBenjihttp://www.whatwarzone.comThat IS a good idea.<p>That IS a good idea.</p>Danny Brothers commented on 'The Zen simplicity of placing a ball in a bowl 'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e551d1573e88332008-04-14T10:24:05Z2008-04-14T10:24:05ZDanny Brothershttp://www.israelibyday.comSheesh, I wish my flatmate would have found out about this guy -- his dog couldn't get over the idea...<p>Sheesh, I wish my flatmate would have found out about this guy -- his dog couldn't get over the idea that indoor isn't pee-place. Israeli trainers, in our experience, are BAD.</p>