Introduction

  I've debated about starting a blog about dogs for a while now.  Who am I, as nothing more than a spectator at this point, to speak frankly about my opinions and things that I've noticed/learned/think about/etc? 

  Yet, I already do it.  On my art accounts, on LJ.  To people who follow and friend me on Facebook.  So why not?  Maybe some random person will find something of value in my words.  Maybe some good will come of it.  I do say so often that knowledge is power and education is key. 

  Of course I could just have started an early mid-life crisis.  Who knows?!

  Anyways....

  Hi. 

  My friends call me Karja.  I'm currently nothing but a spectator in dogs.  I have had many animals in my life, all my life, and have worked at an exotic animal farm that did many things, as had a short stint at a non-profit zoo.  I live with my boyfriend and a couple of roommates.  We currently own an American Eskimo (Cassidy), 3 cats(Spider, Diva, and Khalil), 2 rabbits (Juniper and Raditz).  I also have multiple bettas which I'm trying my hand at breeding.  It's going ok I suppose, fish can be tricky.  One of the roommates has a low content wolfdog and a fish tank, but there won't be any more mention of them in all likeliness.

  I'm an animal nerd, especially when it comes to dogs and camels.  I took an interest in learning about dog breeds at 13, discovering so many at the library in various books, and it just snowballed.  By 14, I had talked my grandparents into letting me get an Ibizan Hound and started getting more immersed in dogs.  Had many adults blown away when I could identify their rare breeds without a second guess (though sometimes a second guess is needed when you get into very similar rare breeds that are more deviations of a land race). 

  It never stopped.  I soon got an interest in genetics, and of course I was all over the place, though I really wanted to show.  It just never came to be for one reason or another.  I try not to get down, though at my age, people don't take you seriously when you're just starting out to show.  I hold out hope and try to remember that I have learned, and I have grown in this time and maybe, hopefully, that will be a good thing if and when I can finally take the plunge. 

  So, more about me.....I am an artist, if you haven't guessed by my mention of art accounts, however I am searching for actual 'normal' work because I can't make it as an artist.  I'm an introvert by nature.  Love to read.  Love to cook when I have the energy.  And I am bored talking about myself...

There you have it.  Really all there is to know at this point.  I may end up discussing other animals here as well, but I don't know.  Guess time will tell.