About me
This page was last updated: 2009-12-06
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Wauw.... Actually I think this is the over all most difficult chapter to write. 

On one hand I could go on and on about my self, but then probably no one would read the page, let alone enjoy the reading, because it would hardly be interesting to anyone....

So, I will try to keep it brief and only include, what I think is relevant for the site....

I am in my mid 40'ies, living in Denmark.

Born in Jutland, where I have also lived most part of my life, except for the 10 years I lived on Funen, and the almost 12 years I have been living on Sealand.

I work as an "Export Secretary", using my language skills (German, English and Danish) for various sorts of communication. 

I had my first dog (Irish Terrier), when I was two years old. Nine years later the second one (Papillon) joined the family, and two years after that, when the Terrier was no longer with us, we had a Lhasa Apso to keep the Papillon company. Through these 3 dogs, and the other dogs I knew as a child, my interest for behaviour arised. I read my first book about dog behaviour at the age of 10 (by Konrad Lorenz), and since then I have read almost everything I could find about training, motivation and behaviour of dogs and wolfs.

It was only when I met my ex-husband Dennis that I were introduced to the Spitz Dogs, as his parents at that time had both Greenland Dogs, Samoyeds and Welsh Corgi Pembrokes. It did not take long for me to fall in love with the unspoiled mentality of these dogs, and as Dennis and I moved in together, we were followed by two Welsh Corgies - Pengavin Peach Kandy [Kandy] and her son Mols Bjerges Hopefull Choice [Choicy].

Through these two dogs and all our experiences with them, I learned a lot about behaviour, especially Choicy was a dominant but non-aggressive male dog, teaching me a lot about "leadership the natural way". We did show both of them till they won their Championships, and then stopped as neither we nor the dogs seemed to enjoy the shows anymore.

As Kandy had to be put to sleep at the age of 12 years in 1995, we went searching for a new companion for Choicy, and this was were we "found" the Akita breed and our next dog "Ikiru" (you can read more about Ikiru on the "my dogs" page, and more on Akitas in general on the "Akitas" page.

Next to the dogs, horses have always been my favourite animals. Ever since I was a little girl, I have been fascinated by these large, friendly animals, and although none in my family really understands where this interest comes from, it was always the ponies that attracted me most at the local markets, and I just wanted to go on and on riding them.

When I was 10 years old, I started riding at a local Pony Club, where the welfare of the horses was the most important issue, and we learned more about caring for the horses, than we learned about riding. But we had a wonderful time there, and my interest for "natural horsemanship" and positive training was founded back then.

As with the dogs, I was very interested in the behaviour of the horses, and how to communicate with them the easiest way, so I red my first books on these subjects at about 12-13 years of age, long before "natural horsemanship" became "in-words". 

Throughout my childhood and youth, I rode at different riding schools to improve my riding skills. But in none of these "sophisticated" places did I learn more about, what I consider the most important aspects of living with horses - taking care of them and letting them have lives as close to their natural life as possible - than I did back in my first Pony Club.

My interest for the natural and humane approach to horsehold made (and makes) me read lots of books on these subjects too, and I decided early that, when I once would have a horse of my own, I would keep it in an open stable, allowing it to choose freely between being in the stable or outside. So, when I bought Askepot back in 1993 and brought her home, she was stabled in an open stable - and she has been that ever since, together with the stable-mates she has had over the time (you can read more about Askepot and her stable-mate Carmen on the "my horses" page).

This deep interest for training both the dogs and horses in "humane" ways, and letting them live as natural lives as possible made me eventually think of other aspects of keeping dogs and horses "the natural way". Aspects that has as much to do with their physical health, as the training has to do with their mental health. I have therefore over the past 2-3 years spent a lot of time reading about health issues - both for horses and dogs - in books and on the internet. And, what I have found, has made me turn to more natural ways of feeding and treating my animals. And it has made me think more about the vaccine issue, than I did before.

It is my feelings toward dogs and horses, and my thoughts about how they are trained and treated, I am going to share with you on these pages.

So please, come on in - I hope you will enjoy your reading!

January, 2002 (with minor updates May, 2005 and again in 2008/2009)
Lene Møllgaard

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