My name is Unni Mortensen,
I am 47 years old, and live together with my dogs.
We live in Fredrikstad close to the river Glomma, and we have
a wonderful view outwards the water.

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I have always had a great interest for cats, and have owned both Persian and Forrest cats.
When my last cat died in December 2001 I thought; no more animals.
But in May 2002 I went to a dog show with one of my friends, and fell
completely for a tiny Petit Brabancon bitch.
She was so sweet, I became fascinated, I just had to have a dog like that.
I picked up my Emmy in Oslo in July 2004.
It was a true joy to get to know the little girl.
Griffons is a healthy and joyful little breed and
they are incredible intelligent and funny.
With their roguish, monkylike face they are extremely charming.
They have great temperament and love humans.
It is a lot of dog in those tiny griffons.
I have always loved to take a walk, and now I had a walkingbuddy
who sat in my backpack when she got tired.
 A true little friend who looked at me with the most beautiful
eyes and who was just kind and good.
I got so excited and thought I had to have more.
In summer 2003 we got Arnold from Sweden.
He felt right at home at ones, and Emmy adopted him right away.
We have a good time together, on ring training and on dog shows.
Since then, it has been a lot of activity and happy hours
in our little yellow house, where Arnold and Emmy
has had a litter together, and where we kept a little female.
A proper little monkey who we call Lilly.
She makes hustle and bustle wherever she goes, and
she loves the attention it gives her.
She enjoyes the speed and excitement, and when she invites
the others to play, they run around in our livingroom in full speed.
But in the evening when we walk to our bedroom it is quiet.
It is strange how my life has changed.
I can confide to you that once up on a time I was terrified for dogs, and I
thought dog shows was just nonsense.
But now when I have learned to know this little breed, I want many more of them.
On dog shows we enjoyes ourself, and we meet a lot of
nice people.
So, this is just the beginning of a pleasant doglife.

Arnold, Emmy and Lilly.