A Terrier's Domain

Welcome to my domain! My name is Roux and I'm a Smooth Fox Terrier who lives in Finland. I was born 4.4.1999 and my official name is Deictic Nitty Gritty. I was raised by the most wonderful dog breeder in the world, Tuire Kaimio. At the tender age of seven weeks I was adopted by two rather nice human beings, Pia & Tuomas. These days I live with them in Tapiola, Espoo. My best dog friend is Viivi, who is a poodle. Right next door live two really handsome pugs who have a special place in my heart, Arttu and Eemeli. Then there's Veena, Veera, Nappe, Carmen, Randa and all the rest of our gang. I meet my friends often when we go for long walks near Otsolahti.

In this photo I'm just sitting in our living room... But see that white stuff in the background? It's a pillow that decided to commit suicide one day while my humans were not home... What can a little dog do when a pillow explodes on its own? I had nothing to do with it, really...

Anyway, now that my innocence has been proven beyond any doubt, I can show you the mess that damn pillow caused... My humans were pretty surprised when they came home. But they are a good-natured bunch and didn't seem to mind gathering all that fluffy white stuff... And by the way, there is a lot of white stuff in one little pillow... A whole lot...

Here's another funny thing. My humans gave my this old blanket to fool around with - and then these holes started to apper in the blanket. Naturally, I decided to investigate. But so far I have not found out what causes these holes. It's a true mystery.

This picture seems to prove that once upon a time I was a very small dog indeed. Well, either I was very small or it's actually a giant's foot next to me...

Some people think that Fox Terriers are angry and mean. Those people have obviously never met me! I'm an extremely friendly creature. I love all kinds of people, old and young alike. I also like dogs and cats and would like to play with rabbits as well - but the rabbits usually just run away from me.

However, as a true fox terrier I'm also ready to defend my home against all kinds of terrible things if necessary. My most horrible foes are the mailman and the guy who delivers my humans' morning newspaper. The sounds they make just drive me nuts.

The funny thing is that when anybody actually enters our home, I'll greet them with a wagging tail and lots of love. It's just those sounds I cannot stand... Why oh why can't somebody invent a silent mailbox? This web page is very incomplete, but there is more stuff in The Roux Files.

PS. I'll do my best to add new stuff in the future, but please be patient with me - after all, I'm just a dog!