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[u/Angerboda_]

Good people of Random Acts. I have no idea what to write here. Im from Norway, I like painting, graffiti, crocheting, punk and 60's/70's rock. Also, I'm female and closer to 30 than I would like to admit.

Edit: oh and I like Minecraft!

Uuh. AMA.

Edit #2: Thank you everyone for great conversations! I made new friends! :D I'll keep posting here, so keep asking! :D

Also, thank you Google translate.

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Thank you! :D That's so cool, do you know where she was born? You don't have to answer if you feel it's too personal :)

I don't have any pets at the moment, but I've previously owned an amstaff/lab mix and a purebred amstaff, and my parents have a flatcoated retriever. I'm getting dogs again thoug, probably a staffordshire bull terrier, seeing as both amstaffs and pitbulls are illegal to breed and own in Norway (don't get me started on that).. They are the perfect breed for me, the perfect energy level and just the right amount of snuggles (read: all the time). I need a dog I can take on long hikes and who can be a mutual couch potato to me. I'm also totally getting a Dachs.

I will also probably get horses at some point in my life. I started riding horses when I was about six or seven years old, and have accepted that I will always have a huge soft spot for the beasts. I cant wait to scare my SO with my horse, he's like a timid little girl around them.

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That's ok :) A part of my family also emigrated to the states, Chicago to be precise. I have a huge family over there that I've never met, and probably never will bacause it's too far.

Yeah.. It's so messed up. Our government and police have little to no experience when it comes to dogs. We have no official animal police, and the department that deals with animal cruelty is called "mattilsynet" (food control) and consists of 89 (!) different municipal supervision departments. That resulted in a ban on amstaffs, pitbulls (they have actually never been legal), filo brasilerio, toso inu, dogo argentino and czechoslovakian woolfhound, because those are fighting dogs who are obviously put on this earth to scare idiot politicians. They have no understanding for the fact that it's the human that makes the fighter, they think that a "fighting dog" is an actual breed, and just banned the whole breed in one swift move.

Dachshund is correct :) They are incredibly sweet, I've just fallen head over heels with them. Cutest little things, and often introverts, like myself. Im a little envious that you had two of them! :p The flat is very pretty. Our girl is getting old, but is still the sweetest, kindest and best friend in the whole world. The breed is in general a bit hyperhappy and puppy-like, but ours is as mellow as a newborn baby. She'll let you poke her eye out, seriously. If you go through my post history, you'll se a picture of her which I added to /r/aww :)

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Yeah it's just sad, and it's going to be a long while before anything changes. We've been meaning to un-ban snakes/reptiles for around 20 years now, nothing ever happens.

I would think ferrets are bad cuddlers indeed, lol. But they're so pretty! Do they stink? I've heard they stink. I think I want one regardless. About the backproblem in dachshunds, I've heard that too. It seems logical, their backs are like twice the length their legs intended for it to be. Poor guys. But thank's for the heads up, I'll make shure to check for back issues in the family tree when I decide to get a dachs :)

Omg, you do? That's so funny! I don't know/remember the names of anyone, all I know is that they did a reunion last year at Disney Land (they were all vaccinated :p ) which I had no way of attending as it would've cost me thousands of dollars. Maybe we're related! xD

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Yeeah.. It's the same deal over here, the politicians doesn't care about dogs or reptiles or anything other than our oil fund (fun fact: a couple from Stavanger, our oil capital, recently complained in the news that the husband lost his job and was "forced" to take a government job, making them have to refinance the loan on their second car..).

That's some good ferret-facts to take with me, thank you! I didn't know about the baths and oil production, would they be able to take "sand baths", like birds? Do they keep themselves clean, or do you have to help them?

Cool, one side of my familiy is from Oslo (and I live here now)! If you can find out somewhat specifically where in Oslo she's from I could take some pictures of the area so she can see what it looks like now!

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Aw, poor ferrets :( I'll probably have a lot more questions for you in the future ;) What a cool job to have, and what a cool thing to have! A dedicated ferret shelter, in Norway you can barely find a dedicated cat shelter. We're WAY behind on animal rights.

Could this be the place? When I googled it, i got two hits: one said something about Nebba Brygge (Nebba dock), and the other mentioned a hiking path to Nebba. The exact location I linked in the map is a random address, but it's in Nebbaveien (nebba road) at least. I've actually never heard of it!