tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post8202688208358601482..comments2024-01-06T14:47:27.687+00:00Comments on Susan Price's 'Nennius' Blog: Story Tellers and Black DogsSusan Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post-19650282958515573512013-02-28T21:13:16.071+00:002013-02-28T21:13:16.071+00:00I'd certainly like to think that my own dear d...I'd certainly like to think that my own dear departed dogs would be waiting for me as I take that last long walk... a great idea! <br /><br />Thanks for this post, Sue!Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post-78058291688578101632013-02-26T17:28:14.247+00:002013-02-26T17:28:14.247+00:00Tamar - I like that idea!Tamar - I like that idea!Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post-63674506063246644372013-02-25T15:33:14.625+00:002013-02-25T15:33:14.625+00:00I vaguely recall that a Scandinavian pagan friend ...I vaguely recall that a Scandinavian pagan friend told me that their Goddess is in the North. The women may have been there because they were closer to her.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post-71513903888088305942013-02-25T12:34:18.176+00:002013-02-25T12:34:18.176+00:00Most of the sinister dogs - the bad boys - turn ou...Most of the sinister dogs - the bad boys - turn out to be either incredibly abused creatures in life (in which case who can blame them?) or most commonly, malevolent human spirits taking the form of a black dog. Talk about giving a dog a bad name!madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post-47278793602546423802013-02-23T18:13:44.514+00:002013-02-23T18:13:44.514+00:00“I’ll see you home,” said the dog… ” I've nev...“I’ll see you home,” said the dog… ” I've never had a dog and yet those words seem to me immensely comforting.Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post-20227718925745356542013-02-23T17:49:37.719+00:002013-02-23T17:49:37.719+00:00When I had severe major surger 6 years ago, I had ...When I had severe major surger 6 years ago, I had a very strong feeling that my dog Bramble accompanied me into the anaesthetic. I felt greatly comforted by this, clearly linked to the idea of dogs as pscychogogues ( I hope I have got that word right) . Soul-leaders. It comes in Thomas Mann's Death in Venice. I would far rather a dog than Mann's TadzioLeslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post-74829029266201429942013-02-23T14:03:05.793+00:002013-02-23T14:03:05.793+00:00spare a thought for me, living deep in Black Shuck...spare a thought for me, living deep in Black Shuck country - one glance at its terrible, coal-hot eyes spells death. Personally, I always walk with my eyes to the ground. But I can still feel that slavering breath down the back of my neck on a cold winter's morn...<br />Are there any tales of ghostly black whippets? They sound like they could be fun.<br /><br />Judith KeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post-43961920072989311572013-02-23T11:42:46.090+00:002013-02-23T11:42:46.090+00:00Me too - even though I have no faith! When you thi...Me too - even though I have no faith! When you think how long dogs have lived with people, and how useful they've made themselves, one way and another, it's surprising that there are any stories of 'sinister' dogs. Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post-92032704594593390872013-02-23T11:29:38.808+00:002013-02-23T11:29:38.808+00:00A dog post! Hurrah! (Although it seems to have sca...A dog post! Hurrah! (Although it seems to have scared Blot off!!!)<br />The majority of black-dog-and-death myths have dogs as benevolent creatures who act as guides and protectors to spirits on their way to the afterworld, or see off any evil entities loitering by those who are at the point of death. I find it a rather comforting thought ...madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.com