Having a dog can require some logistic intelligence so now and then. When I used to work close to my home Kensho would just stay in the garden; patiently waiting for my return (which you can read as ’sleeping until my return’) ;-) I’ve had him on camera for several hours during my absence so I know for sure.. not a sound, not a whisper.

December 2007 things changed as I got a new job and had to travel a lot more. Working long hours doesn’t match with having a dog that’s waiting at home. Quickly a solution was found: Kensho joins me every day to work as we drive to iens.nl in Amsterdam. The first weeks he was tired, since he didn’t take any naps during work hours but now he’s fully accustomed.

Today we went for a lunch outside of my office. There are several cafe’s at the ‘Westergasfabriek‘ to choose from and we went to the ‘Westergasterras’. Very nice place and good service. Kensho was personally welcomed by name ‘Hi Kensho‘ and since they now know him by name he didn’t get his water in a plastic bowl but in a real champagne cooler. I’m just so sorry I didn’t bring my camera.

Later that day it got even better for Kensho as iens.nl won the very first cask of ‘Hollandse Nieuwe’ (a fish typically Dutch that is eaten raw and with onions on top) for which we now get a lot of promotion. Everybody at the office could taste these fish and this year these are exceptionally good. When I say everybody at the office, I mean everybody at the office - so including Kensho. He is very picky and has approved these herrings. Oh boy.. he really liked these raw fat fish.


Hollandse Nieuwe 2008		Kensho now probably is the only dog that can say: I drink water from a champagne cooler and the only herring I eat is from the very first fresh herring.

One fresh herring this year (from the first cask) costs about 1375 euro (2125 USD).