Angry Dog

I love this pin. Christy bought it for me when we were living in Eindhoven, NL (1990-94). We were spending the day in s'Hertogenbosch, and saw jewelry being made in a small store: we popped in to watch the craftsfolk at work, and walked out with the Angry Dog.

I'm wearing him today to signify my how fed up I am of my bronchitis, which has stopped the presses at The Daily Pin for the last few weeks. The cough has pretty much gone, but my feelings of malaise and fatigue linger on: they're improving, but oh so slowly. "Grrrr", as the Angry Dog would say. Or rather growl.

The Angry Dog is a hefty, solid silver pin, with lots of sharp edges, and a powerfully skewed perspective to him that I like very much. I particularly like his bulging eyes and sharp, gritted teeth - features I'm sure many of us can identify with, depending on how our days are going. I can't remember who made him, unfortunately, but he remains one of my all time favourites. "Geweldig!", as the Dutch would say.