ah, cute, heavily and man's best friend, a closer look at germans and their pat. gearing up for battle, teens gathered for a medieval combat tournament in spain. and daring to dream how a young dancer continues her passion to spite of disability. those stories are more coming upon euro mac. oh, ah, ah, germans are crazy about their furry friends. no other country in the you has more domestic animals than germany. your max reporter, hannah homo dug a little deeper to find out how much time and devotion germans dedicate to their

pets. ah, how hard can it be to raise a cat? oh, i just adopted 3 cats. but it turns out jeremy is one of the best countries to have pets. because here they are treated like kings and queens. but why are german so crazy about their pets? and what do you need to know about keeping pets in germany? west, i been to the nitty gritty details. so what kinds of ada was dead? germans loved the most wealth, sorry doggies. but there were cats in germany than any other pet. and the number of casters even been growing over the last 10 years. dogs take 2nd place over all around 35000000 pet called germany. they're home next to 83000000 people. there are so many rows in germany, but when it comes to things get kind of aid, you can see almost every animal bought from sam's protected species,

such as some monkeys carried by several snakes. and once you've found your favorite animal, there's a lot to think about. if you get a dog, you need to share like dog packs every year, and they need to be in shirt. can most parks have a designated spot for dogs to run wild and free dogs are also allowed on public transport, most cafes, restaurants and some shops, but not supermarket. if you're bringing a pet into germany or a dotson one from another country, you checked the health regulations 1st. and if they're traveling within it, you may need one of these. a pet park. when the time has come, you have to think about where to bury your pet, either in your backyard or to pet cemetery, but not in a wild meadow or a forest. since fairly recently, pets can even be buried alongside their owners. oh, did you know that germans spend the most amount of money on pay supplies in the

hall of europe? which isn't really very surprising when you look at everything that's on offer here . you can buy almost any kind of toy or accessory imaginable. in some of these jobs you can find a hair dresser or that in others you can even bypass. this has been criticized by animal rights activists though, because anyone can go buy hamster for just 20 euro's cats and dogs are still the world's most popular pat. pat psychologist, belinda can law her tells us why the dog, they live in family groups and have a similar lifestyle to us humans, so they fit perfectly with us. people say that the caps are half human behavior, but i think we chose, fascinated by the independence of cuts, though the cuts, they are like breds for just like 140 years. but the dog actual lives

among us, humans since 15000 years. i said yes. so not 1500, no, 15000 cynthia. now. ok, now very important to know. here are some german phrases that i learned recently for life with pet nicoli treats derived from the german word lecoq. which means tasty. gassy gate cult, we'll talk for walk the dog. hey, again, are cow hidden, feminine and masculine references for monster. of course, there is also a place for homeless patents. europe's biggest animal shelter is also in germany. i'm at the berlin animal shelter to talk to marie. she runs the shelter here. and house animals like this one, find a new home every day and what happens to him? most of the animals here do, most of them find a home. yeah, i 90 percent of animals find on home. sometimes we got strict cuts, wild,

free roaming, cuts and after castration, we release them. so there are then some st. cats in germany, stuff. yeah. and i think there's no country in the world are small stood cut population. and some countries, it's very obvious like turkey, especially in germany, they're very hidden. do you get the feeling that more people are coming to get cats or dogs at the shelter here? the way that we really like that to see the people are now rather approaching animal shelters than breeders. we do get about like $200.00 requests to adopt an animal a day. but people have run expectations about what pet ownership means and also what adoption means. in general, there's just too many paths. 90 percent of the paths we get into the shelter of from owners who didn't keep them and who didn't train them right. some are taken

away by public authorities because they didn't care enough. but concerning the responsible owners. of course, we have seen a lot of progress in the past years. yes, there are a few laws when it comes to getting pets in germany, but it's only to ensure that you're taking proper care of your very low friends in my life is definitely better now with 3 low cats at home, 10 i to would recommend ah, we take a step back in time to the middle ages when knights fought for territory, an honor. one of the largest combat tournaments in spain sees a revival of this period as international teams suit up in special armor and get ready for battle at bell monta castle in central spain. teams from all over the world made every year for medieval combat tournaments.

the bohort la mancha, trooped from toledo is competing for the 1st time in a new line up with period alma and weapons. the preparations a very elaborate ah, just i'm not the was a long i've been to can give you a quick it takes about 25 minutes for like i can get into the scale ahmed myself. but i need help with the full suit. like in the middle ages, from upper level to think. i can put in my people have the misconception that you can't move easily. sure. the i'm a waste 25 to 30 kilograms. i think mine weighs 28 or so. but you can move and lift your legs when i'm away. if you full, you can get up fine or lie down on the ground. her coil on moving really isn't a problem. i roll emma emma with women take part in the competition as well. louder moreno sanchez,

be center. and susanna hernandez cobble, prepare for battle along with the castilian men. but i had no, that's not, that's only all of us. and for the men, it's a challenge and an adrenalin rush. we but it's fun and exhausting because you have to train hot water at the fine o team practice captain david d as tory hosp plan is each practice session to learn to pump. mateo fernandez with the red and white ribbon is practicing duelling. he has to hit his opponent with his weapons, blade head or belly contact earns to points all other body parts. one point hits on the blade or shield do not count from the birthday. they went after eager to see that the nigger you can really cut loose, but where protected by strict rules and the amato. but it will. i've been fighting

for 7 years and i've never been hurt his wish except for a sprained ankle. no, my person cannot market or philadelphia to legally that will yet the contestants hope to win at least bronze at the medieval tournament. ah, finally it's tournament day before combat each weapon has to be inspected and officially approved for weight size and historical authenticity. and they cannot be dangerous when opportunity a netbios out, i'm pretty excited because it's my 1st be tournament and with all my own ahmad marashi. i'm a little nervous, but i'm looking forward to the battle and mario and david and now preparing for their 1st jewel. the marshal advises on how to avoid serious injury. then it starts . ah,

in his 1st ever tournament, mario has to endure 3 sword fights. he wins the 1st. ah, susanna hernandez, cobble, also fighting, and red and white is next with the jewel. ah, and she wins. i learned some, however, it was great. it pretty much i'm exhausted, but very happy with the result. i get the fisma went well. now i still have to to go in the group battles are the highlight of the medieval spectacle. the teams compete in groups of 35 or 12

but it doesn't look good for the bo hood la mancha team. their rivals are too strong. the team loses all 3 rounds. in the end, the french when the group battle. but susannah win silva in single combat. i thought it was great and i had seen one another metal. and so we're very proud that we, we bundle the the way the competition was an unforgettable team experience. and the team from la mancha, put up a good fight. ah, switzerland is known for its mountains alpine pastures. and of course it's world renown. cheese, aside from fondue, another popular dish in the country as ra, cut, a dish of cheese and potatoes. to find out how to prepare an authentic ratcliff,

we visited a restaurant in the heart of xerox historical center. many people no regret as a dish involving cheese melted in pans on the table top grill. but traditionally, it is prepared quite differently with that comes from the french med, crackling meaning to scrape has been done and suspended. i'm daniel anderson, i'm the owner of the radcliffe stewart in zurich is through i'm going to show you how to make a proper swiss rec, let these know from the recollect stoopa has been opened in europe since 1996 cheese take santa fe chair and cheese wheels are consumed at the rate of about 10 a day, a week that also includes pickles, onions, baby, corn, and potatoes. like lakers in this,

in switzerland reckless is the tradition that you experience even as a small child. i christmas and new years you have recollect together with family and friends that outlets as on the dish has a long history in switzerland. as early as the 16th century farmers and herders were melting, cheese over an open fire. the patented reconnect grills 1st made their appearance in the mid 19 fifties. they also standard equipment in the rec, latch tuba river. that's that article here. there were klett, cheese is heated from above at a high temperature to you. it's important for it to form across because we need this roasted flavor of quite often. that's the problem with these little tabletop grills people use at home. so they're not hot enough and that she simply ends up melting via hum heroes. and that are like we have our own, we're klett cheese. he is a, it's a my and were clad cheese is one of the best you can find in switzerland. hopefully it's a semi hot cheese lit up all you have to make sure it stays nice and creamy when you melted so that it doesn't get to greasy when it melts and that it has

a good cross. that 1st of all is hot enough. so the whole cheese doesn't just melt away and fall apart, but stays nice and compact. surely compact blood. here we see the reckon at being prepared with boiled potato silva, skin onions, maybe pickles, and maybe cohen critical for melting the cheese is the right teeth. let's see, i'm the now we can see that it's here. we already have a nice cross, embarrassed it's important to break the edges just a little and fold them inward. and you can see that a little of the cross gets into the recollect itself. this way is and then you heat it. well, one small move does keep things that gives it this flavor of the cross. it gets into the cheese this way. i thought that's what we want to crossed is a part of it. so the restaurants menu isn't limited. to where a cat, full, so on it is. cheese fondue made up of various kinds of cheese and served in

a fondue pot. dynastee b humps of brown bread with long funding forks and dumped them in the melted cheese . the wreckage dubai procures its cheese straight from local producers and cheese dairies and speciality. shops in downtown zurich, also sell, recollect cheese brought selection is available to customers wanting to prepare the dish at home. when is the right time to each mcclinton, switzerland upsets rock for the for the weather rattle fondue the swiss began eating it as soon as the weather turns. colden up until easter after that it tapers off a bit. well, okay, that would be the best time when you can sit outside, but no, i most people wait till you have to sit inside with all the windows and doors closed hot and then they each has stinky cheese that you can smell to balconies and come in that sense there, i can't schubert in the heart of zurich, so town is no exception, but the cheese specialities are served here all year round. but our collective

workload is a part of every swiss household and away from and it's something that's handed down from generation to generation. swiss rack unit is a delicacy that will be melting hearts well into the future. ah, a younger and woman was on her way to becoming a professional dancer when the unexpected happened. an abscess on her spine left her disabled and unable to walk. but this life changing experience hasn't stopped sophie howard, ham from dancing. ah ha sophie, how in ham dance has been a lifelong pursuit. ah, she's partially paralyzed below the waist. but that hasn't stopped her from chasing her dream. ah hanford,

dancing to me is something that comes from deep within fun, in that it's a passion that i live with and a language which i speak for, which i need no one is asking watered up. oh, sophie completed her studies in dance in the east and german city of dresden at the age of 19 and has been working as a freelance dancer on stages throughout germany ever since. she began studying dance seriously at the age of 12. some, 5 years later, an abscess was found on her spine. she underwent emergency surgery to have it removed, but it was too late. it had already caused nerve damage to her spine and left her partially paralyzed by law. not actually weeks after the onset of my paralysis, i recorded an improvised dance videoed light and i realized that nothing had really changed gamma. perhaps my body had changed,

but you can't take dance out of my heart and soul and i was my hat. oh, snap. ah, she recorded this dance video in part to complete her studies. but she also realized something in the process. ah, had her and demo men at the moment when i was diagnosed. i had this very blatant avoidance behavior is have because act for me and the life i have. it's out of the question that i would never walk again, let alone dance again. my good any be that i wanted to have control over my life, my life in my body, and over deciding what i was going to do with my life ish, i'll smile, labor matter. her determination is apparent in her life, both on and off the stage. when she is not dancing, she enjoys spending time in nature near her home in dresden. she relies on her mental strength and other physical abilities to carry her through and refuses to be defined by her handicap. begin to get psychiatrist sticks like when you're small

and you can't reach the cups on the shelf, or when a person has sensitive skin and need some protection factor, 50 and not 30. that's how it was with me. i just had to learn to live with these new obstacles. 9 eigenschaften lan also gain. now at age 23, sophie guest stars in various productions in germany. she works with choreography, who create pieces around her disability. she says she wants to convey the free nature of dance regardless of physical limitations. mindfulness of my dream has definitely come to her. i have the life of a dance sign, so i get to come here. i get to see a lot of cities and i get to me great people again or i'm living the life exactly as i'd wish now, destiny just completely different than i had imagined,

which doesn't make it worse at up lessons. less than that. oh, support. tropes are often included in the works she performs in like here in rehearsal, for a new piece called balance. hey, for sophie, how in ham dance has given her the focus and discipline needed for a successful 2nd chance in life, ah, ah, to the arctic circle now where you are max report or deanna pin yos is off to meet one of europe's last indigenous people. this saw me have lived in northern scandinavia for thousands of years and are fully intertwined with the nature around them. we visited a group who reside in the northern swedish town of your clock. above the arctic circle where the sammy people live. it is bitter cold in winter. that is as perfect . your max reporter deanna pianos has travelled to

a camp in lapland to learn how the sammy, people coexist with nature, where temperature is below minus 30 degrees celsius are not uncommon. i am going to need us from d w euro max. this is the 1st time i've been these far north in europe. today, i'm going to spend one day in the could you're of the sunny people. it is really cold and there is no electricity. let scott highlander, how are you? hello, i'm very well. thank you for having us here. it's nice to have year. it's a great day here. wonderful. yes. so tell me please, why is this play so special to you? well, basically i call this home. this is the land of my saw me people and my ancestors. we have lived here for at least 6000 years. ah, how could you describe this some people? well, i would say that we are the reindeer hurting people in the north. we. we are the protectors of, of the reindeer, and therefore also of the nature if the snow stays on the ground in lapland,

from october to april. so you've got to be able to ski, solon are, tell me about this. our transition, our sunniest keith, while the, the scheme mr. saw me way of transport traditionally and the saw me, we are following the reindeer herds. and so the whole culture is nomadic, and skiing is the way to be able to, to get around in nature. it wouldn't able to walk here because we have so much snow . i way more hard and done, it said, why are you made that good? now it's time to look for reindeer around 260000 of them live in the wild and sweden. but despite the largely untouched nature, the animals suffer from the consequences of climate change because of the climate change, the conditions of the snow changes and the snow becomes much more wet and eventually

that wet snow, freezing to ice. and that is like putting plastic over the food for the reindeer. they don't get the smell of the like in on the ground so they don't know where to dig for it. the numerous rivers are still frozen in the icy temperatures, but for sammy fish, even in winter, leonard pity drills a 50 centimeter deep hole in the ice. what kind of fish can we find? here we have white fish, pipe perch and trout. i seem to withdrawn, but then there's life under that void. sorry. rosa god is our minus 23 degrees. yes. how long this is going to take? wow. it can take everything from her. from her 2 minutes till 2 days. okay. oh, if this is the only way to find food today, then,

then we have to wait. ah, fortunately, they don't have to wait until a fish bite. leonard pitcher still has a plan b, a plan that finally brings a bit of work to. what do we have here with the doc or the bread and go to the reindeer. so fish. uh huh. and that it smoked. and now that fried over the volume went up with the like it. fantastic. i love it. it's really, really good. it's fresh and super tasty. really? my 1st i'm trying reindeer for dessert, another specialty of the region, cheese and reindeer meat in coffee. so i'm going to try 1st the cheese. ah. i squeeze them in now

with has been a really long and cold day, but it was a really great experience. i'm glad that i had this opportunity to get to know a little bit of the, some people i'm taking to things, their strong connection that they have with nature in how loyal they are to their culture. but now i'm going back to the fire. living with nature has been part of the sammy way of life for thousands of years. and we're that we come to the end of this edition of your max. be sure to follow us on social media for more from the world of culture and lifestyle. thanks for tuning in and, and this again, next week, ah ah

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