Showing posts with label Old English Sheepdog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Old English Sheepdog. Show all posts
24 July 2016
Thirsty work
It's hot in Menton at the moment and this lovely Old English Sheepdog is happy to have a cold drink.
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09 March 2016
Crufts 2016
For those of you interested, Crufts - the biggest dog show in the world - starts tomorrow in Birmingham. This is what thousands and thousands of exhibitors will be doing in preparation and what I used to do for many years including judging there in 2006. Good luck to all my friends who exhibit their dogs, and especially the Old English Sheepdogs!
(This is the tail of Sjaak Nelleke's dog when they visited the Monaco dog show one year).
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28 April 2012
Pretty in Pink
Yesterday we saw Poppy's tail. Here is her adorable face with one dark eye and one blue eye. In the old days the shepherds called am Old English Sheepdog 'wall eyed' when it had one eye of each colour and believed the dog would never go blind. Maybe /probably a myth.
I have a feeling she knows she's pretty, don't you? As I said, yesterday, Poppy lives in Holland and is on the French Riviera for a series of dog shows known as the Riviera Circuit - Monaco, San Remo and Nice - three shows in three different countries which gives dogs a chance of getting various international titles.
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27 April 2012
Poppy's Tail
Today is the first day of Monaco's annual dog show. This is an Old English Sheepdog's tail getting a little trim. Come back tomorrow and I'll show you the other end and her beautiful face! She's called Poppy, lives in Holland and won Best Bitch at Crufts this year - no small feat in the dog world.
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25 November 2009
Gorda - the dog from the past...
Gorda was born in Italy and lived there for much of her life. Now she lives with her owner's mother. She's got some spinal/incontinence problems that are mostly solved with medication.
Funnily enough years ago I used to look after an OES puppy called Gorda, who belonged to an Italian guy in Monte Carlo --- I wonder if it's the same Gorda? It was about eight or nine years ago so the timeline works. I wish I'd thought of it and asked.
P.S. I found this old snapshot of Gorda as a puppy - taken in 2001. I think it's her! Don't you?
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25 March 2009
Bella the Bobtail
You don't see many Old English Sheepdogs in the south of France, so when I saw this one sitting with her owners outside a restaurant, I had to take a photograph. 'My' breed after all - one I'd loved, bred, shown and judged for years.
So meet Bella, 6 years old and living in Frankfurt, Germany - on a visit to Menton.
Update on Mistral and Mia on Postcards from Pension Milou today.
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15 August 2008
The Obama Dog
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There's a little bit of a cheat here because this dog isn't a Riviera Dog - but he could well be. Blue, a nine-month old Old English Sheepdog puppy, lives with his owner, my best buddy Candy, in Ohio. Candy visits Menton often - so let's imagine she's put Blue on the plane with her!
I just couldn't resist showing you Blue's new collar - photo taken by Candy, of course, and no prizes for guessing her politics. This gorgeous collar (click to enlarge smaller photograph) was designed by Candy's oh-so-talented, artist friend, Laura R. Joseph. You can see more of Laura's beautiful work by clicking on her website.
I just couldn't resist showing you Blue's new collar - photo taken by Candy, of course, and no prizes for guessing her politics. This gorgeous collar (click to enlarge smaller photograph) was designed by Candy's oh-so-talented, artist friend, Laura R. Joseph. You can see more of Laura's beautiful work by clicking on her website.
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19 April 2008
Monaco Dog Show - Cuddled up
Lots of exhibitors keep their dogs in cages when they are not preparing them for the ring or showing them. The dogs are used to it and it's a sanctuary from the chaos of the exhibition hall and the owners know their dogs are safe.
Here you see two Old English Sheepdogs. These made the long journey from Holland - one a champion and one a puppy - both girls. How's this for togetherness?!
Here you see two Old English Sheepdogs. These made the long journey from Holland - one a champion and one a puppy - both girls. How's this for togetherness?!
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02 April 2008
Bilbo
No, he hasn't broken his leg. This is Bilbo, an Old English Sheepdog, who became a Riviera Dog for a couple of days. He lives in Barcelona and came to the Riviera to compete in a dog show, just across the Italian border, in San Remo. He and his owners, good friends of mine, stayed here for a couple of nights. Here he is on the lower terrace.
And he won - so he's now an International champion! And the socks? That's to keep his feet clean prior to the show.
And he won - so he's now an International champion! And the socks? That's to keep his feet clean prior to the show.
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03 October 2007
Waiting for the bus?
I've listed this dog as an Old English Sheepdog although it's certainly only partly that - near enough tho for the purposes of this blog. I don't know if it's a he or a she but what a lovely dog - patiently waiting for the owner inside the Menton bus station, on a rather hot summer's day.
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