RIVIERA DOGS

Oscar was sitting on a bench by the sea in Menton, his owners alongside. He's 14 years old and does really well for an old man. A lovel...

Emma looks so fierce, doesn't she? In fact, she's a total softie. She's big - I thought 'she' was a 'he' until ...

This is Tequila who sleeps on the guitar case. She lives in a van with her owner, Virginie. You see Virginie often in Menton playing her gui...

This lovely dog was walking down Rue Longue, which was once the original Roman road, Via Aurelia, in Menton. The lady stopped and allowed me...

Sporting the French colours, I thought this little dog was a Yorkshire terrier, but he is a Llasa-Apso in a different trim. If you look at h...

Pepsi is a 9 year old Coton de Tulear (a lovely breed from Madagascar). He was on holiday in Menton with his owners and lives in Lille. As s...

These three lovely Cairn terriers were walking near to the Port of Monaco. In case you wonder why you are looking at the back of me, it'...

This lovely dog is a cross between a Berger Suisse and a Golden Retriever. He's 12 years old and was rescued from a refuge. He lives i...

Alain jumped about like a kitten and was too scared to look at the camera, but then he's very much a baby. He's only three months ol...

Look carefully and you'll see his eyes looking right at us. This beautiful dog is a Bouvier de Flandres - a breed that originated in Bel...

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 ...

In the smaller photograph, and out of shot, is a bench - in the middle of Menton - and every day you'll find a group of men sitting here...

Alia is a French bulldog from Cavaillon, which is in Provence. If you are French you'd know that Cavaillon is where the melons comes fro...

One of the things I so love about living here is the proximity to Italy. Walk around Menton and sometimes you hear more Italian than French....

You don't often see a Ruby Cavalier King Charles spaniel - more often it's a Blenheim or a Tri-colour. This little girl lives in Ca...

This little Boston terrier pup - he's a year old - was playing around in the hardware shop in Carnoles (part of Roquebrune-cap-Martin) w...

Snapped at the Corso (the parade of floats at the Fête du Citron in Menton) this lovely beagle pup was far more interested in playing with...

I'm only kidding - not really a 'bad hair day' - in fact rather a good one - I love that flick of hair over his eye. This little...

A handsome French bulldog walking along by the sea in Menton. Bounty is two and a half and lives in the Var, the next department along from...

Snapped at the Fête du Citron in Menton, this adorable dog is held in his owner's arms to protect him from the crowds - 25,000 this yea...