RIVIERA DOGS

Some dogs have all the luck, don't they? This little Jack Russell loves his walks - with all the good smells - around Port Hercule in ...

This adorable Maltese Terrier (bichon maltais in French) was sitting on a bench overlooking Larvotto beach. She's called Ritzy. A good ...

The other day we met Beamish, the Bernese Mountain Dog.  Today, we meet Two Spots, a 7-year old Australian Blue Heeler. I met Beamish and...

Have you ever met a Bernese Mountain Dog that isn't totally adorable?  They have the most divine temperaments.  I met 7 year old Beamis...

This cute little 3 year old Jack Russell lives in Menton and was watching the display put on by the Newfoundlands last month.

Dogs are so patient, aren't they? They just want to be with us - doesn't matter if we are texting, reading, watching the television,...

This little Min. Pin is called Portugais because he comes from Portugal and lives with a Portuguese family in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.

Stormy is the name of this lovely Saluki puppy - she is ten months - and it's also what we've been going thru in the south of France...

Ted is an 8 year old Chinese Crested without a crest! His owners explained they keep it trimmed. I met Ted in Menton where he was on holid...

This leggy pup of 5 months lives in Nice although I met him walking along the old port in Menton. He looks to be what they call a Griffon-t...

Some dogs have it all worked out, don't they? This Yorkie looks perfectly capable of walking alongside his owner but prefers to sit in ...

This lovely dog was frolicking on the rocks on the day the Newfoundlands were giving their display. I think he wanted to prove it's not...

Molly lives with the last little dog we saw - Cashew . She's 12 years old and they live in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.

Cashew is an old man. He's 14½ and lives with his sprightly friend, Molly, who is only 12 - we'll meet her in the next posting. The...

This doggie in the window was in Castellar, a hill village 6 kilometres above Menton. I looked up - the window is on the first floor of an o...

Today - one of the many Newfoundlands who took part in the demonstration - here he is waiting for the demonstration to begin. I don't k...

Newfoundlands showing their skills as life-savers at sea. This demonstration was given by the dogs and owners of ' Terre-Neuve 06 '...

These two charmers have long names. The wire-haired is called Donnawetter and she is 2. And the smooth-haired is called Alpenliebe and she...

Meet Dunya. She's a 7 year old mix of labrador and German Short-haired Pointer. She was re-homed from a Belgian refuge 6 years ago and...

This lovely Berger de Picardie ended up in the SPA of Monaco when she was one year old, which is when her owners gave her a home. She's...