30 July 2010
Fifi the Fearless
This adorable Longhaired Chihuaha was walking around Port Hercule in Monaco. She's only 10 months old and was so good. When her owners told her to sit she did, when they told her to look up, she did...but only for them. I couldn't get her to look at me. How well-behaved though for such a baby.
Fifi lives in Holland between Hilversum and Utrecht.
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Chihuahua
29 July 2010
The Bulldogs?
This was published on Menton Daily Photo a few days ago and it was suggested I should put it on Riviera Dogs.
This guy works on a clothing stall near to the market in Menton and was more than happy to have his tattoos photographed. Left to right - Lady, Churchill and Petula. He insists all three are English Bulldogs but the one on the left looks like a Boxer and the one on the right a bit like a Pit Bull.
Tomorrow - a real dog!
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English Bulldog
26 July 2010
The Beausejour Dog
Riviera Dogs has featured Boutchette, the Bassett Hound before. Last August she was 6 months old - the resident Beausejour dog - and sitting in the sunshine. Do click to see a better photo than today's because after endless heat and sun, it clouded over and even rained about three drops, but I'm not complaining other than lack of light in photos.
Today she is sitting outside the Beausejour, the great restaurant in Gorbio village and what she doesn't know is that tomorrow she gets a new sister - a miniature shih-tzu.
If you wonder what is on the paving stones behind her, well it's hopscotch - French hopscotch - bright colours and not a child goes by without hop, skipping and jumping on it.
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Bassett hound
24 July 2010
Wait!
What a well-trained little dog. In the smaller photo he approaches the crossing and then he waits for the lights to change.
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Yorkshire terrier
20 July 2010
Tess - thrown in a bin at one day old!
About three years ago four puppies - only one day old - were found in a rubbish bin in Grasse. The lady who found them was pregnant, so no easy task to hand-rear the pups but she did. Some members of the British community contributed to the buying of special milk etc and then at four weeks old the pups went to their new homes.
With no mother to train them they don't react quite like normal dogs. I've cared for two of them now at Pension Milou and both share similar characteristics. They are needy, incredibly hyper but adorable, they can open every door in the place (grrrr...) and they bark like crazy if other dogs play but they'll run for a ball endlessly. They have to be temped to eat at first but later they do well. They seem to be a mix of pointer - perhaps there is some whippet with that tuck-up. I don't know about those ears tho and the undershot jaw.
This is Tess, who lives with a guy and his wife-to-be, both of whom work on yachts in the south of France. They adore her. Lucky Tess eh?
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Cross breed
17 July 2010
Learning to be a French Dog...
Who can resist a 3 month old French bulldog puppy? Meet Chica who is learning to be a real French dog as French dogs are allowed in restaurants - or nearly all of them. Vive la France!
Chica is seen here at Le Balico in Menton on Bastille Day. She lives in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.
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French bulldog
14 July 2010
The Saint Pierre dog
This little dog took part in the Festival of Saint Pierre recently - St. Peter being the patron saint of fishermen. Above and left he is on a boat waiting to go out into the bay where the priest will bless the fisherman who have died at sea.
In the photo below he's waiting - in his owner's arms - for the procession to arrive. You can follow this topic on Menton Daily Photo.
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Cross breed
11 July 2010
Dog at Dusk
This golden retriever mix was waiting outside a beautiful chapel in Beaulieu-sur-Mer. It's opposite La Reserve de Beaulieu which is one of the Riviera's great hotels (see below). The chapel is now used as an exhibition space and I went along to see a really good exhibition of photographs. This dog was drying off after a swim in the sea. Presumably he belonged to one of the organisers and was more than happy to accept pats from all and sundry.
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Golden Retriever
06 July 2010
Bassia - Hot Dog!
Bassia is hot! So were we all. He was having lunch at Stars n Bars on the port of Monaco - well, actually his owners were...
He sat in the shade with a large plastic bucket of water offered by the management.
Bassia lives in Monaco. He's three and a half years old and he's a mix of a Boxer and a Dogue de Bordeaux and you can clearly see both breeds in him. A sweetie.
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Boxer,
Dogue de Bordeaux
03 July 2010
Battle of Wills
This photo was on Menton Daily Photo the other day (the subject was 'reflections') but I thought it might be of interest to readers of Riviera Dogs if they hadn't seen it.
The dog had picked up the wing of a seabird and his owner is trying to make him drop it. Eventually he succeeded - with difficulty!
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Cross breed
30 June 2010
Holly the Harlequin
This adorable little poodle is what I think is called a Harlequin. We met walking around the port of Monaco. Too cute, eh? She lives in Valbonne, just along the coast and is 12 months old.
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Poodle
24 June 2010
Skye High
Back to the Monaco Dog show today - even tho it took place in April! This Skye Terrier looks pretty proud he got an Excellent in his class. Isn't he beautiful!
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Skye Terrier
19 June 2010
Keno
Will someone please take me shopping like this? It can't be bad, can it? Carried around is a comfortable bag, put down from time to time, loved and fed and walked. This little dog - a long-haired chihuahua called Keno - has got life pretty much worked out. And so has his charming owner. They obviously adore each other.
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Chihuahua
15 June 2010
12 June 2010
'Here's looking at you, kid'
This little shih-tzu lives with Riva, the bling-bling Labrador we saw on Avenue Princesse Grace in Monaco the other day. Look at his expression...would you say he's looking down his nose at me? His name - Berlioz.
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Shih-tzu
10 June 2010
Monte Carlo Bling
If you think it's just little poodles and chihuahuas who wear jewelled collars, think again. This is Monaco after all. Meet Riva, the Labrador who was walking sedately along Avenue Princesse Grace one morning. Next time, we'll meet Riva's buddy, Berlioz.
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labrador
08 June 2010
Iroquio
We've gone back to the Monaco Dog Show today, even tho it took place in April!
This is Iroquio, who at the time was only 4 months old. He's a Belgian Shepherd Dog - Tervuren - and comes from Belgium - meaning he lives in Belgium and of course the breed originated in Belgium. His name, by the way, is Indian but I don't know what it means. I do know he is cute!
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Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervuren)
04 June 2010
Wolf
This old dog lives in the Old Town of Ventimiglia. Bare patches on his skin, perhaps he has leishmaniosis or perhaps he's just old - which he is - he's 13.
To see the whole street where he lives - and it's a wonderful Old Town - do click on Menton Daily Photo today.
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Cross breed
01 June 2010
No High Heels
This yacht was in Menton for the recent Festival of Offshore Racing boats.
See the sign? Do you think this little Yorkie is wishing she'd been allowed to bring her high heels on board?
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Yorkshire terrier
29 May 2010
The Pug and the Baby
Two-tier travel going on here. Baby up top, pug below. And look how hard this young mother is working to drag the pram off the beach in Ventimiglia. We offered to help but she said she was fine. Mothers constantly amaze me with what they have to do each day.
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Pug
26 May 2010
The Handover
This looks like one lucky puppy who has landed on his feet, don't you think? I'm not sure if he's a specific breed or not. Not a pointy enough face for a Jack Russell? And he looks young and will grow somewhat bigger.
This 'handover' from mother to daughter took place during the day of Street Theatre in Menton. Click on the link to see more.
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Cross breed
23 May 2010
The Peruvian Hairless Dog
A first for Riviera Dogs...this is a breed called the Peruvian Hairless Dog. As you can see he is completely hairless save for a few coarse hairs on his face.
He's called Estrello and is 5 months old. These photos were taken just at the beginning of the Corbusier walk from Cap Martin to Monaco.
Do click on the photo below to enlarge it and really see his skin which his owner likened to an elephant's skin.
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Peruvian Hairless Dog
21 May 2010
Street Theatre - Dog Watch
When your owners are sitting on the Place du Cap in Menton watching Kids' Street Theatre the only place to be is tucked up at the back and ignore the whole thing...
To see more of Menton's Street Theatre please click on the link.
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Cross breed
17 May 2010
The Monaco Grand Prix Ferrari Dog
You might have noticed that yesterday was the Monaco Grand Prix when the world descends on the Principality. So no surprise this dog did too.
She's called Ebony and along with her Australian owner has been travelling around the world in a camper van for 3 years. She was rescued from the Washington State Shelter where she was one day from being euthanized. She's crossed the Atlantic 4 times so she's well up to wearing a Ferrari t-shirt and posing for admirers by the Ferraris on display in rue Princesse Caroline.
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Cross breed
13 May 2010
Up in Arms
This little long-haired Chihuahua was in the arms of the secretary of the Monaco Dog Society - at the recent show held in the circus tent in Fontvieille.
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Chihuahua
11 May 2010
The Comfy Corner
Dogs have that wonderful ability to make themselves comfortable in any corner, don't they? This dog is tucked up close to the wall of the bar, near to his owner of course - and patiently waiting whilst she has her coffee and chats to a friend who stopped by her table.
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Cross breed
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