Gaia

Gaia, ears flapping in the wind, at the Pointe des Douaniers, Cap d'Ail.

Bisous

Bisous (kisses) lives in Menton and is 7 years old. Her mother was a Llasa Apso but, as her owners told me, her father didn't leave a visiting card!

Me and my Reflection ...

It's dusk and a French bulldog is out walking on the Coulée Verte in Nice.

Lands of the Giants

Chihuahuas it seems to me, need courage, dealing with all those enormous legs and boots that surround them.

Whisky

Whisky is a Maltese terrier who lives in Nice.  Don't you love his 'direct at the camera' look.  So much in those eyes.

Cali

Cali, a beautiful Golden Retriever, poses by the Coulée Vert in Nice at dusk.

Dog walker

A dog walker in Nice last night.  She has seven dogs in her charge, although two are hidden.  I nearly got run over!

Happy New Year's Eve everyone!

Roxy

Roxy, who lives in Monaco.

Shopping basket

So where does the shopping go?

Maggie

Maggie is a Red and White Irish Setter who lives in Monaco and loves pulling funny faces!

Choupinette

This is Choupinette, aged 11 and blind in one eye. She is a 'Royal Bourbon' - a breed from the Isle of Reunion, from where she was rescued and brought into France for adoption.  Horrifically dogs are sometimes used as shark bait on the Isle of Reunion - yes, a hook fixed, often through the nose and thrown in the sea. 

Waiting in line ...

A long-haired chihuahua amongst a crowd of people queuing in a Menton fish shop on Christmas Eve. Wonder if she likes fish?

Happy Christmas!

A very Happy Christmas to all my doggy friends and their humans!  (This is Bouchette, the Restaurant Beausejour dog from Gorbio)

Fetch!

Fetch! A happy Jack Russell terrier having the best fun on a Menton beach this morning.

Clumber

This is a Clumber spaniel at the Monaco Dog Show earlier in the year.  Clumbers are, I believe, the heaviest of all the spaniels.

Not a breed we see often n the south of France although there is one who lives in Menton.

And then there were two ...

This is a different photo of the wire-haired dachshund we met yesterday - today with a second dog hanging out of his pocket!

Skull and Crossbones

Dachshunds, especially wire-haired dachshunds, are too adorable, aren't they?  This one was at Monaco Dog Show earlier this year.  He looks as if he wishes his owner would hurry up with whatever he is doing.   Note the skull and crossbones leash.

Macho Dog

He looks fierce, doesn't he?  As for the hole in one ear and the chunk out of the other one, perhaps he was used as a fighting dog in the past.  Totally illegal, of course, and despicable. He was peering over a wrought iron fence in Gorbio village.

Get me outta here!

Get me outta here!  Sometimes I call in to a dog grooming salon in Menton - the owner is a friend of mine - and so of course I have to snap the dogs.  This little bichon has just been bathed and is waiting to be dried.

Roxy after her bath

Roxy, slightly damp, after a bath.  Roxy lives in Monaco.

Passing Strangers

The seeming sadness of the dog doesn't go unnoticed by the motor cyclist.


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La tristesse apparente du chien ne passe pas inaperçue pour le motocycliste.

Helline's crooked smile

... there was a little dog who had a crooked smile ...

This is Helline, a Lagotto Romagnolo, an Italian water-dog breed.

Akita in a bag

We met this tiny Pomeranian a couple of weeks ago, when his owner posed him alone in Place Massena, Nice. Here he is being walked (carried!) home. He's called Akita.  His owner has a sense of humour!

This is one of the photos I exhibited at PhotoMenton recently,  but in black and white.

In step

A bulldog and a bichon - in step - in Bari, Puglia.

Rosita

This is Rosita, a chihuahua, and she's an old lady of 16.  No surprise she's giving me a 'must you take my photo?' look!

Reality meets a photo

PhotoMenton: When reality meets a photograph!

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Quand la réalité rencontre une photo!

Hanna at PhotoMenton

A visitor to PhotoMenton yesterday! She's called Hanna, is three and a half years old and lives in Villefranche Sur Mer.  Hanna is a Coton de Tulear, a breed from Madagascar.  Dogs are only allowed in PhotoMenton if they are carried, (and Hanna is heavy) so she happily sat on my lap, or the chair, whilst her owners had a look around the exhibition.

Time to Box

Much of Larvotto Beach in Monaco is closed for winter. But nothing will stop this lovely boxer asking me to throw the ball yet once more! His owners are closing up their shop for the winter.

This is one of the photos you'll find on my stand at PhotoMenton, Palais de l'Europe, Menton. Open until Sunday. Do come along and say Hello!

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Une grande partie de la plage du Larvotto à Monaco est fermée pour l'hiver. Mais rien ne peut empêcher de ce beau boxeur de me demander de lancer la balle une fois encore! Ses propriétaires ont fermé leur boutique pour l'hiver.

Ceci est l'une des photos que vous trouverez sur mon stand à PhotoMenton, Palais de l'Europe, Menton. Ouvert jusqu'à dimanche. Venez et dites moi Bonjour!

Emma and Joe

My beautiful friend, Emmanuelle and Joe, the Cocker spaniel at the Coulée Verte in Nice.  This is one of the photos I'm exhibiting at PhotoMenton this year. (Palais de l'Europe, Menton until Sunday...) - do come along!

Pauline and puppies

This is adorable Pauline who lives in Gorbio village.  Since I took this photo, the pups have gone to their forever homes but she still has the pups' parents to play with.

Flying Staffy

The flying (!) Staffordshire Bull Terrier is  one of the photos in my presentation at PhotoMenton this year.  He is an Agility dog who was entered in last year's competition in Menton.

Do come along if you are in the Menton area - Palais de l'Europe until the 29th November.  Stand 51. You'll find 120 photographers and around 1200 photographs. And do say Hello!

Collies

Two beautiful Rough Collies in the Casino Gardens, Monaco.

Kiwi

This is Kiwi, a 6 month old apricot poodle.  Kiwi was born in Canada and flown over to France when he was three months old.  As life goes on, he'll be regularly flying back and forth between his owner's two homes: Montreal and Monaco. 

Akita the tiny Pomeranian

Akita, a tiny Pomeranian, at Place Massena in Nice.

Little 'Biggie'

Another puppy-fix today.  Here's little 'Biggie' again doing what a Jack Russell does best - exploring and having fun.

Lady

This bundle of fluff, sitting on her owner's feet for security (!) is a Pyrenean Shepherd dog, known in France as the Berger des Pyrénées. She's called Lady, is two and a half months old and lives in Menton.

Titine and 1664

Titine in Menton.  Don't think her tongue is long enough!

The dog who thinks it's a cat!

Titine, the French bulldog, thinks she's a cat!  She and her owner Denis, who live in Gorbio, are at Sini's restaurant in Menton - a great place for a light lunch - perhaps a slice of pissaladiere and with a glass of wine, of course!

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Titine , ce bouledogue français, croit qu'elle est une chatte!  Elle et son propriétaire Denis, qui vivent à Gorbio, sont au  Sini, restaurant à Menton - un endroit idéal pour un déjeuner léger - par exemple  une tranche de pissaladière avec un verre de vin, bien sûr!

Didier

This dog looks like a poodle, doesn't he? In fact he's an Italian breed called a Lagotto Romagnolo. He's only 10 months old and is called Didier.  Dider lives in Nice. 

Biggie

Meet Biggie!  A 3 month old Jack Russell terrier looking too cute for words!

Biggie has just started his new life with a friend of mine and will live in Monaco and Denmark and be much loved. Lucky puppy!

Offside in Airole!

Airole, Italy

Offside!

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Hors-jeu!

Waiting for "Mama'

This Brittany spaniel is waiting for his owner to come out of the 'superette' in Gorbio village.

Injured Dog

The pedestrian street in Menton: The fluffy dog in the lady's arms was injured in an accident but has been stitched up and is now on the mend.

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La rue piétonne à Menton: La chienne pelucheuse dans les bras de la dame a été blessée dans un accident, mais elle a été suturée et elle est maintenant en voie de guérison.

Raffi, the Biewer Yorkshire terrier

This is a black and white Yorkie.  Known is a 'Biewer' terrier - or Biewer Yorkshire terrier - ie a Yorkie that is black and white and brown.  The breed originated in Germany.

I met tiny 14 month old Raffi yesterday on Larvotto Beach in Monaco, where she lives.  Isn't she adorable!