30 September 2012
Three Shelties
Three well-trained Shelties, waiting their turn to compete at the reeent Agility competition in Menton.
They live in Mandelieu and left to right are called: Bluebell Lady, Deslys d'Amour and Fleur de Lyla. They are 6, 3 and 1 and a half years old. Adorable!
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Shetland Sheepdog
27 September 2012
Agillity! - the Golden
Another flying dog, this time a Golden Retriever about to land. The smaller photo shows him with the backdrop of the Old Town of Menton and in the last photo he's weaving in and out of the poles. Clever dog!
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Golden Retriever
25 September 2012
The Flying Cavalier
There was an Agility competition in Menton recently so expect lots of photos of dogs jumping over fences!
Isn't this Cavalier amazing - I never knew this breed did agility.
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Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
21 September 2012
Plume, the Golden Oldie
This lovely old Golden Retriever lives in Gorbio village and recently attended the Blessing of the Animals.
He's called Plume and is 13 years old. Such a gentle soul. Such a lovely breed.
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Golden Retriever
16 September 2012
Mia
Here's a Riviera Dog who happens to be one of mine. This is Mia - some of you know she had a terrible life before she came here three and a half years ago.
Now, she's in pretty good shape physically, still terrified of strangers and normally gets up and moves when I pick up the camera. Yesterday was a bit of a breakthrough though because she saw the camera, looked at me through sleepy eyes and stayed where she was. So here she is ...
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Bassett Ariégeois
13 September 2012
Enki, the dachshund puppy and Julien
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In the last photo, Enki is being admired by the owner of Google, the chihuahua we met the other day. Google looks pretty interested too!
It's so good to see a young man like Julien taking such good care of his dog.
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Dachshund
08 September 2012
D'squard
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Like all Min Pins he's really active - I took two or three shots but it was hard to get him reasonably still and then later, there he was. standing next to his owner and her handbag on a wall. Voila!
Matching handbag too!
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Miniature Pinscher
04 September 2012
Google the Chihuahua
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As you can see, he attracts a lot of attention - here being photographed by both his owner and me!
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Chihuahua
30 August 2012
25 August 2012
Tiago
It's so rare to see an Afghan Hound in the south of France - and certainly not one as beautiful and in such wonderful condition as Tiago. In fact Tiago is the first Afghan to appear on Riviera Dogs.
This three-year old was walking in the pedestrian street of Menton where he created quite a stir (don't you love the look the little girl is giving him?) but, as befits such a beauty, wasn't bothered in the least by the crowds. But then he's a Saint Tropez dog so is doubtless used to adulation from the 'in' crowd.
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Afghan Hound
22 August 2012
Off to the Flamenco!
This may look a rather strange way of walking the dog but in fact it's sensible. This lady is waiting to get into the Flamenco Festival in Gorbio village - naturally pooch comes too - and with her own little carrying bag she has somewhere to sit comfortably - and feels secure - whilst the performance is on.
If you want to see photos of the flamenco dancing please click on Menton Daily Photo.
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Maltese terrier (Bichon Maltais)
17 August 2012
Titine
Meet Titine, a totally adorable year old French bulldog who lives in the medieval village of Gorbio. Titine and her owner, Denis, are at the Bar les Terrasses.
Looks like these two are made for each other ... lucky dog, lucky owner.
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French bulldog
13 August 2012
Iggy
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Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
09 August 2012
Ayla - the Black and the White
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Poodle (Standard Bi-color)
03 August 2012
Wash and Brush Up Westie
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West Highland White terrier
29 July 2012
Greta
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Miniature Pinscher
26 July 2012
Prickle
We've met Prickle before on Riviera dogs but that was four and a half years ago. Prickle lives with her owner William at one of Menton's famous gardens, Le Clos du Peyronnet. Here she poses near some of the beautiful old demijohns that appear to float on one of the pools in this magical garden.
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Jack Russell terrier
21 July 2012
Pippo, the High-Energy Jack Russell
This is Pippo, a high-energy one year old Jack Russell who lives in Italy. I met him walking through the medieval village of Gorbio where he wouldn't let go of his tennis ball and that is what he is doing here - clinging on to the ball, feet off the ground. Ideally, I'd have used a different setting on the camera so the background was more blurred but it wouldn't deal with the speed of this little dog.
Perhaps I'll meet him again one day, with his charming owners, Mauro and Dimitri - then we'll settle him down and have another go at a portrait. But then how often is a Jack Russell calm and quiet?!
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Jack Russell terrier
19 July 2012
Orazio from Lake Como
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This post is for Véronique, a fellow-blogger (French Girl in Seattle) who recently visited Menton and Gorbio et moi. We had such a good time together, putting the world to rights over a good bottle of rosé. (or was it half a bottle!) She adores French Bulldogs and one day wants to have one. I'm sure she will!
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French bulldog
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