Dog of the Day - 28th Feb 2013

Last day of the month already and the sun was out again! Today's Dog of the Day is a friendly English Bulldog called Frankie (there's another one around here who is not friendly!). He was having a good old roll. He wanted to play with Henry and Archie, but his size kind of precluded it - he weighs three times as much as them and I think I have a bruised leg from when he just rubbed against me! His owner told me that there's an English Bulldog meet-up this weekend in Hyde Park, so I'm planning to head there on Sunday - will be quite a sight, especially as they don't seem to come in any other colour...

Dog of the Day - 27th Feb 2013

The sun came out this afternoon, so the camera came out with me. Today's Dog of the Day is actually two dogs and a human again! This time it's Lucy the Boston Terrier and Louie the French Bulldog. They've been best friends since they were puppies and every afternoon the first one to the park will wait patiently, looking around for the other. Once the other arrives their owners let them off the lead and they run towards each other and greet like long-lost lovers! Both of them love to play with balls, but don't like to share them with some of the other members of the afternoon pack!

Dog of the Day - 26th Feb 2013

Today it is cold and drizzly - the camera is staying safely indoors! - so today's photo is from a sunnier day back in January. Today's Dog of the Day is Jaz's companion - a 7.5-month-old little chap called Tai, who is a relatively new breed called a Silken Windhound. It's a cross between a Borzoi and a whippet, so part of the sight hound family. He loves to run around, and is pretty fast, but is sometimes outrun by a whippet who's a bit older than him, and apparently lets out a little grumble of frustration.

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Dog of the Day - 25th Feb 2013

Today's Dog of the Day is the magnificent Jaz again, the Borzoi/Afghan Hound mix. She is an incredible dog - I grow more and more fond of her every day! Today she sat and posed for me - the perfect subject. She's ten, so a lot more placid than the 9-month-old pup I'm used to, with the energy that comes with that. Here's a selection of photos I captured of her today (one with the unfeasibly cute 5-month-old miniature wire-haired dachshund, Flossy).

Dog of the Day - 24th Feb 2013

It looks as if the Dog of the Day is often going to be Henry! This weekend I was busy with other photography work, so didn't have the inclination to take the camera out with the dog when I finally got home. So here is a picture that I took of Henry the other morning, lying on my bed. He's not allowed on the bed at night - doors firmly closed between us and the bedroom - but he is allowed during the morning while I'm showering. Occasionally he makes a run for it as we're turning off the lights at night, but he gets firmly plonked back in his bed in the sitting room. Anyway, here's the shot of him, looking a little sheepish on the bed. He has the most unbelievably long eyelashes which make my heart melt!

Dog of the Day - 21st Feb 2013

Today's Dog of the Day photo was taken a few days ago, when the sun was still out and my fingers weren't frozen inside their gloves. This is Poppy, a rather sweet elderly Jack Russell. The older ones certainly seem to sit still a bit more.

Dog of the Day - 20th Feb 2013

I've seen a few unusual dog breeds recently - the Borzoi/Afghan cross, a Bracco Italiano a couple of days ago, and a Bloodhound today. This is Billie, and she is six. Her eyelashes face down into her eyes, so eventually she'll have to have an operation to correct them. Poor thing didn't look as if she could see at all. And those jowels! I've never seen anything like them - they were actually blowing in the chilly wind! It's amazing how dog breeds are so different.