Yes indeed, with the mighty Fred 
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Willow our 6 year old English Springer looking to run in the hills !
its getting hot for her in the south now.
she has been in france for a month.
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Lovely photo Rob (and lovely dog)
Thanks Sue
we lost her mum this year, and have been waiting for the right time to bring Willow over. my wife is in france full-time now, and im still working 3 or 4 days a week in UK; so I miss her terribly ( willow ! not my wife) 
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On the subject of donkeys - might anyone know of a recognised refuge in the Toulouse area?
A both happy and sad day for me today because it is 5 years since the elegant, faithful and enthusiastic Enola came to us as a foster. Some on here I know may remember her long thread on another forum, dealing with her training and settling in with us, sadly cut short due to the prejudice and spite of âthe managementâ.
Happy because her time here was a pure joy, but sad because that joy and exuberance, caused an accidental collision with our elderly Tosca who died at 16 and a half as a result. I had to return Enola to the pension while I dealt with Tosca but then tried to get her back. Unfortunately for me, in that short period of a day or so, she was adopted elsewhere.
This video is rather long so not necessary to watch all of it but it does demonstrate both her joie de vivre but also devotion to me and obedience. You may also note that, for some inexplicable reason, I changed dear Toscaâs sex from feminine to masculine in the commentary. 
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Slight thread drift.
The daughter asked AI what our Bob would look like if he were human. This is the result!
First the dog (just back from groomer as he had disgraced himself with unspeakable things. His fur does actually look more like the AI)
And then the AI
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I think Bob has more of a gentle sadness about him. Unless that expression in his eyes is a post-groomers âwhat have I done to deserve this?â
He is very fine and Iâm not surprised you fell in love (even given the unspeakable things!)
Rona is not at all convinced her bed is in the right place. Half of it is now on the lawn, the other half the dining room
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Iâm a fully paid up member of the âdogs sleep in the bed clubâ, despite the fact that precious sleep can occasionally be disturbed by nocturnal trips outsideâŠI suspect Iâm not alone in belonging to this clubâŠ
Article from Associated Press in the US.
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Jules used to come into my bedroom during the night to lay on the blankets next to me, but only about once a month or even longer. I quite like it, havenât noticed any lack of sleep because of it, but there is one problem, he exudes prodigeous amounts of heat which even penetrates 2 layers of the duvet (I double a handfull and stuff it between us).
Now in fly season I close the bedroom door all day and night and open a window (there is a mesh screen on the outside which allows no insects through) but, a little worried that I am stopping him coming in, I push the door almost closed but not snecked. So far he has not pushed it open but I do notice that he chooses the settee just outside of it to sleep on whereas during the day he alternates between the 2 of them.
Our cat shares the bed. Iâm sure I donât get the same quality of sleep - especially when itâs warm, and he is putting out 38degC curled up next to me - but I couldnât make him sleep elsewhere (and heâd scratch to get in anyway).
But he has learned that I get up when Iâm ready and, since Iâm the one who feeds him, that means he lets me sleep until 7h30 âŠ
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This is Carmel, a former Tunis street dog, recently brought to France and adopted by friends/neighbours. A France based Tunisian vet identifies those street dogs capable and suitable for rehoming in France. She, like other similar street dogs, was identified as being at risk of being run over, or stoned deliberately by Tunis locals who see dogs as âuncleanâ. The Tunis authorities will not approve sterilisation measures to limit the dog population âfor cultural reasonsâ. The new owners wanted to adopt a dog from French rescue centres but were repeatedly turned down without even being met, seemingly as they wanted to be able to take their dog with them in their van, to accompany them at work.
She is a sweet, quiet girl, who only showed fear at the sight of ⊠cows, presumably as they are thin on the ground in Tunis!
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Oh wonderful! Iâm so glad this sweet little curly girl will now have a happy life. 
We are on the road again, my co-pilot and I, this time again to Agen to collect a 2 year old chocolate Dobermann to come back to Sharon and await a new adopter. He looks a bit imperious:
Described thus:
Sa propriĂ©taire a dĂ» dĂ©mĂ©nagĂ© suite Ă un changement de travail⊠et se retrouve maintenant dans un 30 m2 sans extĂ©rieurâŠ
ROGH ne supporte pas du tout !
Ce doby est conforme Ă tous les autres Dobermann⊠câest Ă dire : Vif, nerveux, trĂšs actif, croisĂ© kangourou quand il est content !
Il est puissant et tire en laisse⊠il prĂ©fĂšre ĂȘtre libre, le rappel est acquis.
Par contre, il faudra reprendre les cours canins pour le canaliser.
Il adore la voiture et peut voyager de longues heures sur des kilomÚtres⊠il ne bougera pas une oreille.
TrĂšs joueur avec les humains.
Ne dit rien aux chiens quâil croise, mais ne supporte pas du tout les chats.
On Ă©vitera les enfants de moins de 10 ans, il est trop brutal.
Hyper cĂąlin, affectueux et collant.
Il est propre en intĂ©rieur, et a besoin dâun terrain pour se dĂ©fouler faute de quoi, il sâoccupera de ce quâil trouvera Ă lâintĂ©rieur.
Jules and I will collect him at 1pm on Friday at the A61 peage sortie 7 and possibly have a brief break just to the north of Agen at a watering hole I know before delivering him to Sharon.
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What a handsome dog David. Letâs hope he find a new home quickly. 
Yes, looking forward to meeting him, but not a good time of year for a new start.
My dear friend in Macau has just sent me this
Although abandoned by his first people he is indeed âLuckyâ to find himself now homed with Eileen
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The update on the meeting is made, at some length in the âFrustratingâ thread. 
I wonder if she knows my son, if not the time is short, he will be rehomed to Bangkok very shortly. 
A well trodden path for me in my dog delivering days, Mornac, but I heard it is under threat now sadly.