It is very hot here and I cannot et my doodles to like water, let alone the pool. So, I showed them this
You’d think being two water dogs combined they would take the hint…
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This is Radko, the Dobermann, that I collected on time but in spite of tears from the young boy of the family, from Agen some weeks ago, with his new copain. Fast asleep cuddled together. Aaahhhh. 
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Bet they’re not as thin on the ground as pigs!
A lot of flamingoes used to live on the Tunis municipal garbage dump.
Gigi hates swimming too, but if she saw someone in trouble in the water, she might swim out with a ball in her mouth hoping that before they drowned, they would throw it for her to recover.
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This would aave so much time, if such a detailed candid description would also be available about all prospective human boyfriends.
I was almost in love with this one just from the description. Until I got to the bit kindly underlined in bold, ** Ne supporte pas du tout les chats ** .
Oh, well. 
Yes, all too common with Dobermanns unfortunately, but they aren’t all like that and I believe with careful introduction most dogs can at least abide with other ‘family’ members. With Jules I fear I will never know if he could be friends with one, as his howling from afar sends them running for cover.
Rogh, above, turned out to be very gentle and is settling in well, but my troubles in actually bringing him to his new temporary home are described in the Frustrations thread. 
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Very poignant.
After picking up my wife to be at Manchester airport on her first visit to the UK, we stopped off at the then brand new Liebeskind designed Imperial War Museum of the North, whose inaugural exhibition was about animals, their contribution and sacrifices in war, Tear jerking stuff.
But it didn’t put her off and we’ve now been together for eighteen years.
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There ended up being a one week delay due to a miscommunication with Lufthansa regarding changes to the kennel specifications, but my girl Merle finally arrived in Frankfurt last week and we made the drive back to Strasbourg tout de suite. (Man, I don’t like driving on the autobahn, but that’s a whole ‘nother story.)
She’s adapting well to this new world of urban living, premium French dog food, and a people without the ability to pronounce the vowel sounds in her name.
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. I’m not sure it matters much to the dogs.
My Agnes sounds completely different in French. Nicer to my ears. But she responds equally well to Stinker, so I expect it’s only the tine and focus that count.
My Maud, who is almost blind, just loves all no matter what sound they make.
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Strange, given that “Merle” is a French word!
mûrl (US English - like Merle Haggard) is a pronunciation that I’ve noticed the French mouth has a particularly hard time with.
Kind of like mine with the nasal French vowels.
And yes, I basically named my dappled/piebald dog the equivalent of calling a Dalmatian “Spot”.
One of my hens is called Agnes 
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hahaha! “you’d think they’d take the hint”
My doodle likes to swim in fountains, splash in puddles, lie in mud or swim in fresh water but doesn’t care much for the sea. (We live in Nice). Luckily he also enjoys being loved up by whoever will give him the time of day at cafés and such. (And yes, there was a trusty water bowl brought for him before I was given refreshment.) #beatingtheheat #summer2025 #canicule
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This is so sad, as is everything usa these days. 
Just found this thread… I don’t currently have a dog, but this is my mate Dixie who belonged to my brother and his family when we lived in Turks and Caicos:
He was a Turks & Caicos “potcake” - basically a mongrel, named because such dogs used to subsist on the “potcake” , the burnt bit of food at the bottom of the pot.
There are lots of them running wild in the islands so there is a charity set up to adopt and rehome them - often tourists from the US will do so and thus they go to good homes.
Dixie was a sweet dog, very friendly with people he knew but of course quite territorial at first with strangers.
Sorry the photos are a bit small, I lost the originals.
Don’t look at this website unless you want to suffer from immediate Pooch Acquisition Syndrome:
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