My A-Z posts this year will be about dogs I have known, dogs I talk to
and some I would love to meet
Regular visitors to my blog will recognise some of them I’m sure.
Hopefully you will find links to literature – fact and fiction, films, famous
dogs and even a dog owner or two. As usual I am expecting to cheat for some
letters of the alphabet; I’m sure you will see why.
B – Beagle, Bearded Collie, Bernese Mountain,
Bull Terrier
The world’s most famous Beagle is Snoopy of
course, although many of us in Britain would rate Gromit highly as well.
Neither of them however show you a beagle in its true colours. I meet one
occasionally in my North Yorkshire village.
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| Beagle |
Not that she is very keen on having her photo
taken.
The Beagle has been in the UK at least since
the reign of Henry VIII (1491-1547) but some sources date them to the time of
William the Conqueror. Sometimes known as the “singing Beagle” and quiet
indoors, there is no mistaking its ‘song’ when it’s chasing rabbits.
President Lyndon Johnson caused a storm of
protest on 4th May 1964 about his Beagle ‘Him’ when he was snapped –
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| President Johnson's Beagle (By Yoichi R Okamota - LBJ's Library Website) |
Lifting the dog by the ears.
If you like a dog that’s full of bounce you
need look no further than
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| Bearded Collie - Lily |
Lilly, or Elemark Waterlily to give her full
name, has featured in my North Yorkshire Dogs series here. She is still
full of bounce when you meet her in the street. You need to be careful however
as she is often wet and muddy, and always ready to share it with you.
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| Another clear round for Lily |
On the other hand Lukka was much more sedate
as befitted a ‘Pets As Therapy’ dog.
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| Bernese Mountain Dog - Lukka |
Weighing in at 52kg Lukka really was a ‘mountain’
of a dog, and definitely the heaviest I’ve met. You can read more about his ‘Pets
As Therapy’ role here.
This is a breed of dog I have not met.
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| White English Bull Terrier (Edited; original by Canarian, 14.07,12 - CC BY-SA 3.0) |
But ‘Bullseye’ I knew about from reading
Dickens.
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| Bill Sikes & Bullseye (From a c1870 photogravure illustration to Dickens's Oliver Twist - by Fred Barnard) |
15 comments:
Hi Bob .. I inherited a bull terrier because my husband wanted one .. the husband went the beloved bull terrier stayed - til he really needed to live with a family. I still miss him many years on .. but that was in South Africa - ..
Great photos and that illustration .. lovely .. cheers Hilary
The two pictures of Lily show very different aspects of her :)
my eyes cross over the a-z challenge...but if you keep going with my fav species...I'll stay tuned in *smile*
Stopping by from the A to Z Challenge and imagine my surprise that you are writing about DOGS because I am a dog. A Labrador named SlimDoggy! Looking forward to reading your posts this month - always fun to learn about my fellow canines.
What a wonderful theme you have chosen for the challenge! I will be coming by for reading about the different dogs. Beagles are very gentle. Aren't they?
I have a Labrador named Luci and she is a handful. :D
Thanks for stopping by my page.
My uncles had a English Bull Terrier called Jade, lovely dog, really stupid but very loyal from what I remember (I was about eight at the time).
Rhi
scruffy-duck.net
I will always have a dog at my side. Always.
Oh, the Bernese Mountain dog is lovely!
What was Pres. Johnson thinking, lifting the dog by his ears?
I always felt sorry for Bullseye and that photo certainly depicts that. What a huge dog. The Newfoundlanders are some of the biggest dogs I have ever seen. Great pix as usual
That bearded collie looks a real live wire, Bob.Love watching dogs tackle these agility courses.
Ann
how fun - I'm certain the pooches are grateful for a place in the A to Z challenge
Enjoy the A to Z Challenge
Bridging Sorrow
We had a Beagle (sort of) named Bagel and now we have a Bearded Collie (kind of) named Sophie. Love the pictures and descriptions.
I love that you've represented so many breeds today! Kate, of Slim Doggy, sent me your way and I'm so glad she did.
The bearded is probably my favorite of the dogs listed. Are you familiar with Snoopy the Bearded Collie? I think it's snoopysdogblog.com - wonderful photos.
I'll be back!
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I've always thought Beagles were one of the cutest dogs around... I don't really care for the look of the White English Bull Terrier but I have friends who do! And poor Bullseye, poor anyone who had to meet up with Bill Sikes!!!
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