Dogs

This is a sausage, aka a Dachshund. Dachshunds are supposed to hunt badgers, prairie dogs… Many are fierce like they are supposed to be, but the majority of the Dachshunds, that I know of, are shy and afraid of the world. But, somehow the Dachshund remains one of the most popular dog.

The Dachshund is not a “manly” dog, but I like them. It’s the eyes. I almost adopted a female Dachshund that was rescued from a puppy mill but I couldn’t afford all the vet bills that she needed. The vet bills would have been more expensive than a luxury car.

Some dogs have it and some dogs don’t.

Some dogs are born for agility competitions and some dogs are not. The most obvious candidates for the agility competitions are the Border Collies (they win the most often) and the Pitbulls. The Chinese Crested are not born for this kind of life.

This Chow is named Bear. Not only he looks the part, he’s also fearless.

This is me and him at four feet away, actually it’s me, my camera and Bear. I think that he knows that I’m not a threat, but he’s not going to back down. On the other hand, he was very cooperative. He sat when told, he walked when asked. He didn’t run but according to his owner he almost never runs.

He’s not taking a photo of his dog. He is taking a small video of me, while I’m making photos of his dog with him in the background.

When I took the photos, I heard him talk on the phone and tell the other person on the phone that there was a guy taking photos of his dog. Then he started making a video of me while I was taking photos of his dog.

This must be peace on earth, here’s a dog and a postal carrier that like each other.

This dog is guarding a garage where they work on old french cars like the Citroen DS and the Peugeot 504.

Cesar is a playful middle-aged German Shepherd. Cesar always carry his Frisbee. He eagerly approaches anyone who crosses his path in hopes that they will play a game of fetch with him. However, his enthusiasm always goes unfulfilled as he never drops the Frisbee on the ground for the person to throw it.

The problem is that Cesar, a large German Sheppard, doesn’t drop the Frisbee on the ground. We, the strangers, are supposed to take it from his mouth and then throw the Frisbee. Guess how often that happens?

This Doodle is pretty much a genetics experiment. This Doodle is a female and her name is “Daffy The Duck”.

Notice the eyes or more the lack of. Every few days, Josh has to trim the fur around the eyes or “Daffy The Duck” won’t be able to see anything. She’ll trip on everything and crash when crossing the street because she can’t see the end of the sidewalk.

I asked for the Basset Hound’s name and she told me that it was Duffus. She didn’t know what it meant, so I told her that in French it wasn’t complimentary. The closest English equivalent to Duffus would be the word ‘Dork’. Calling their dog Duffus wasn’t her choice, but her boyfriend that gave him that name.

Samson, a Bichon Frisee, is a reluctant ‘boss’. He bosses people around, not because he likes it, but because he has to since Marty, his owner, “doesn’t do his job.” Marty should be the boss. Marty doesn’t what he’s doing. Before going on the walk, he always ask Samson “where does Samson wants to go?”. it’s the same at meal time, Marty always ask Samson, his dog, what he wants for his meal…

Sometimes everything clicks (pun intended). Sometimes, everything works perfectly and you don’t even notice it until much later.

This black Poodle is one of these moments. Two quick photos, next… I almost never chimp. Chimping is checking on the back of the camera after taking every single photo. This expression comes from the sound made by the monkeys: ooh, aah…). I kept on walking.