Do You Like Dogs?

​I do. A lot. Though I’m partial to big dogs – sometimes REALLY big dogs.  My favorite German Shepherd I owned was Rabb, he was 100 pounds of pure love and protection. Smart as a whip too. (wonder where that expression came from lol)
 
While here in the South of France I’ve run into a lot of different dogs. My friend’s daughter is a veterinarian who also breeds Chihuahuas.  They’re awfully cute when they’re babies – she had a couple of litters but I didn’t take photos—but I find them too fragile for my taste. One day on the back porch a strong wind blew through and the poor little dog was blown across the porch and onto the grass!
 
While out at the local town market / fair one evening last week, we ran into all sort of dogs, but one caught my eye. A little long haired blonde dachshund. The owner called her ‘cream’ which made sense. The night time market with food, drink, and music was very entertaining. But the walk from my friend’s home to the field felt a bit like I was in Kansas looking for the yellow brick road LOL.

 Now, while we’re on dogs, we ran into a beautiful Belgian Shepherd at the market at a nearby medieval town last week. I’m used to black Belgian Shepherds, but this one had lovely colors. And the pup was so sweet too!   

​And I have not run out of dog greetings yet! Yesterday we went to visit some more horses on a different field. Because there are issues with wolves in the countryside, the horses have dogs guarding them. Kengals, or Anatolian Shepherds.  Talk about HUGE. My Rabb would have been dwarfed.  And this boy was SO sweet. Now if you're wondering - it's 43 inches to the top of his head! and that paw is the same size as the front of my shoe- I know it's not a good shot - It was windy and he kept nudging me for more pets lol - but basically his paw is half the size of my size eight running shoe! You'll have to click on the individual photo for a slightly better view ! 

​All right – that’s it for my report on French dogs – a far cry from the expected Poodle, don’t you think? LOL.