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National Purebred Dog Day

12 hours ago

Have you ever had one of those days? What are we saying. Of course you have, you are dog people. The dog picks the MOST expensive rug or couch on which to throw up. He or she blows coat before a dog show in which you KNOW the judge likes your dog's type. Maybe you put a lot into a special breeding, but a recent ultrasound shows that "nobody is at home". Been there. True confession. We're kind of in a lousy mood tonight. FB issues, and other stuff. Maybe you are too. Share. We can commiserate together. What stinks for you tonight? As for our image, it's of a 2-year-old Brussels Griffon who gained a big internet following last year thanks to his "grumpy face." Meet Bouche. His mistress, Amanda Jensen, got him from a breeder in Oregon back in 2013, and says that he really has a wonderful temperament, -very sweet and affectionate. That said, one of the hallmarks of Bouche's breed is a human-ish expression. We relate.
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National Purebred Dog Day

18 hours ago

The Germanic Form of the French word ‘Pincer?’In a post that is now a few years old, we wrote that the German word “pinscher” has a few interpretations, including “terrier,” and “clipped,” from the word, “Pinsch” (in reference to “clipped” ears). We’ve since come across another translation, and that is a Germanic form of the French word ‘pincer,’ meaning to seize or to nip.” With regards to the German Pinscher, this isn’t an allusion to a nasty temperament, but to the breed’s ferocity in biting its quarry. One of Germany’s oldest breeds, and the prototype of other pinscher breeds, seizing and nipping was the German Pinscher‘s raison de vivre: To dispatch rats and other vermin. This robust little dog with a strong prey drive has been recorded in dog books as early as 1884, but a painting by Frenchman, Malers Vernet suggests that the German Pinscher has been in existence since around 1780 (the painting seen here, “Return from the Hunt” by Carle Vernet also includes what some believe are German Pinschers).The breed was officially recognized in German in 1879, and the German Pinscher-Schnazuer Club looked after the interests of the “Smooth Haired Pinscher” as the breed was known then, though both smooth (pinscher) and coarsehaired (schnauzer) pups were born in the same litters. To help set breed uniformity and make the breed distinctly unique unto itself from the Schnauzer, the club required proof of three generations of pure smooth coats for registration, and this quickly set type.Image: By Carle Vernet – Web Gallery of Art: Image Info about artwork, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15399047
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National Purebred Dog Day

23 hours ago

The wink and a nod accompanying the mention of a “French postcard” would likely be lost on the young, but “worldly” individuals of a certain generation may remember, if only by reputation, hearing something about saucy postcards from France.The first photographic postcard is believed to have been produced in 1894 in the UK, and it didn’t take long for enterprising photographers to apply their skills to a more erotic niche. Photographers taking these pictures used false or acronymic signatures because being arrested on morals charges was bad for business, especially if they had legitimate photography businesses by day. By today’s standards, the postcards are tame, if not quaint, but indecency laws of the time meant that the cards were sold and traded discretely in tobacco stores, bouquinistes (Parisian booksellers), or on the fly by shady looking street dealers. They weren’t literally a postcard since mailing once would have been illegal, but they were postcard sized and shaped.As for the models, the threat of fines and even prison caused most models to use false names and wear wigs to conceal their identity, and as a result, their identities remain unknown to this day. It’s acknowledged that “ladies of the evening” were frequent subjects, and that leads us to mention a particular niche of this type of postcard.So many “street walkers” adopted French Bulldogs as their companions that a new genre of erotic French postcards evolved, ones that featured “working women” in various stages of “disarray” in the company of their little dogs. In fact, late-19th and early-20th-century Parisian “belles de nuit” (prostitutes) were the first to call the breed, “Bouledogues Francais,” or French bulldogs. The exotic looks of a French Bulldog would catch the attention of passersby on the street and lead to conversation between the dog’s mistress and the stranger; before long, a “business transaction” could commence. The dog’s name caught on and spread among French writers, artists and bohemians.Image: As we are a family friendly site, we’ve chosen not to share an image of one of these postcards, and share instead a photo of Gaynor Rowlands with her French Bulldog. Ms. Rowlands was an English actress, singer, and dancer who became known as “Eos Gwalia,” or The Nightingale of Wales. In her time, she was the most photographed of the “Gaiety Girls,” chorus girls who appeared in Edwardian musical comedies. Her roles were the subject of many picture postcards. Sadly, she died of complications following an operation for appendicitis.
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