Green Eyes with the latest addition to the family. Small children in the park think she (the dog) is a cat. I think she is more fruit-bat than cat. In fact she is a pure black Pomeranian. The reddish tinge is from a heat lamp, I think.
Green Eyes's mother has never shown any great aptitude for academic study, but is now a world expert on Pomeranians. After she told me everything she knows about Sasha's ancestors I suggested she should go on Mastermind with Pomeranians as her specialist subject.
The one key fact that I retained is that they were introduced into this country (from Pomerania, derr) by none other than Queen Victoria herself. I think they had something to do with Albert's motherland. I cannot remember exactly how many Victoria had, but she had a lot. - possibly more than the current Queen has Corgis.
Talking of queens and corgis, I am currently involved in designing a stone memorial for a gay man who has had almost as many corgis as HRH Elizabeth 2nd over the last 43 years. His partner is a horse man and has six at their country house not too far from here. Recently one old friend has died at a similar time to one of the dogs, so they are going to share a combined stone somewhere near the paddock where they are both buried. After all these years of watching people - usually young girls - attempt their first sculpture by choosing a horse's head as subject matter, it seems I am about to approach the same thing from the other direction, chronologically speaking.
It's back to animals again then.
ReplyDeleteAnimals and tombstones. I have one for a human too. The first job of 2022 is going to be bloody horrible.
DeleteWe used to sing: Five men, four men, three men, two men, one man and his pet pomeranian pedigree poodle dog, Spot, went to mow a meadow.
ReplyDeleteNo poodles involved.
DeleteDon't they yap? Not exactly a fan of small dogs and presumably the little dog has a name, a sweet face, as is the face above.
ReplyDeleteMercifully, this is not a yappy little dog. She barks when needed and she has a high-pitched one, but does not yap.
DeleteI have had three lovely Pomeranians (in succession), and none of them were yappy. They are very smart dogs and an absolute joy.
DeleteI am beginning to learn this.
DeleteNot a fan of corgis and must say these don't excite me either.
ReplyDeleteOh well.
DeleteGreen Eyes and her puppy are adorable. I've not met a Pomeranian but this puppy looks very sweet. My friend has a Corgi. The Corgi is a high spirited and bold dog with lots of personality. They masterfully will take charge of a big dog and it is quite funny. Your sculpture of the horses head will be spectacular. I have no doubt.
ReplyDeleteI completely understand the fruit bat comparison. Glad to hear this is not a yappy little dog. Like other commenters, I'm not a small dog person. Give me a big old happy yellow lab. Will you be able to show us the finished work when you are done? -Jenn
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DeleteAdorable!! Definitely fruit-bat, that one. I watched a manic b&w Pomeranian named Horace (lots of "Nein, Horace!" called out by his German-speaking gay owner) tearing around my local park yesterday evening getting rather bolshie with the bigger dogs. They have a lot of energy for little dogs.
ReplyDeleteThey are the preferred hounds of homosexuals.
DeleteI don't question why I am a cat person, mostly.
ReplyDeleteMe too, if anything.
DeleteYou seem to get a constant supply of work which is good? Is the dog specifically Green Eyes dog ? XXXX
ReplyDeleteNo, far from it. I have been through three years of bits and pieces. It is G.E.'s mother's dog.
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