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  • Oct. 24th, 2009 at 7:58 PM
david bowie realism _ truepenny
Today, I went to the Hartford pet expo to help my mom and [info]thecoughlin wrangle briards.

I am le tired. Here are some photygraffs.

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Uri. The Jeff, Banyan (better known as the LRD). There was a Scottish deerhound at the next booth, which was totally fascinated by The Jeff's facial hair and wanted to nibble it. (Deerhounds have not dissimilar goatees. *g*)

Here's Chimere with [info]thecoughlin. Yes, there is a dog under there.

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And here's Tison:

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[info]cathemery wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 12:48 am (UTC)
The shape underneath is a bit different, but the hair reminds me of afghan hound coats.

They're cute dogs.
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 12:06 pm (UTC)
Briards are shaggy all over, and their coat is wiry rather than silky. But the purpose is the same--to protect the dog when it crashes through thorn bushes, though Afghans are hounds and Briards are a herding and tending breed.

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[info]cathemery wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 02:15 pm (UTC)
oh, yes. A little thorny vegetation never scares off a dog.

Jagger used to always walk in and through and over brambles, stop and put his head in them, get caught and look all surprised.

Thanks for sharing the Briard bits and pics. Very nice.
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[info]newroticgirl wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 01:10 am (UTC)
Wow that Tison is *gorgeous*. Not that I ever really met a dog I didn't like, mind you... ;)
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 01:24 am (UTC)
He's a lovely boy. The black girl is his daughter.
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[info]fidelioscabinet wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 01:18 am (UTC)
Dogges! Giant Ridiculous Dogges! Lesser Ridiculous Dogges! Wonderful Ridiculous Dogges!
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 01:25 am (UTC)
Many ridiculous dogges! They grow in patches!
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[info]saoba wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 01:47 am (UTC)
A bumper crop of Ridiculous Dogges!

They're gorgeous.
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 12:03 pm (UTC)
We were a hit! Everybody had to come take photos.
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[info]casacorona wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 02:47 am (UTC)
Wonderful Ridiculous Dogges! Were your efforts rewarded?
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 11:59 am (UTC)
It wasn't a show, just an exhibition. So the public can come and meet as many of the AKC breeds as possible, including ones they've only seen on TV. *g*

I got mastiff drool on my shirt, and I got to pet a pair of wolfhounds, one of whom was one of the biggest wolfhounds I have ever seen. It was a good day.
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[info]cristalia wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 02:36 pm (UTC)
...oh man. Orgy of dogpetting. 0.0

I'm all jealous and stuff now.
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 04:33 pm (UTC)
*g* Next year, come visit, and you can dogpet too. (Actually, I bet Toronto has one of these. Many cities do.)
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[info]cristalia wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 10:34 pm (UTC)
I could! I actually have a bucket of unclaimed vacation days next year.
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[info]batwrangler wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 02:56 am (UTC)
Yay, dogges! Looks like a good day. (Did you get thunderstorms after dark?)
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 12:00 pm (UTC)
We got a pile of rain, but if there was any thunder it was after I was asleep. Today everything looks freshly washed, though. I think I'm going to take the dog down to the laurel marsh trail to look at trees.
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[info]stillnotbored wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 03:33 am (UTC)
Such beautiful dogs. I know his coat is rougher, but Tison looks silky soft in that bottom picture.
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 12:01 pm (UTC)
Tison actually is quite soft--much softer than Banyan, whose coat is correct (and coarse).

But his coat is also 18 inches long. He could donate to Locks of Love.....
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[info]pixel39 wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 04:40 am (UTC)
Floofy Dogges!!
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 12:04 pm (UTC)
it is astounding how exhausting just standing on a concrete floor talking to people for a few hours can be... I was in bed by 9:30. Totally racked.
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[info]lisa_marli wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 09:23 am (UTC)
They are all lovely ridiculous dogs. They look like lots of fun!
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 12:03 pm (UTC)
They're wonderful. Tison was right next to the 250-lb Irish Wolfhound for a bit there, and was pretending very hard that he could not see it.
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[info]gannet wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 12:39 pm (UTC)
Every time I see your pictures of the ridiculous dogges, they remind me of the >Skye terriers my grandmother used to have, except with longer legs. I'm sure the breeds are unrelated, but it amuses me.
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Oct. 25th, 2009 12:43 pm (UTC)
They're unrelated, but the coats are very similar.
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