Considered macabre by some & purely depraved by others. There is a cadre of the modern faction that appreciates memento mori. I'm one of the latter faction, in that I appreciate mementos mori of all sorts. Cameras were as rare as hens teeth in general Victorian society. Imagine it: illness & death sweeping through entire towns with a vengeance which was likely surreal & common-place all at once. Families who the week prior were dining at table together, deceased en masse due to yellow fever, influenza & the like. Capturing the last image of a loved one...& a lock of hair was quite a natural action. In the case of these fotos, there are alternately deceased people & deceased dogs shown. Sip your tea & figure out which is which & who is who. Perhaps you're as enthralled with tapestry & textiles as I am & you'd like to teleport to The Lady with the Unicorn tapestries...click here to experience them... Click here to watch endless dog shows on AKC TV...(including the 2019 AKC/ Royal Canin nationals in Orlando...)
This is a super-duper way to visit absolutely any show you wish to visit. Including LIVE shows. Cool huh? The gorgeous Great Pyrenees: regal...soulful...gentle & gentile. What a supreme & stalwart flock guardian! In their element (which is where they belong-exclusively) (that being a vast pastoral acreage...not a backyard!) they are the zenith! Designed to dutifully watch & protect without drawing attention to themselves or their flock, the scene shown here is an idyll for shepherd, sheep & dog alike. I recall being annoyed by the bells affixed in my own flock (& thinking that they likely bugged my sheep as well) until I realised that the cacophonic sound of a bell being trounced around was quite a good indicator of something amiss...& of course, the faint & cadenced tinkling of 300 bells o'er the hill let me know right where everyone was. Telemetry for a true antiquarian. I'll take it. There is no better life than that of the shepherdess. Call them Gryphon, Griffin or Griffies...the verbiage is as old as time itself & describes a hairy-headed beast. Can you see the resemblance? From the Latin "bassus": short, low etc. Here are some exquisite low-down dawgs. |
AuthorHowl-O! I'm Julia Jensen- devoted student of dogs & religious sampler of cheesecake, wheat beer, huehuetenango coffee & almost any chocolate out there. I indulge these fancies & more, in the remote silence of the pacific NW. *PLEASE NOTE* The videos selected for bloghism could be construed as "disturbing" to those of certain bents, sensitivities, natures, mind-sets, etc.. I have a distinct interest in relaying footage of dogs doing what they have been doing for centuries....& in some cases, I also include dog show footage just as a matter of interest. If you do not like my selections, by all means, do not view them. Archives
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