The Duchess and The Dog

 

It might be nothing, but this set of slides does feature a bunch of slides from Chatsworth House and other Derbyshire attractions.  And some from a Mobile Home on some moorland.

And this lady does have an aristocratic bearing...and does look a bit like Debs, The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire   .

So, I'm NOT saying it is...but .... I have made a career out of being wrong.

Bonus -  Underwater Snow Exists All Over The Globe – And Beyond

Must be a Water Spaniel

 

OK, technically, it isn't.

The English Water Spaniel died out in the 1920s-ish.

But that apparent small sand island is a doggo of some sort. The slide says "udo swimming at Constantine Bay, 1986", so ... yeah.

Bonus - 

Walkies !

 

A command that would chill to the bone, for any 1970's UK doggie. (Barbara Woodhouse)

This might be in the Peak District, but I'm not sure.

Bonus - Why JFK’s original coffin had to be disposed of in the middle of the ocean

The Judge's Check

 

It would be great if this image was sharper, but I still like it.

I'm guessing Westminster Dog Show or similar, from the late fifties? Maybe?

And that's probably NOT Lassie.

Bonus - 

The REAL Service Dog

 "OK Fido.  Momma needs her smokes.  Go to the Tobacconist and get 2 packs o' fags!"

Specially-trained Tab Terriers were common in Sheffield.

Bonus - On Greenland TV's Wheel of Fortune

Bonus 2 - 

A Treat For Buster

 Don't forget to treat your pets (or "Fur Babies" if you're twee AF) to extra stuff this winter season. They deserve it.

Bonus - Goede Hoop Marimba Band play Vivaldi 

Today's Yule Lad - Stúfur Stubby Abnormally short. Steals pans for the food baked to the bottoms and brims.

Stufur

Two Doggos

 

Sorry.   I've been distracted by providing IT Support for part of the evening.

So, this is just Post and Run.

Bonus - 

Beryl in a Bustier with Buster

 No, I don't mean that Buster the Bulldog was in same bustier as Beryl. You're misreading that on purpose.

This is another slide for the Beryl Blood sets of boxes, and I have a suspicion that this is a self-timer self-portrait.

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Leonora and Chico

 

When she arrived in town, she introduced herself as Leonora Marquez, with he canine companion Chico. She was the exotic flower of Morecambe Bay

Alas, it's wasn't long until the police identified her as Hettie Grimshaw, the Ottley Black Widow, and she spent the next 30 years in HMP Clitclink.

Bonus - 

"Granny Melvin" and Scruffy

 

STILL on Interpol's "Twenty Most Wanted", for crimes too bizarre to publicise. This is the last known picture of Granny Melvin, and her partner-in-crime "Scruffy".

No not approach...do not accept a Werther's Original from this dangerous duo.

Bonus - Fascinating stuff : 

Anyone sick of Christmas Slides?

 

Well, this one might be the last one for a while.  (But maybe...)

This one had almost no information, except was in the beryl Blood collection, and in a box marked "Beppo and Wales".  I surmise that the ugly, boss-eyed pug is Beppo.

As usual, my eye is drawn to the drinks trolley, and recognise a bottle of Warninks Advocaat...which "Mother" is happily slurping on.

Bonus - 

Merry Christmas Everyone

 

May you get what you want.

Madeleine and Buster

 

Sorry. Just using a hammer to get a "new" computer up and running. Dammit.

Bonus - 

Trust The Deck-Chair

 

When the need for shade outweighs the suspicions of his master's bulk.... Trust the deckchair.

Bonus - 

The ffowkes Family

 

And ffeatured today, the ffowkes ffamily.  Ffrom the lefft, ffiona ffowkes, ffrederick ffowkes, fferdinand ffowkes, and phphillip ffowkes.

Oh. The hounds ?  Rex and Major. Nothing stupid about the doggos' names.

Bonus. Another fun headline...New Zealand goose: How one blind bisexual bird became an icon

Pop, Mom and Eddy. .... and Chico

 

For those of you who are unaware, Eddy was the basis for the "Miami Ted" character in The Sopranos. Like the TV character, Eddy met a stick end, being "repurposed" at an alligator farm, after an unfortunate piratical shout of "Avast Behind!" just as The Don's mother entered the room.

Bonus - Useless site on the internet, but great. BongoCat

Bonus 2 - England 10-53 France: Six Nations 2023 – as it happened

Dogging in the Caravan

 

It's fascinating seeing what Hilda and Matthew get up to, on their summer holiday in Derbyshire (in 1987.) Especially, when their doggos, Skip and Flash, with them.

Bonus - one of my Go-To relaxation channels...  Thanks Phil

Chillin' with Wilbur the Wolf

 

Enjoying a patch of winter sunshine, Aggie, Felicity, Graham and Wilbur. 

Bonus - Mushrooms communicate with each other using up to 50 ‘words’

Bonus 2 - The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Can

Furry Friends

 I'm sure that both of them would be excommunicated if their respective families knew about this, but Tibbles and Lassie had been cuddle-chums for years.

And to heck with everyone else.

Bonus - Christmas is coming...

Meet Bowser, the Pup

 

Everyone loves Pups, don't they?

Then this little doggo is gonna get very popular. Or pupular.

Curiously, I was thinking "That girl in the mini-skirt has very hairy arms n legs..."

Bonus - Any Sick Folks out there?

Serial Killer Dolls.