We're considering adopting a Great Pyrenees.
Oh, dear. Barb, don't you live in Florida? Strikes me that an enormous hairy dog might be less than entirely happy in that kind of heat. I mean, he basically couldn't be walked outdoors for half the year, am I right?
Happy New Cat day, Beth & DH!
I'm gonna be the last Buffista in NYC soon.
Nah. I mean, other people are staying, right? (Note: Nothing is actually decided on my part.)
Andy is gorgeous, Beth.
This morning about 5 minutes after I had uploaded this picture [link] someone in Japan had marked it as a favorite, which kind of weirds me out.
Oh, dear. Barb, don't you live in Florida?
Yep. And believe it or not, we have a Great Pyr rescue group a couple of hours away from us which is where we'd probably adopt from. Two of my three dogs are large and double-coated like Pyrs and the Lab is black. Jasmine (the Lab) and Pisces (the Elkie/Keeshond mix) generally go out and cavort in the yard in the morning and in the evenings-- Mooshu isn't so much with the cavorting and only goes out to do his business before coming back in and hanging out on the tile floors. Even in the winter.
I actually have a neighbor who also has a Pyr. Is it the ideal climate for the dog? Probably not-- but I've had enough big furries to know how to help them cope and if they're already in the state and need a home? Big dogs are so less likely to get adopted than the tiny cute ones.
::is helpless in the face of puppies who need help::
Beautiful race. Did you watch the Acorn?
Boy, ABC's coverage of the Belmont sucked.
Pyrs are beautiful. I've never spent a lot of time around them, though.
I saw a man walking a newfie in the height of an NC August (95F, 95% humidity). He'd clipped the dog's fur all around the body, leaving sort of a lion's ruff and bit on the tail.
The dog looked sad, but I'm not sure if it was due to the heat or the epically bad hair day it was having.