Our schnoodle and schnauzer at rest ... best of buds taking Saturday easy.

Ed è in certi sguardi che s’intravede l’infinito.

And it is in certain glances that the infinite is glimpsed.

(Franco Battiato)

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For those in the US.

Condolenses to our British photographers.

Bonzo and Jack were happy for two reasons. They were on a walk and they knew that I had treats in my pocket.

Just typical, face sticky from all the paspalum gone to seed ..

No idea what THAT is, on her nose …

By the way, has anyone seen my sunnies …?

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Erice, Italy

I met some lovely dogs and people while out walking.

I see what you spelled out there, Jasper. So Dogs Rules and Hoomans Drools, huh? Very clever. And I'll have you know I only drooled that once when I fell asleep on the couch. Well, this is what you get when you mix a smart dog with the game of Bannanagrams.

From a recent walk out in the sticks .. Freddie loves his evening's rambles in the countryside 😍

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Do not bury your uniqueness,

because otherwise you will become another sheep of the flock

and you will be dead even before you die,

give life to your uniqueness, defend it and be proud of it,

be proud of being yourself, unique and unrepeatable.

Non seppellite la vostra unicità, perché altrimenti diventate un’altra pecora del gregge e sarete morti ancor prima di morire, date vita alla vostra unicità, difendetela e siatene fieri, siate orgogliosi di essere voi stessi, unici e irripetibili.

(Valentina Osuna)

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My family's three dogs sitting on a bench in the misty morning.

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Very dark and overcast in the woods this past weekend in the Berkshires. Della and Tug didn't mind, they still had fun.

Ich werde zwar nicht mit den Hunden Gassi gehen, aber ich werde ein paar Tage unterwegs und erst gegen Ende der Woche zurück sein. Ich wünsche allen eine gute Woche :))

I'm not going to walk the dogs, but I will be off for a few days and be back by the end of the week. I wish you a great week ahead :))

Rufus Thomas: Walking The Dog (1964)

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Yes, I know about "how cute" and "who can resist?" We had her over a couple of times and she does know us. Even more, she seems to see us as part of her family. In fact, I believe that she regards herself as a "child" belonging to a family of humans. She made it perfectly clear that she has certain expectations in terms of participating in our social life, eating our kind of food - almost asking for equality and fair play. Now my question is, how does evolution work in this case? Did dogs evolve to bond with humans? Did humans develop affinity to dogs? Or, is there a process of mutual co-evolution or even co-assimilation?

Fuji X-E2 plus Mitakon Speedmaster at F0.95.

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An odd sight along Lake Potter on a foggy morning. Just chillin' and enjoying the view.

From left to right: Buba K., Candor K. and Liza, all rescue dogs from the streets of Burgas (Buba & Liza) and Sofia (Candor).

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Fra i tanti cani del rifugio - e sono tanti davvero! - notiamo lei, che non si avvicina mai, che non viene ad elemosinare una carezza, una attenzione in più. E' Pierina, molto schiva, una vita passata in canile, anche lei come Joy difficilmente troverà qualcuno che ha la volontà e la pazienza di rieducarla. Speriamo, con il nuovo anno, di riuscire almeno a portarla fuori in passeggiata, Rosmarie fa miracoli!

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Springer Spaniel