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The Beagles.....Waggy Road
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The Beagles.....Waggy Road
While on vacation, we had 5 guard dogs that lived on the property. They were awesome! Barked when anyone came near, and escorted us on our walks on the beach. The wife and I hated to leave these guys!
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This is excellent!
http://distractify.com/fun/humor/sco...on-the-planet/
Priceless!
http://youtu.be/S7znI_Kpzbs
Smart beagle!
http://youtu.be/_ym0rxisOpw
These guys don't want a bath!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4LnorVVxfw
My friend just got this new puppy. Her husband is into bird dogs and presently has three, but Mary wanted a little house dog. I think she made a good choice.
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The Havanese (singular or plural, the name’s the same) is from the ancient Bichon family of little white dogs and claims such breeds as the Bichon Frise and Maltese as probable common ancestors. Since the earliest days of human civilization, lively lapdogs of this type were bartered around the world by seafaring merchants. In all times and places, small, clever dogs that did no useful work were among the possessions that set royals and aristocrats apart from lower social classes.
The native lapdog of Cuba’s aristocrats and wealthy planters was the Havanese, named for the capital city of Havana, where the breed gained greatest favor. Depending on the source, the breed’s forerunners were said to be brought to the island nation by Italian sea captains or by the Spaniards charged with colonizing the New World in the 1600s.
During its approximately 300 years in the lap of Cuban luxury, the breed was refined, perhaps with Poodle crosses, into today’s Havanese, once called the Blanquito de la Habana (Havana Silk Dog). The pivotal event in the breed’s history came in 1959, with the Communist takeover of Cuba. Many well-heeled Cubans fleeing Fidel Castro’s revolution brought their little dogs with them to America. With the help of American fanciers, the refugees preserved and perpetuated the Havanese. The breed is now a popular choice for discerning pet owners around the world.
Among celebrity Havanese owners were two of the world’s most celebrated writers. Ernest Hemingway fell under the Havanese spell during his 20 years in Cuba. About a hundred years earlier, Charles Dickens owned a tiny Havanese named Tim.