It’s summer time so my Barbet are living it up. There is lots of frisbee, walks, bird watching, squirrel hating, and head-hanging-out-the-window car rides. Since I’m a wedding photographer, unfortunately my barbet blog gets sidled at times. I’ll try to take some video and photos and keep things somewhat updated.
The other night we had a wee little boxer puppy visit and Lia was a gracious host (so long as the pup didn’t try to take the frisbee). You can see some photos below.
If you haven’t guessed by all my incessant need to post photos rather than stories/text I’m a photographer by trade. This week (the first week in April) I’ve been dog sitting Dyna and Momma Lola (Barbet not Lola the Chihuahua) in Alexandria, Virginia. In between walks, cuddling, I’ve had a couple photo shoots and I figured why not put Dyna into a couple shots? Well she, as always, was a great dog and model this time, too. See for yourself:
Terra, a Barbet from Canada is happy and heathly. Her owners sent an update with photos so of course I had to share.
She loves to romp in the snow and enjoy the great outdoors of Canada. Her parents, Canadian (Polish import) Asta and American (French import) Cinna are very proud!
If you have any fun barbet photos or stories please don’t hesitate to email me stacybrogan@gmail.com as I’d love to feature YOUR barbet!
Tallulah Belle, a gorgeous Barbet, living in New York had her first trip to the beauty salon last week. While smiling on the grooming table and chatting it up with the other fluffy pooches she got her first hair cut. With her being my grand pup I’m all ecstatic I get to catch up with her through photos. Of course I think she looks marvelous! She is the daughter of Asta and Cinna born in Canada last summer.
As you may know Cinna is
a Barbet imported from France in 2007 and living the good life in Indiana. He is a sweet, calm, happy boy. One of his favorite past times is car rides. He especially loves to put his large Barbet head out the window and inhale all the olfactory goodness.
If you allow your dog to enjoy the spring air, I caution you to have the child window lock on. Do this so the dog doesn’t press the window down further enabling them to possibly jump out. One car ride Cinna was soaking in too much flora and fauna and wanted to leap out in the spring air. Luckily we had a good grip on him but I would hate for anyone’s dog to hop out of a moving car!
Dyna is a very regal Barbet from France. She always stands at alert just in case a frisbee sails past her head. We played frisbee the other night with just her to really let her fetch without the others getting jealous or play keep-away. She is so obedient and always brings the frisbee or ball back without any complaints.
She also loves to cuddle in your lap and is determined for you to pet her. We’ve tried to write emails while having her in our laps and she doesn’t appreciate that as she will bat your hands away from the keyboard.
Here are some photos of her we took the other night. She had been shaved down a couple months ago and her soft curls are coming back nicely. She weighs around 37 pounds or 16.8kg.
My little cupcake Amelia (Lia) had her first haircut this winter as the snow, burrs, and forest debris was getting knotted in her soft puppy fluff. So prior to the 2 inch puppy cut I took some photos of my fluff ball. Some circles say you should shave a Barbet at 6 months of age for their adult hair cut to come in. We kept her hair growing until 10 months and gave her a puppy cut which is cutting the entire body to 1-2 inches of hair. Ideally you should never shave the barbet down to the skin. The Barbet standard is to keep the dog’s hair long and shaggy which for some is hard to do. By cutting their hair to 1-2 inches of hair you keep the furry, fluffy look of the Barbet.
Shari was so kind to send me some photos of her two barbet: Anabelle and Truman. They are on the west coast in sunny California. Check out the gorgeous light and hills. Thank you Shari for sharing!
If you have any photos you’d like to share for the blog or the Barbet Fanciers Club of America 2010 Barbet calendar please send them to stacybrogan@gmail.com. They must be from a 5 megapixel camera at a high resolution.