Another person I deeply respect in the barbet dog world is Ezia. Walter and I honeymooned last year in Italy (if you haven’t been to italy make a point to go at some point in your life!!). While there we made a point to stop by La Spezia to meet Ezia and her beautiful Barbet. She lives at the base of Cinque Terre so we got some hiking in between visiting with Ezia and her husband Victor. Both were incredibly hospitable and just fun to hang out with. They held a dinner for us with their friends and only then did we really feel like we had experienced Italy. All the while, Barbet happily sat at our feet.
So before I ramble more on how great Italy is take a moment to check out Ezia’s blog: http://barbetinitalia.blogspot.com/ you’ll probably need a translator for the words, but of course the photos of Barbet speak for themselves.
What is a blog post without a photo? Below is Mata Hari one of Ezia’s grandpuppies we saw in La Spezia. Beautiful dog, no???
Ciao!
Stacy 
