Paws 4 Thought

March 2, 2015December 1, 2014 ~ Sparhawk Scotties ~ 10 Comments

The best thing about man is his dog

French proverb

Scampering Scotties in Derbyshire, circa 2007

When we were 5

All the boys, Bracklinn Falls, Calendar, Scotland

Snack break & of course Gus is leading the demand for a smackeral of something!

Paws 4 Thought

February 16, 2015December 1, 2014 ~ Sparhawk Scotties ~ 6 Comments

All animals except man know that the ultimate of life is to enjoy it!

Samuel Butler (1835-1902)

Paws 4 Thought

February 2, 2015February 3, 2015 ~ Sparhawk Scotties ~ 5 Comments

Whoever thinks dogs are guileless hasn’t witnessed my pathetic pooch in full begin mode after a titbit.

Mae Somers

Paws 4 Thought

January 19, 2015December 1, 2014 ~ Sparhawk Scotties ~ 13 Comments

Beauty without vanity, strength without insolence, courage without ferocity, and all the virtues of man without his vices.

John Cam Hobhouse, 1786-1869) epitaph to Lord Byron’s dog Boatswain.

Gus, our gentle-man

Paws for Thought

January 5, 2015December 1, 2014 ~ Sparhawk Scotties ~ 6 Comments

This sees the start of my new series of posts – Doggie Quotations, accompanied by fabulous photos of me and Fabi. So let’s start with this one …

“Let sleeping dogs lie”

Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870)

And I think we’ll need to be left sleeping for a while to get over all the activity at the beach over Christmas!

Thoughtful Thursday

May 15, 2014 ~ Sparhawk Scotties ~ 7 Comments

Anyone got any ideas how we can keep Mama off the ‘puter so that we can keep in touch with our friends. She seems to be hogging it all for herself – so not fair!

I’ve even allowed Fabi to have her photo here – well she does look likes she’s pleading for something ….. Maybe Mama will relent and let us back on the ‘puter!

fabi pleading