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A great grey dane

September 8th 2009 01:44
great dane puppy
A younger version of Ruby

The known universe produces some remarkably energetic phenomena — the collision of star clusters, the imagination of political spin doctors — but no single entity anywhere has more energy than a 10-month old great dane.

We met one yesterday, the first time in perhaps a year that we have seen in our small local park a dog bigger than Scratchy.

Her name is Ruby and, while she is according to her human going to be a bit smaller than an average female great dane, she's already bigger than our larger-than average male greyhound.

Ruby is well above average, on the other hand, in huggability. If you can get her to stand still for more than two seconds, she is the biggest, softest, most huggable hunk of a dog this side of a St Bernard.

Ruby has also — and I am now being very serious — the most beautiful coat I have seen on a dog.

I am talking about colour and pattern. How to describe it? Dove grey brindled with a darker grey-verging-black. I took one look and said, "You could wear her to the opening night of the ballet."

It sounded impolite and impolitic as soon as I said it, but then I noticed the women in the group nodding.

"Absolutely," said one.

It was still rude, however. Ruby, I apologise.

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Five-star dog house

December 7th 2008 02:15
dog kennel luxury

In a display of dog appreciation which some people may call barking mad, a British surgeon is building a kennel for her two great danes for £250,000. That is US$368,000, or A$568,000, or enough money to rescue every stray dog in Europe.

Talk about the yap of luxury. These dogs are not paw.

The dog duplex is on an estate near Cirencester in Gloucestershire. Features include sheepskin-lined, temperature-controlled beds, a spa, automatic dispensers of chilled and filtered water, air-conditioning, a sound system, a 132cm plasma TV and a retina scanner installed at the front door to stop any other dogs getting in.

We think the retina scanner may be excessive.

The dogs will have a bedroom each, both with large windows which overlook their private playground.

The kennel has been designed by architect Andy Ramus, and will be built of zinc, glass and limestone.

We just hope the retina scanner is reliable. Wouldn't want the neighbourhood dogs dropping in unannounced. That could be a real party pooper.

dog kennel luxury

www.dailymail.co.uk


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Room to zoom

September 6th 2008 23:51
Now here's something dashing. Mabel may not run like a greyhound, and she's no trials champion, but she had fun and her owner didn't seem to mind that this was more recreation than concentration.




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