@Highfive talking big breeds, have you ever met a EURASIER? cross between a European Spitz and an Asian Chow Chow? absolutely gorgeous. Look at that tongue!!! These 3 are in one household, an on this site. They were a joy to look after. The rough ollie in the middle made up this family of 3.
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Wow that’s some grooming challenge lol but yes absolutely stunning.
Better in a cold climate I should think!
That tongue looks like mine after a few red wines lol
Never seen that variegated look or multicoloured look.
Love how he likes to show it off. I generally don’t!
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in Scotland, so definitely cold enough, although I looked after them a weekend in May last year on an unseasonably warm weekend.
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Here’s my prize winning Great Dane with my Welsh Mum in the distance! She had full control . Order of the dog bowl has its impact! She fed him and he slept on her bed. He never pulled on the lead and as he’d been shown a lot by the previous owner was great about being handled and made a fuss of.
His show name was Spearmount Stormmaster.
We called him Storm.
He hated water as in a bath. He went in the sea because I was swimming, love him. He’s a big miss, as you’d expect!
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great camera angle, to further emphasise size
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I refer to it as a “Drumstick lolly” tongue, I hope you have them in your country, to appreciate the connection.
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This is an Alsatian Spaniel cross. Police Alsatian used for Protection and a Spaniel used for Sniffer job. Great parentage.
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Funny enough, I always look at the dog first when I check out a listing (which is why I’d absolutely love it if the listing previews would always show the dog or at least the breed separately). And if I don’t find the dog cute, I just scroll on.
Funnily enough, I’ve come to find almost all dogs cute at this point — and some of the best dogs we’ve looked after were actually the ones I didn’t find that attractive at first. Sometimes my husband looks at me like I’m crazy when I suddenly gaze lovingly at a dog we see on the street that’s objectively “ugly.”
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I don’t think there’s such a thing as “objective” beauty but I do agree that there are certain patterns of beauty that are commonly accepted by some human groups and not necessarily shared by others.
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Sorry, maybe it was a bit wrongly worded, you are right. For me, all dogs are now beautiful to me. 
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On second thoughts, there may be some kind of “objective” beauty for pets, referred to certain standards set for each breed in pet contests and shows. But I don’t think most sitters or pet owners care much about those. As you say, all dogs (and cats) are beautiful for me. The more I get to know them, the more beautiful they become.
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My husband had Chows for 30 years, the last one lived with us. Chows are similar to polar bears in that they’re double-coated and have blue tongues and unlike most dog breeds that have 42 teeth, Chows have 44.
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Really? Wow, didn’t know that!
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So I’m on a sit and I’ve had to drop the dog off at the beauty parlour. Checked first on location of parlour and if I needed to bring more than the collar and lead and dog. That’s all. He gets washed and his nails done .
The technician said it was the small dogs that bite, in his experience. He was washing a Staffie Pit bull cross.. not for the faint hearted!
My little chap is a French Bulldog and a true gent.
He tells owners to drop and collect later as the pets get nervous otherwise .
Here’s my beauty treatment!
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Oh, super cute! And your treatment looks tasty!
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Shay has that take me shopping too look! Ha ha! He loves trips out and is super sociable. A real pleasure to see him interact with dogs… but birds and cats.. not so much!
This hedgehog meet was impromptu!
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I think cats, in general are like film stars posing at a photocall. They have all sorts of amazingly beautiful poses.
But the representation of beauty and warmth is the sight of different pets (even different species) posing in harmony.
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At first I thought these dogs rather ugly.. but now I can see their appeal. The big eyes and flat face are rather unusual but typical of the bulldog breeds. I find it endearing that the dog snores almost as loudly as I do, according to my wife!
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I also find those big, round eyes gorgeous and the snoring is cute.
The last cat I looked after also snores a bit and I felt it was relaxing.
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