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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMirror, mirror on the wall, who's the loveliest pup of all?
http://www.france24.com/en/20130831-mirror-mirror-wall-whos-loveliest-pup-allHuge, tiny, bald, or fluffy, but all groomed to the extreme: more than 11,000 dogs from all over Europe are in Geneva this weekend for the continent's biggest canine beauty pageant.
"The brushing is also good for calming the nerves -- both his and mine," says the 58-year-old Norwegian, bending down to rub noses with AL-x, who is balancing on a small folding table, apparently oblivious to the pumping music, barking and scattered applause filling the exhibition hall on the outskirts of Geneva.
The small, white fluffy ball of fur with his pointy face and ears will soon enter the ring in a bid to add a European title to the global one he already has under his collar this year.
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http://www.france24.com/en/20130831-mirror-mirror-wall-whos-loveliest-pup-all
Yes, Europeans are every bit as ga-ga about their four-legged friends as Americans.
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the loveliest pup of all? (Original Post)
Surya Gayatri
Aug 2013
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newfie11
(8,159 posts)1. Love Poms. Nt
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)2. Great dogs for city and apartment living.
newfie11
(8,159 posts)3. Lol she is our farm dog
Of course she has 4 Newfies for backup lol.
Also a large fenced yard.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)4. Doesn't she get under foot with the Newfies? Or is she too fast for them?
newfie11
(8,159 posts)5. No she bite their toes.
They don't step on her or the pay with a bite on a toe. She weighs 5 pounds and the newfs are between 155-120lb.