Just discovered Peter Brook's paintings of his native Pennine landscape - most of them incorporating his sheep dog. They are full of humour and delight. Images of little dog faces peeping from under the stable door, the watchfulness of a dog and the daily joys of Yorkshire living make these a joy to look at.

Since this pic of the handsome white Shepherd, Kel, has been up there have been a few suggestions of a suitable caption for him - any more ideas? Max is looking very cool and uninterested but you have to admit that towel is very becoming!

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This is a series of landscapes taken in the American West, starting in Kansas City, Missouri.
Heading North to Yellowstone Park through Montana and Idaho, West to Oregon,
down the coast to California across Death Valley and back through Arizona, Utah and Colorado.
5000 miles with a dog to keep you company... Lucky for Ollie, he was Pete Kelly's dog!

Date - 23rd March last year! Jax the Clown was here!! (She s still here on this page below) Was in Southport - as was last year at the same time of the year! - for the Open Photographic Society at the Atkinson Art Gallery. Off for lunch to the Slug and Lettuce in Lord Street and there she was!! Recognised each other instantly and caught up with Jax's recent activities with the RSPCA. No Rosie dog this year but a cute chimp instead. (Not quite as cute as Rosie though!) So - look out for her in Lord Street Southport and give her a donation! Say Hi from iDoggy too!

Yes really! This is a photograph by a very young - but talented - photographer, Katie Kolita. The work of the Young Photographers is on display along with the 61st Southport Annual Open National exhibition at the Atkinson Art Gallery Southport until 30th March. See more of Katie's work here

The winner of the Young Photographers' Competition 2008 Junior Section is Cameron Tittle - with his super photographs of Alfie. A lovely dog and what a great backdrop! Well done to Cameron! The other prizewinners had a good day too as a very large audience saw them receive their awards.. The work of the Young Photographers is on display along with the 61st Southport Annual Open National exhibition at the Atkinson Art Gallery Southport until 30th March. Well worth a vist or two! More photographs from this exhibition can be seen here (add later)

Dixie is a Border Collie and he is just gorgeous! He is clever too and can wrap his new owner around his little paw! Dixie, named after the famous Dixie Dean, is two years old and already a loyal and well behaved little dog.

A real cute dog spotted in the woods near Nunsmere with its owner. The Bichon Frise crossed with the - "something else!" made for a lovely looking dog.

The Parkgate Pony Rescue Autumn Fair again! Yes, it was a fabulous day! The Warrior Knights gave a superb display which was so authentic that one of them actually had real blood on his hand after the event! They were a real crowd puller and everyone enjoyed watching them dueling with swords! Their little old dog waited patiently in the tent while this was going on!

The Autumn Fair held by the Parkgate Pony Rescue Society was a super event and it turned out that ponies aren't the only animals to be rescued. The little terrier,left and centre is "Bonny" who was rescued - as was the Old English Sheepdog on the right . What wonderful work they do - and they do need our donations for all their ponies - - -http://www.parkgateponies.co.uk/

The Parkgate Pony Rescue held their Autumn Fair this weekend! What a fabulous day out! The ponies were all gorgeous and the events were spectacular! Some amazing talents were displayed by obviously dedicated young people. This is "Lil" on a day out with her family - she is a German Shepherd dog - and gorgeous!

Out photographing Wall Art aka Grafitti on a rainy day in Liverpool. (Oh no, not another one!) When you walk around Liverpool its amazing the things you come across - all in the space of a day. This was the first discovery - along a street and alongside a parking lot behind the area of London Road.The web link on this creation is http://www.myspace.com/stok_tct

Da da da - cant remember the name of the pub in Eastham - down on the River Mersey. Not the Eastham Ferry - the other one! Charlie, a smooth- haired Border Collie and Lola, the lab, were inside with their respective owners enjoying the newly created smoke free zone!

This is Oscar, a young and very lively Labrador! (Decisions decisions! Yesterday the plan was to get a Greyhound and today its a Lab! Each day of photographing dogs the plan changes! ) He's a gorgeous doggy and his rapport with his owner is plain to see!

The Appleby Horse Fair is held each year by Royal Charter. Horses for auction are traditionally washed in the river and there is a plenty to see all along the main street of the town but it was also apparent that some of the horses being pulled in to the river were being cruelly treated by young boys who will be the future of the event. A horse had died as a result of being pushed under the water. The town was awash with litter and it will take a while to recover the town to its former glory.

The Appleby Horse Fair is held each year by Royal Charter. Horses for auction are traditionally washed in the river and there is plenty to see all along the main street of the town. Dogs mingled with horses and all were enjoying the sunshine.

Couldn't miss this fellow! He's a Newfoundland and he is enormous! Talk about a dog being "Man's Best Friend!" - Ted and his proud owner were happily sharing a plate of sausages and chips in New Brighton and you could just see how inseparable they are. (We loved Ted so much we're also making him a separate page - see "Photos"

These two dogs were sitting patiently by the roadside in the Connemara National Park Region of Ireland. Waiting....They certainly looked as though this was a regular event and completely at ease.

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We iDoggies certainly get around! The Two Dog Cafe, in the town of Clifden, is the Western-most internet cafe in Europe! They have THE most fantastic raspberry cake and cream!

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You Won The I-Love-Dogs.com 'Good Dog' Site Award!

You should be very proud! Your site is awesome,
and you are going to enjoy the increased traffic
you get from winning this prestigious award!

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Lying precariously in the middle of the pavement, apparently oblivious to passers by as he slept, this old dog was typical of dogs seen in Corfu Town - or anywhere on the Greek Islands. Not exactly looked after - but seemingly fed by local shop keepers who said that he was known locally as a character. Unlike our attitude to dogs in the UK the Greeks have less sentimentality about their strays. (Though there were a couple of dogs on leads which were pets and well looked after)

Bank holiday Monday we were out and about, exploring the Trough of Bowland. We happened across the Annual Village Scarecrow competition, held in the beautiful village of Waddington, Lancashire - so we stopped and took a couple of pics specially for iDoggie blog. A very apt interpretation of our "spotty dog" Home page pic!

Sitting outside Slinky Byrnes Cafe in West Kirby this afternoon and just saw this HUGE dog walking by. Didn't take too much notice of his owner! - then suddenly realised it was Amanda - famed as the truest doggy person ever. She runs Mannequin Mutts in Oxton. The big hound is called "Mac" - he is a Bull Mastiff and is two years old and a gentle giant of a dog. (Sorry its not a great pic Amanda - no camera so had to use a phone!

Chester on a sunny Thursday afternoon and you don't expect to see a stunning sight like this! Cruise, one of the shops in Bridge Street, Chester was lucky enough to have two spectacular models - an ultra smart, tall - well very, very tall! - and extremely gorgeous girl along with her very French poodle. The epitome of Frenchness and style. Well done! If you're going to do a campaign this is how to do it with style!

Shane is a three-legged dog who is a true hero. It was great to see him dashing in and out of the water with Tara and Ebony, both Shepherds - although Ebony's breed is uncertain she has very elegant Belgian features. Tara is a German Shepherd Their owner told us that Shane was a rescue dog and she got him well after the accident in which he lost his leg. That is an inspirational story!

There is no telling what this dog was going to be - in fact, it was difficult at first to see which end was which because the wind was blowing her fur all over her face! Her owner assured us that she could see and that her name is "Bo". She is a Pomeranian/ Bichon Frise Cross. She looked very cute and never stopped to have her photo taken! A true definition of "grab shot"!

Went to Southport to the Atkinson Art Gallery to see the Southport Photographic Society's exhibition. It was a great show. Along the Lord Street boulevard we spotted Rosie dog first - but it was Jax, the "crazy clown" that drew our attention. Jax is a fab girl and she is the RSPCA representative - collecting money for the cause. She went on to tell us about her work as the "Clown" - doing parties, weddings and anniversaries, and giving donations to the RSPCA. Rosie is a two year old cross Westie Yorkie and Jax said that Rosie is getting used to people, which is important for her role in the RSPCA. Jax, drop us an email will send you a pic

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The site is live and ready to go. All we need now is a break in the weather for a great day on the beach for iDoggy.

You don’t often come across such a glamorous doggy as this! This little dog is called Lola and her little pink designer coat and patent leather pink lead are a sight to see. Her owners are wearing pink too and its a delight to see the little girl in her pink shoelaces and coat. She obviously loves her pet because she is feeding Lola her ice cream.

Of Harley Davidson fame, Harley is a smashing dog who should have been up here in Blogs before now as this is the second time of photographing this fine dog. Today she looked as though she had been through a lot of mud and back again but it doesn’t distract from her great features. March 21st - Here are new pics of Harley with her clean coat!

Saturday 24th Feb. 2007. We have made our new business card for www.iDoggy.co.uk. (The site link is not active until the web-site and it's domain host are ready). The photograph of the wonderful spotty Dalmatian, with his red collar, was taken by Rob and well deserves to be our new symbol.

Monday 19th Feb. 2007. We thought the two handsome fellows were French Poodles but they were in fact, Labradoodles! Their owner was only too pleased to tell us about this breed - a cross between a standard Poodle and a Golden or Black Labrador - what a lovely gentle temperament they have - some people just can’t resist a cuddle.


Tuesday 6th Feb. 2007. The day of the Spaniels - and we saw the old black Labrador again. It had been sunny and potentially great for photography, but the fog came down thickly and stayed. Fortunately, it cleared enough to get some pics of the spaniels and some other dogs.

Tuesday 6th Feb. 2007. The day of the Spaniels - and we saw the old black Labrador again. It had been sunny and potentially great for photography, but the fog came down thickly and stayed. Fortunately, it cleared enough to get some pics of the spaniels and some other dogs.

Sunday 4th Feb. Eyse, a German Shepherd dog and Mateic, a Belgian Shepherd dog (Terveuren)....are beautiful dogs and very clever when it comes to leaping over fences. The best coincidence was that Mateic’s and Eyse’s people know lovely Gerry and Steve - - It’s a small world.

Gerry and Steve named their Belgian Shepherd puppy “KYP” after Kip, my old Labrador/Collie dog. Kyp has gone on to great achievements in the world of Belgian Shepherds. Mateic’s and Eyse’s owners sent more pics of these great dogs - this time it’s Mateic leaping through the air!

Saturday 14th Jan. 2007. It was amazing to see two Siberian Huskies in harnesses, pulling a contraption on wheels and racing down the stretch of beach. It turned out that there were more than two, the rest were in a large custom made van with cages, where the other dogs were waiting their turn to race.

Saturday 14th Jan. 2007. Milo and Herbie (and little friend) were the beginning of it all. It was such a good time photographing them and talking to their owners, John and Lorraine, that it became a dog project. Plus the fact that taking pictures of moving dogs isn’t so easy and has become a real challenge for us.