2 February 2011

Before They Were Famous

The Dogs of Greenhill Farm has been going for almost a year now (the blog really started in March 2010, the earlier things were added later) and you watched Ben and Pip (almost) grow up… but what about the other four? What did they get up to, before they were famous?

 

Sheila

Sheila was born in May 2006, and arrived in June. She looked like this:
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Our new puppy grew fast, and soon looked like this:
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And soon, sadly, she managed to grow up a bit more:
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In this time, she had discovered a love of sitting on my lap, and staring at me.
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Which was fine by me. She was also very good at sitting and staying, a skill she’s lost now.
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You can see more photos here, in this video slideshow:


Kim

Kim started out at my cousin’s house. She was their first dog a long while. They even made her a little kennel.
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She was a mischief-maker from day one.
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And those legs!
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But the sunny pastures of Co. Fermanagh weren’t enough for Kim, and she chased the neighbour’s sheep. Guess what happened next?
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That’s right! She came here to chase sheep and cause trouble.
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You can see more photos in this video slideshow:

 

Fly

Fly has been around for quite some time, so I don’t have any puppy photos of her, but I do have this photo of her when she was 8-years-old, in 2001.

And here is the wonderful lady in 2009:

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Jack

Jack was born in 2002, and he grew up to be rather handsome.

And here he is in 2009:


Well, now you know what all of the dogs got up to before they were famous…

11 comments:

  1. Tama-Chan, Benny, Vidock, Violette, Ollie, Heloise, Momo, Ryu2 February 2011 at 14:42

    WONDERFUL PHOTOS! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

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  2. Sage2 February 2011 at 15:02

    I love going back and looking at puppy and beyond pictures. They all grew up to be handsome/ beautiful and famous dogs!

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  3. Anonymous2 February 2011 at 16:10

    Loved sharing your memories!

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  4. Anonymous2 February 2011 at 16:29

    Cool, we loved seeing these old photos of the other four!

    Elyse and Riley

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  5. Unknown2 February 2011 at 18:51

    great photos, they are all gorgeous, its lovely that you have so many photos of them all, :)


    Jenny :)

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  6. Sagira2 February 2011 at 23:09

    Great photos. They grow up so fast.

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  7. Ryker2 February 2011 at 23:15

    That was fun! Brings back memories of all our old family dogs.

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  8. Jennifer Rose2 February 2011 at 23:52

    thanks for the post :D love the pic of sheila sitting in the chair, its very cute :)

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  9. The Daily Pip 3 February 2011 at 03:14

    This was a great post. I love to see all the dogs as they grow up - especially Sheila! She was ADORABLE (of course, she still is!).

    Your pal, Pip

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  10. laurie4 February 2011 at 02:35

    man they all have such exquisite ears.

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  11. georgia little pea4 February 2011 at 03:44

    i much enjoyed this post. sometimes, i wonder at how time flies and how our dogs grow up and old so quickly.

    kim and sheila have amazing ears and eyes. and i do love the look of your old lady :)

    have a great weekend all!

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