BARBETS en BRESSE, France
Only if we understand can we care. Only if we care will we help. Only if we help shall they be saved. -Jane Goodall
Not many Barbets manage to the ripe old ages of 13.5 months of age for GuyGuy and 14.9 for Coccolina. They both are strong willed and seem to be enjoying life.
What else can you ask for? I am blessed with their company each day that God gives us together.
My telephone was not far and I was able to capture a memorable shot. My wish that will not come true was mating GuyGuy with Iabada…We tried and it did not work. So be it. They really like each other..I can see it all the time. He has wonderful genes.
Nalia, her niece..
TiliTili today, nice overall morphology. Very typical of the old line/Vieux Barbet. Lovely character
As you know TiliTili was here last week and I have the video again, where she starred. Many people who have a Barbet today remember this video and it brought back memories..
Coccolina and GuyGuy enjoying the cooler morning air!
Neo Mahler de la serve de la chapelle d’Alexandre, in Sweden.
When all is said and done.. Coccolina is hanging in there and so is GuyGuy. Some days are better than others. He eats ok +, depending on the meal and the day, which I very as much as possible, within reason. He still demands his walk even if I have to hold him real tight, he trips a lot. I help him get in and out of the car. He can be knocked over by another dog, so I have to watch him closely when he is outside. He is very aware of everything that is going on.
I am sharing this with you because it is really important to be aware of. He is going on 13 and Coccolina is 14+.We do not have a lot of records of how long Barbets live and of couse which lines..
Neither take any medication for anything, but I do give GuyGuy what I can every so often to help him move more easily..and I massage him every morning before he “gets up” and even then, I help him stand up because like old folks, he is stiff. He weighs around 23k which is still what he has weighed most of his life. The steroids are helping him stand properly and probably move better too.
Nothing to say about Coccolina..she is a trooper!
Vennie 2015…Iabada 2017…and below Coccolina in 2007.
She is now in 1900 pedigrees, nearly half of all Barbets alive, and quite a bit more when you see how she is now on both sides of a pedigree. Amazing..and she just keeps trucking.
