I recognise the top one, it's a Dalmatian, right? The other dog is a Morris Oxford, I had it's canine sister, The Austin Cambridge. The bottom one is probably the Triumph Dolomite, or something similar from that era,Toledo perhaps? B/L had a great knack of bastardising what were once great marques. The other pics are probably cards from Specsavers, "Do you like this car Sir?" "No it's a ****ing abortion." "Nothing wrong with your eyes then."
No, but I'm thinking that you must be close to seeing his mother's telegram!
Er no, Morris Oxfords are slightly taller than a seated Dalmatian, "Bitch" - as that much missed, soppy great lump from the canine branch of the family was imaginatively named back in the day - was a Great Dane and when she wasn't sitting for hours trying to challenge the Oxford to a staring competition, she was my constant companion during the eighties. I didn't ask her to join me in the car, but as she was a good six feet tall when standing on her hind legs (with her front ones on my shoulders), I wasn't about to argue with her.GHT wrote:I recognise the top one, it's a Dalmatian, right?
before she eventually succumbed to the breed's known tendency to heart failure (as few as six or seven years of life is more usual 
). She was scared of smaller dogs as they tended to shelter under her when out for a run on the beach but she never showed aggression toward anything or anyone. It didn't half hurt when she stood on my toes though. She gets one from me actually. Too rude even for your experienced eyes
GHT wrote:I recognise the top one, it's a Dalmatian, right?
Silly me, I should have realised. Walking into a pub down here in The New Forest, a family was at a table and their black and white speckled Great Dane was at their feet. I patted the dog and said: "Hello Domino," and as we walked to the bar I heard a child's voice say: "Dad, how does that man know our dog's name?" An answer like that probably makes her a contender for Love Island/Big Brother or any other contestant kind of lowest common denominator show.JPB wrote: Sun Dec 22, 2019 12:53 amEr no, Morris Oxfords are slightly taller than a seated Dalmatian, "Bitch" - as that much missed, soppy great lump from the canine branch of the family was imaginatively named back in the day - was a Great Dane and when she wasn't sitting for hours trying to challenge the Oxford to a staring competition, she was my constant companion during the eighties. I didn't ask her to join me in the car, but as she was a good six feet tall when standing on her hind legs (with her front ones on my shoulders), I wasn't about to argue with her.
She lived a long life by Great Dane standards, managing some eleven years
