tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post6311678051090045241..comments2024-03-18T14:35:37.633-07:00Comments on Grace Elliot - blog.: Historical Dogs: Mysterious and Romantic - by Carola DunnPippa Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10128414630918980034noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-44458733697370642902012-06-18T16:55:13.717-07:002012-06-18T16:55:13.717-07:00Trillian is quite enough for me! Especially as Oli...Trillian is quite enough for me! Especially as Oli comes to stay whenever his mom and dad are out of town. We walk on the school field next door to my house every evening--it's become an informal dog park--so I know lots of dogs. In fact, I tend to remember the dogs' names and forget the people's...Carola Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796872169346386593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-51152438294680095842012-06-17T11:11:12.662-07:002012-06-17T11:11:12.662-07:00Hi Laura, that's quite a menagerie you had the...Hi Laura, that's quite a menagerie you had there! Your current animal count sounds much more manageable. That said, yesterday we added a Bearded Dragon to our household of 5 cats and a guinea pig (not to mention 2 teenage boys). It was my youngest son who eventually convinced me and Ripley (the dragon) is actually quite cute in a scaley sort of way. <br />G xPippa Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128414630918980034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-18807119298670565762012-06-17T09:59:43.625-07:002012-06-17T09:59:43.625-07:00What a sweet post. I am a fan of all things furry ...What a sweet post. I am a fan of all things furry but my passion is dogs. At one time I had horses, 2 dogs, 2 cats, 1 parrot and 7 guinea pigs(they multiply overnight!). I am now in possession of 1 cat, 1 parrot and my reading companion Quigley, a pitbull/hound mix and my sweetie! Sheba the cat is actually my sisters cat and she is a queen. Snubs me all the time.<br />I love reading books with animals portayed in them. It makes them so much more realistic. Thanks for sharing and I am thrilled to discover a new author and some really great reading!laura thomashttp://fuonlyknew.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-15492183348222259032012-06-11T05:01:56.971-07:002012-06-11T05:01:56.971-07:00Every good home should have a cat or a dog, so fic...Every good home should have a cat or a dog, so fictional characters with a home life need a pet. I prefer cats (marginally) but don't like the medieval attitude to them, so my detective has a wolfhound, Socrates, who has a definite role in the stories. I've really enjoyed the animals in Carola's books. You can tell how much she likes dogs from the vivid way she characterises them and makes them all sympathetic (even that evil pug has his moments!)<br /><br />Pat McIntosh<br />The Gil Cunningham medieval mysteriesPat McIntoshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-56190429351683722192012-06-11T04:29:37.324-07:002012-06-11T04:29:37.324-07:00No dogs in my life, but my son and daughter-in-law...No dogs in my life, but my son and daughter-in-law's cat has played a part in a number of my short stories. I often note the use of dogs and horses in Regency romance to good effect.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Jacqueline Seewald<br />TEA LEAVES AND TAROT CARDS--Regency romanceJacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-27215808844024127522012-06-10T17:08:50.758-07:002012-06-10T17:08:50.758-07:00Many years ago we inherited a cat from a neighbour...Many years ago we inherited a cat from a neighbour who moved away, and I became allergic. I'm ok around cats, but if I touch one my eyes swell up! So no temptation to take one on. Our paper publishes a monthly page of pics of dogs and cats waiting for adoption at the county shelter, and some of the dogs are so hard not to go for, but having just had Trillian's friend staying for a week, I know she's as much as I can manage long-term.Carola Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796872169346386593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-30227009332177999432012-06-10T15:36:35.653-07:002012-06-10T15:36:35.653-07:00Enjoyed the post, Carola! I'm more a dog perso...Enjoyed the post, Carola! I'm more a dog person myself, but I've just fallen in love with a "stray cat" who found her way up on the deck of a cabin where we are staying for two weeks in northern California. If we weren't flying home I figure I'd be begging hubby, "Can I have her, please, please!"<br /><br />Sylvia<br />http://www.writingstrongwomen.comSylvia Dickey Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665990701980727149noreply@blogger.com