May 15, 2011
Dogs in Berlin The dogs in Berlin aren’t much different than here, except the Berliners tend not to dock tails, leaving breeds such as spaniels and Schnauzers with handsome feathery appendages. I was delighted to see that Jack Russells are popular, and somewhat surprised to see so many pit bulls (global world?) It was fun encountering dogs, talking to them in my dog German — “schoene hund! Was heiss sie?” (lovely dog, what’s your name?). I met Bongo, Elroy, Ina, Tommy, Willie, Choochoo, Zulu and countless others.  Like people everywhere the dogs’ companions kvelled with the attention their dogs were getting, urging them to pose for their pictures.  I have appended an extra in this album for people who love art and dogs, enabled by the civilised allowance of photography in the city’s museums.

Dogs in Berlin

The dogs in Berlin aren’t much different than here, except the Berliners tend not to dock tails, leaving breeds such as spaniels and Schnauzers with handsome feathery appendages. I was delighted to see that Jack Russells are popular, and somewhat surprised to see so many pit bulls (global world?) It was fun encountering dogs, talking to them in my dog German — “schoene hund! Was heiss sie?” (lovely dog, what’s your name?). I met Bongo, Elroy, Ina, Tommy, Willie, Choochoo, Zulu and countless others.  Like people everywhere the dogs’ companions kvelled with the attention their dogs were getting, urging them to pose for their pictures. 

I have appended an extra in this album for people who love art and dogs, enabled by the civilised allowance of photography in the city’s museums.

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