tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post5160602793491476765..comments2023-10-31T15:39:09.651+01:00Comments on box elder: Molly and more at Mont St MichelLucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-91617622033685651842013-05-18T09:34:56.621+02:002013-05-18T09:34:56.621+02:00Thanks again.
Molly does not, I'm afraid, sho...Thanks again.<br /><br />Molly does not, I'm afraid, show very good table manners. She occasionally joins us, especially outside; but the problem used to be that she was very protective of us when eating and established a guard zone, not with people so much but with other dogs, and would kick up a fuss if she saw any nearby. Now she doesn't see very well so that's a bit easier, but she's really not very patient or comfortable under tables and tends to tie herself in cats' cradles round chair legs. She loves the car, and provided we can find shady parking and she gets her share of leg stretches and general participation with the outing, and a chip or two or a bread crust in a napkin at the end, she's happy.<br /><br />There was one time, in Vannes, I think, when she was with us on an outside terrace near the door, Tom had looped her lead round the table leg but not securely. The friendly waitress tickled her nose with (presumably nice-smelling) fingers, then a few minutes later came out with a tray in one hand and Mol on her lead in the other, saying 'I brought your dog back, we found her in the kitchen.' We hadn't seen the going of her!<br /><br />In our hotel there were two most adorable dogs also staying, a border collie and a very small Jack Russell. They were wonderfully well mannered, followed their owners, a lovely middle-aged couple, like lambs without leads, and installed themselves under the table at mealtimes without a murmur. Only once did the Jack Russell - who rather put me in mind of Clive's Jack - give a little warning woof when he saw another dog go by outside. One evening they were going for their evening constitutional in the park opposite, and the JR tried to step down onto the pavement and looked up beseechingly at his missus, one paw held up. She scooped him up and carried him across the road. Apparently he had walked 10 kilometres over the sands of the Mont that day, and his little legs just couldn't do any more!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-81030049041546543952013-05-17T22:29:16.282+02:002013-05-17T22:29:16.282+02:00Enjoyed those ready-framed pictures and the bicycl...Enjoyed those ready-framed pictures and the bicyclist rambling by, oblivious! marly youmanshttp://www.thepalaceat2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-64384098245561687002013-05-17T07:58:07.191+02:002013-05-17T07:58:07.191+02:00Never been, but now I really must. Lovely account ...Never been, but now I really must. Lovely account and photographs.<br /><br />We too spend much time negotiating access for Jack into unlikely places, finding seats on terraces outside restaurants and cafes with a 'no dogs' policy inside, and generally letting him charm people into giving him access. He's been sitting on my lap under cover of restaurant table-cloths... with permission of course... since he was a puppy! But sometimes it's just a case of taking sandwiches and eating outdoors, weather permitting!Clive Hicks-Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573698513351018726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-79850116831898989842013-05-17T03:22:48.723+02:002013-05-17T03:22:48.723+02:00Oh the colours! And now I'm wondering about th...Oh the colours! And now I'm wondering about the trip from dear Molly's perspective. What did she notice and what was she thinking as the little girl was trumpeting the rules of the bus?Rouchswalwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393987883437907945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-3332664290151532562013-05-15T03:56:56.493+02:002013-05-15T03:56:56.493+02:00Oh, Lucy, I really do need to visit more often. Su...Oh, Lucy, I really do need to visit more often. Such a delicious place. And I love your dog.jarvenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709417058741577802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-18270121372306829602013-05-14T18:25:28.593+02:002013-05-14T18:25:28.593+02:00A friend, an aspiring restaurateur, told me years ...A friend, an aspiring restaurateur, told me years ago of a posh restaurant outside Paris with outdoor tables where guests' dogs sat at table with them. Apparently they (the dogs) observed the best doggy table manners.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-87767218322609828722013-05-14T15:14:02.392+02:002013-05-14T15:14:02.392+02:00Wonderful photos - especially that sweet face of M...Wonderful photos - especially that sweet face of Mol! <br /><br />I remember being pleased to see that restaurants and cafes in Paris allowed dogs. We do see many dogs at cafes in Boston during warm weather, albeit tied just outside the cafe railings next to their owners' tables. Quite a few cafes and shops put water bowls out on the sidewalk for the city pooches.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13489924859026895536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-19832862858260088752013-05-13T18:19:28.843+02:002013-05-13T18:19:28.843+02:00Of course you're right Lucy - the abandoning a...Of course you're right Lucy - the abandoning and/or mistreatment of animals happens in all countries.<br />But though I don't have a dog, I've never seen a UK cafe, restaurant or pub which not only accepts a dog but even brings it a bowl of water without being asked!Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-46585745619273123732013-05-12T21:16:51.295+02:002013-05-12T21:16:51.295+02:00Thanks all.
Hliza! Lovely to see you, miss you.
...Thanks all.<br /><br />Hliza! Lovely to see you, miss you.<br /><br />Zhoen - I'm not sure she really makes the most of the cultural aspects of our trips, though who knows what is derived through the olfactory sense? She certainly seems to enjoy her holidays, and is often much better behaved and rises to the challenge.<br /><br />Catalyst - thanks m'dear, good to see you around!<br /><br />Chloë - those big Percherons are gorgeous, aren't they?<br /><br />Lise - merci! Nous avons de la chance habiter aussi près de la merveille. En fait la vue du barrage, pas loin du nouveau parking, et tellement impressionante. <br /><br />Natalie and Joe - thanks also. Before we get too rosy about the French and their dogs, bear in mind that the tou-tou bar was probably originally designed with a view to leaving tou-tou behind in the shed or the yard for weeks on end with minimal attention while one heads off for les grandes vacances, possibly a preferable option to the other one frequently taken of leaving him or her on the central reservation of the motorway. That said however, many people are loving and caring towards dogs, and often attitudes are relaxed and accepting; and dog-friendly hotels, b&bs, cafés and restaurants are easy to find, the rule rather than the exception. The best place was Honfleur (possibly owing to its frequentation by Parisians and their pooches), where every time we sat down on a café or restaurant terrace a waitress with a lovely bowl of fresh water for Mol would appear, well before they were ready to take our order. Mol quickly got used to this, so that she would bark in expectation on our arrival if said refreshment didn't appear instantly!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-67366365857950934342013-05-12T18:02:09.896+02:002013-05-12T18:02:09.896+02:00Enjoyed in particular the views framed by rock and...Enjoyed in particular the views framed by rock and archways. <br /><br />And they say that the English are dog lovers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-17328897756318574812013-05-12T16:57:38.264+02:002013-05-12T16:57:38.264+02:00The kind of travel journal I love most: evocative,...The kind of travel journal I love most: evocative, quirkily observant, succint and wonderfully illustrated. Yes, the world through your eyes.<br /><br />How amazingly thoughtful of whoever thought up the TouTou bar scheme! Never seen anything like it in the UK despite its reputation of loving dogs more than people.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-14624399937739777282013-05-12T11:36:35.453+02:002013-05-12T11:36:35.453+02:00Bonjour
Vous avez fait une bien jolie escurtion. L...Bonjour<br />Vous avez fait une bien jolie escurtion. Le Mont , nous le connaissons bien naturellement.<br />Hélàs, je pense que c'est terminé pour nous , on va se contenter de le voir de loin. Trop de contraintes, pour y accéder . Et aussi, plus de jambes .<br />Vous avez fait de très jolies photos des divers tons de la mer sur le sable. Quels beaux motifs de pastels pour un peintre qui saurait les reproduire<br />Amitiés Annick- LiseLisehttp://lise.line.over-blog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-89937918188009877342013-05-12T11:20:17.231+02:002013-05-12T11:20:17.231+02:00Aw, Molly :D
I love those framed views :) And wha...Aw, Molly :D<br /><br />I love those framed views :) And what beautiful horses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-20697055030559088902013-05-12T05:22:06.084+02:002013-05-12T05:22:06.084+02:00A splendid tour, Lucy, through your and Molly'...A splendid tour, Lucy, through your and Molly's adventures. Thank you.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-85175660690182664012013-05-12T04:38:28.520+02:002013-05-12T04:38:28.520+02:00I remain quite envious of Molly, for many reasons....I remain quite envious of Molly, for many reasons. Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-49212760265400766832013-05-12T00:43:01.281+02:002013-05-12T00:43:01.281+02:00Oh now I remember what I enjoy the most here..obse...Oh now I remember what I enjoy the most here..observing your world through your eyes! I love the small details you described in your words and pictures..the sparrow and the unicorn, the framed view, the cute bus..I feel like I'm with you there already!missHLizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14310017826608980455noreply@blogger.com