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Millicent Rogers and her dachshund, photograph by John Rawlings,1945.
friend Barbara over at my dog eared pages...
you know where this is going?
that "dog eared" is the giveaway
No?
this is Billy-he belongs to Barbara.
Barbara's Billy, by Eric.
you could say Billy is a beach bum-but don't tell his Mistress that
she'd say he's a beach stud.
photograph by Toni Frissell, Vogue, 1938.
the dachshund is one of the breeds that seems to be destined for celebrity-as Billy attests to.
it must be their photogenic qualities...
Lillian Bassman photograph for Harper's Bazaar, 1954, from Christie's
Princess Caroline of Monaco with pups
Picasso with his "Lump"
destined for more than just 15 minutes-
the dachshund has taken its place in the celebrity dogs Hall of Fame.
Andy Warhol with his dog Archie, 1973, Photograph © Jack Mitchell
and below by Andy Warhol.
(but why is it so darned difficult to spell?) why not just spell
LOVE.
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