Kees' photos

Chencho is even more sceptical about trains than I am. Understandably he was quite nervous when, this afternoon, he was about to make his first –and very short– trip by train. All went well: he could get used to it.

This picture is a few months old: the red harness has mysteriously disappeared since. However, Chencho strikes an interesting pose, different from any other in this series. The lighting was a mix of natural and artificial, thus making the fauve even more so. The white breast hair isn’t welcomed by breeders of the Basset fauve de Bretagne, though many specimens have it. We find it adorable.

There’s much to be said against spending your holidays abroad, but at least it isn’t boring!

Life isn’t easy for a dog keeping the company of people who like to sit on terraces and sip Camparis, especially if all you get is water.

The charming buildings don’t interest Chencho much, but the poles and trees do.

Bourtange, an old fortress at the Dutch-German border, offers an important advantage to fearful dogs: They can see the enemy coming from afar (and fire a cannon if necessary).

The hotel was far too luxurious to allow Chencho using the sofa, but we couldn’t do anything to prevent it. Even the perpetrator seems to be aware of how questionable his behavior is.

This roofed market place, in the old town of Deventer, is inscribed: “Fide sed cui vide”, which can be translated as “Be trustful, but watch out whom you trust”. It could be Chencho’s motto...

Chencho at our home base in Holland. He didn’t know yet what would lie ahead of him: a grand tour throughout the country, hotels, restaurants, terraces, ... people. He did much better than we had anticipated –in fact, he did remarkably well. Though he still isn’t at ease in a crowd and occasionally panicks, all things vacation appear to be possible (if dogs are allowed at all, and if they aren’t, we’re not interested ourselves).

Big body, small wings. This can’t be right. If it’s a butterfly, it’s one I’ve never seen before (which probably tells more about me than about the butterfly). Would it be unreasonable to ask if it would sit still for a moment?

In spite of the heat wave, Chencho is doing remarkably well. It must be his Spanish genes...

This Jeep is a mess, but looks rather nice in B&W.

Bad weather won’t keep us from walking Chencho, but naturally, we rather have it like this.

What can I say? “Good teeth”?

I suppose there are many ways to seduce some one, but I don’t think there are more effective ways...

Being occupied with more important things, Chencho wasn’t pleased with my meddling.

A moment’s rest on a walk –we needed it more than Chencho.

I happened to be testing the HDR feature of my camera, and inadvertently created some kind of a picture puzzle: find the dog on this photo. I only discovered him after uploading it. I guess this is what photographers call “foreground interest’. ;-)