Terriers on the highland

Ms. Hiromi Miyashita, a dog shop owner and a professional trimmer living in Iida City, Nagano Prefecture, regularly comes to my second house in Yamanashi for trimming my Scotties. This time she trimmed only Pizzicato as Pieta is being trimmed by Nakahara-san for dog shows.
Hiromi always accmpanies her dogs, i.e. a female Scottie, Pisala, her daughter Tida, and a Welsh Terrier, Biscuit.
Although this should have been an outdoor trimming under the highland breeze, cold rain started around noon of May 5th, and the trimming was done indoor finally.

Piacere was most interested in Tida, the youngest, and played with her very much. Tida, on the other hand, who had occupied the love of the owner as the youngest puppy, seemed annoyed by the sudden appearance of younger girl.

Hiromi's three dogs are very well disciplined. From left to right; Tida, Biscuit and Pisala.


In contrast, my dogs, Pizzicato in particular, are restless. At the meal time, Pizzicato would jump up to my wife, who is preparing their food, and Pizzicato's jump is quite high.


The dogs of the both owners are familiar one another as they have been together for years, and behave sisterly. Piacere lies on back on the toilet sheet to ask Pisala to play with her, while Tida, nearer left looks back to Piacere as is she is murmuring "It is I that plays with my mom, who, for
God's sake, is that nasty girl who is temptating my mom?" Pieta is trying to cool Tida saying "Well, don't be so nervous, as it happens all the time among kids, and go easy on her as she is my daughter". Biscuit poses to the camera ignoring the happening behind, and Chilwell is gazing at Biscuit with the expression "Who is this affected female?"


Now a great picture of four generations. From left to right; Pisala, the Empress, her daughter, Pizzicato, grand-daughter, Pieta, and a great-grand -daughter, Piacere. It was a hassle to take this photo, as Piacere has not trained to stay yet, and the photo has been picked up from random shots, which digital cameras allow.

After taking the photo of four generation, we can't afford not to take photos of all the terriers. It is also difficult to take photos of dogs of different colors. The faces of the Scotties in original shots are too dark to see their expressions, I have retouched the brightness. The photo, therefore, gives somewhat unnatural impression.