Souvenirs of the Paris Dogs Cemetery 3

Here is the third vintage postcard from my collection. An impressive headstone by anyone's standard. This faithful companion lived from 1896 to 1908. Sadly, I cannot work out the dog's name which must be in French, but such is the script used, I cannot work out which way up the letters are! Any assistance in identifying the name would be much appreciated.

Souvenirs of the Paris Dogs Cemetery 2

The grave of Toto looks pretty new in this photograph. Toto was born in 1905 and died in 1926, making him 21 years of age. That is quite an age for any dog. There is a photograph of Toto on the column, but I cannot see well enough to recognise the breed. What amazes me is how clean and uncluttered the cemetery is, but I guess more and more memorials were added over the years. Owen Phillips of the Magic Lantern Show blog recently visited the cemetery - perhaps he can give us an appreciation of what it is like today?

Paris Dog Cemetery Update

Owen of the marvellous 'Magic Lantern Show, blog has taken the time to visit the dog cemetery in Paris that has created so much interest. See an example of his fantastic work (above) - Copyright Owen Phillips 2009).

His two posts are available on the following link:

Paris Dog Cemetery Chapters 1 and 2

Aside from the above, I would recommend you all visit Owen's blog. He has an eye for composition, the unusual, the surreal and much more. I enjoying viewing his great photographs and the accompanying words. Go there now and enjoy!