Article about… a dog blessing ceremony. By Laure-Anne Viselé, October 2010 Animal blessing day in Belgium?! 24 October is St Hubert’s day in Belgium: apparently the day animals get blessed by Catholic priests throughout Belgium! I happened to be in the neighbourhood and I HAD to see it. Came Sunday morning and, wouldn’t you know […]
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Dog bless you
Posted in Dogs and society
Also tagged animal blessing, Belgie, Belgium, benediction d'animaux, blessed dog, catholic ceremony, dog, holy bread, holy communion, holy water, horse, Plancenoit, priest, procession, sprinkle, St Hubert, wacky, weird
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Anatolian Shepherd breeder: Raising giants
Interview with Anatolian shepherd breeder and published author Gilles Galand. By Laure-Anne Viselé, April 2010 About the interview Mr. Galand has built up a Europe-wide reputation as a dog breeder. He has bred multiple award-winning dogs, and published a book about Anatolian Shepherds. Our family dog came from him, so I came to find out more about […]
Posted in Dog breeds, Dog pros: a day in the life
Also tagged 'dog breeder', ackbasch, ackbash, akbasch, akbash, anatolian shepherd, Belgium, berger d'anatolie, breeder, breeding, chien, coban kopegi, dog, eleveur, eleveur de chiens, fokker, hond, hondenfokker, karabasch, karabash, Sirault, wallonie
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