Jingle bells

OK, a little late given it's New Year's Eve, but amusing nonetheless. Animals "sing" Jingle Bells here.

Dobs

Dobson, looking regal

Shaggy Nellie

Nellie, our wheaten, in need of grooming.

Tippy

Clayton and Tippy the chihauhau, Clifford, Ont., 1965.

Puppies on the farm

Doris with litter of puppies, Prospect Hill farm, 1947.

Snoopy vs. The Red Baron (Snoopy's Christmas) (CC)

Merry Christmas, dog lovers and blog readers!

Rufus the boxer

Rufus the puppy boxer with Gryph the lab.

Bentley of Barrie

Bentley is a Toy Yorkie owned by Tammy. at. Facebook pal and St. Thomas Times-Journal alumni. Bentley was about three months old here.

Heinz 57

This is Charlie, who loves a good chew. How many dog breeds can you spot in his face and coat, all of them adorable? Charlie was adopted into my friend Nancy's home in the fall of 2010. 

Spot Blue the bull terrier anywhere in this mix?

DJ Steve Porter nails Don Cherry in this mix first shown Dec. 18 on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada.
Some whiz could do the same thing for minor hockey - with all those video clips out there, material is plentiful.

Tremblant two

Pair of pals at Mont Tremblant, Quebec's fantastically dog-friendly all-season resort. (Wayne Newton photo)

Chihauhau at Mont Tremblant

Fashionable chihauhau at Mont Tremblant, Quebec, during Labour Day music festival. I had one of these toy dogs as a boy - ours was black and named Tippy. (Wayne Newton photo)

Bearizona wolf

Hey look, it's a real grey wolf cub at Bearizona, a new wildlife park at Page, Arizona. It's near the Grand Canyon. That's not my leg - it's the marketing person. (Wayne Newton photo)

Gryphon

Gryphon the lab, so named because both his "parents" went to the University of Guelph way back when. (Wayne Newton photo)

Santa's Little Helper

This adorable golden retriever is called Chablis. She's six and has been posting with Santa at the Toronto Eaton Centre since puppyhood - it's an annual ritual for her owner. I snapped this photo, which was published in the London Free Press, during a media tour hosted by Toronto Tourism in December 2010. Pet photos with Santa is a fundraiser for the humane society. (Wayne Newton photo)

Master, master

This well-dressed terrier is anxiously awaiting her master in the Distillery District of Toronto.(Wayne Newton photo) 

Jet the German shepherd

German shepherd Jet with his human cousin on a private island, Lake of the Woods, Fort Frances, Ont. (Wayne Newton photo)

Love the mud

This is Nellie, our adopted wheaten terrier, after a romp in our muddy backyard. My wife let her out for an unsupervised run, then left for work. Still love her. (Nellie and my wife.) (Wayne Newton photo)

Gracie of the Fairmont

This is Gracie, the yellow lab hotel dog at the Fairmont of Mont Tremblant, Quebec. I was there Labour Day weekend - not during ski season, obviously. Gracie is a big hit with hotel guests and one of several mascot dogs at various Fairmont properties. She started being trained as a guide dog, but was too social.  (Wayne Newton photo)