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West 3rd and Mercer, New York

So far, New York has far surpassed my expectations, not least in the big guy small dog/man quotient. Today’s picture takes the piss (in the best possible way of course). Not one, but three little dogs did I find attached to one very charming man.

Fifi, Coco and Ginger are Tea-cup poodles. Their owner, Zev, inherited them from his mum. Not only that but he also inherited their wardrobe - sadly not on display today - but I am assured it is extensive: jackets, skirts, shoes AND jumpers. London can never be the same for me again now.

W Broadway and Spring, New York

'You won’t be able to spit in New York for big guys with small dogs' they said. Turns out they were right. Today (amongst many others) I encountered the very English sounding Reggie with his two little dogs*, Rania and Milo. Semi cheat: they are Reggie’s girlfriend’s dogs but in extenuating circumstances I decided to feature them first on Big Guy Small Dog Blog. Can you see the frou frou little bows in their hair? Does Reggie Care? No he does not. ‘I am secure in my sexuality’ he said. And so he was.

(*I'm guessing Yorkies, feel free to contradict me)

Temple, London EC4

So there I was, poking around the halls and chambers of the legal district with my brother (non dog lover) one afternoon and what do we find lurking amongst the temples? Tiny Missy and her very tall owner, that’s what.

What prompted their ‘union’ I wanted to know. The answer was in Missy’s heartbreakingly apologetic expression. She was rescued from a broken home. ‘Every dog deserves a second chance’ said her owner….at which point, my brother’s heart melted into a puddle on the floor and he almost renounced cats.

Shirland Road, London W9

Ok, so I’m being non-purist today. The dog belongs to the guy’s girlfriend. But he likes walking it so much that I made an exception. I think you can see why. How could I resist the combination of this charming little (female) Jack Russell, perched like a meercat atop her owner’s arms? For goodness sakes, they’ve even got a matching ear/beard colour combo thing going on!

Primrose Hill, London NW1

What are the chances that you’re with a film crew trying to illustrate the point that big guys with small dogs are everywhere and you actually run into one?

We spotted Suki first, waiting solemnly outside the local teahouse. Moment’s later; we had extracted her owner, the charming Frank. As the cameras rolled, I popped the question. So Frank, why did you pick a small dog? He started out telling me how much his kids loved her and finished up admitting that young ladies found her quite appealing too.

God bless Frank for being the first man to admit this.

Hotel Nhow, Milan

 

It’s been a while since I updated my blog. What can I stay? The standard of Big Guys with Small Dogs took a temporary dip. Until I arrived in Milan that is; a world where even the security guard at Hotel Nhow was working ‘a look’.

No sooner had I muttered ‘I’m bound to run into a big guy with a small dog here’ than this apparition appeared before me. He didn’t speak any English. I didn’t speak any Italian. But somehow I managed to communicate my deep need to photograph him (a sensation) and his Chihuahua (almost took someone’s arm off when they tried to pet him). Finalmente!

Westbourne Grove, London

 

‘Jumble’s’ owner babysat a border terrier before he splashed the cash and bought his own version. Or, in his words, ‘I bought a pedigree dog and look what I got’.

The first ever case of canine bed-head as far as I could make out. But the proof is in the (Christmas) pudding. This lovable little scruff was so distracting that I completely forgot to ask his owner why he’d chosen a small dog over a big one. Happy Holidays!

 

Antiparos, Greece

Big Guy Small Dog Blog has been larging it on a little Greek Island - and working hard to disprove the theory that Greek men are too macho to own small dogs. Owner of my favourite café in the world and Aiandas, a cheeky little Yorkshire terrier, the lovely Spiros was only too happy to pose for a picture. His reason for owning a small dog? In a word, space. He doesn't have much of it. He then went on to tell me that he owns 3 dogs and 4 cats.  

Big Guy Small Dog Blog shortlisted in the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards 2011!

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Notorious N.E.R.O of Primrose Hill, London NW1

I hate to admit it but today’s dog is hands down the best Chihuahua I’ve encountered so far. As Nero sat and let the wind blow through his fur, his owner described a dog that was once so vicious; he was regularly to be found hanging from the necks of (presumably quite surprised) Alsatians. Patrick – who is also a dog trainer - has loved him into submission and nice manners. ‘He is a good boy now’ he said. Apropos of nothing, Patrick’s girlfriend keeps Great Danes.