#lap dogs

[baileys-one-braincell]

Someone is as snug as a bug in a rug!

[fuzzbutt78]

I hate when people casually refer to small dogs as less worthy or admirable than big dogs (like saying that it's shameful that wolves "became" the chihuahua) because of their own fucked up ideas about masculinity & power. And even if it's not about violence they still only idolise dogs that are doing search and rescue to save human lives or something dramatic like that.

How many small dogs have saved human lives by being a companion to people who would have otherwise have died by suicide?

How many small dogs have saved lives or quality of life by being assistance dogs and alerting to heart problems or allowing people to go outside independently or many other tasks?

How many small dogs have had important jobs through history like protecting food supplies from vermin, alerting people & guard dogs to intruders, and yes, being a companion?

How many small dogs have lain soaking in the sunlight while sniffing a spring breeze, and contributed to the amount of joy in the world simply by existing and experiencing their surroundings?

[royalty-nobility]

Mary I of England, 1516-1558 and Philip II of Spain, 1527-1698

Artist: Anonymous; British school, probably after Lucas de Heere

Date: 16th century

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom

Description

This double portrait is a copy, though with some differences, of the panel painting of 1558 at Woburn Abbey, traditionally ascribed to Lucas de Heere.

Mary is seated full-length on the right, facing to the left in a black overdress with fur on the sleeves and gold brocade embroidered underdress, with the headdress of the 1550s. Her facial characteristics, which do not resemble other portraits of Mary, have been intentionally idealized to flatter the sitter. Philip is standing on the left facing to the right in a black doublet and hat and white hose. He is wearing the Order of the Garter. The couple are portrayed in a room, physically separated by a window with an open casement, through which is a view of St Paul's and the Thames.

Mary became Queen of England and Ireland in 1553. The following year, against the advice of her councilors, she married her first cousin, Philip of Spain, son of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The inclusion of two chairs of estate indicates the fate of several nations attached to this union. In a dynastic gesture, Mary holds a rose in her right hand as she sits beneath the arms of England. Philip stands in front of his throne. The inscription above the open window, though not entirely legible, celebrates the extent of the sitters' combined domains.

[myskinssmotheringme]

enjoy the fruit that life bears labor to

[phantomhivestims]

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Stimboard

Picture not mine!!!!

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[spaghetti-machete]

sobbing and crying etc. dogs were made for little buddy. some guy in ancient sumer went "hey, what if i had a little guy to hang out with me" and now we have small dogs

[renee-writer]

Rose and Pearl. A lap full of love.

[aunti-christ-ine]