Monday, August 21, 2006

FLORA, MY DEAR FRIEND

This week's Photo Friday theme is Friend, so here is my great companion and lovely friend Flora!



Flora was born in 1997 and was rescued by my daughter Sofia at the Universidade Estadual Paulista, in Rio Claro's city. Her mother was a stray dog.



Flora loves a piece of meat

Flora enjoys to stroll around Enseada Azul with my husband Carlos


Since she was a puppy she loves to play with balls



Photos by Sonia and Carlos Mascaro

You can see another Flora's photos here and at Modern Pooch


Click on photos to enlarge

29 comments:

  1. Sonia--I feel as if I took a walk with my dogs, Jasper & Fey, and visited Flora and Family. Flora is a beautiful dog who gets a lot of love. Nice that she fits in your lap. Great photos.

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  2. Great photos Sonia. I loved seeing the pictures of Flora with your husband and children. You live in such a beautiful area
    :-)

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  3. what a wonderful FRIEND...the best for a beautiful family that lives in a heavenly place!!!!

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  4. Sonia...you couldn't have picked a better friend than Flora. I love how you displayed Flora with every member of your family.

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  5. Oh Sonia...I LOVE Flora! She is The Best! Soooo sweet looking and dear dear dear....as only an animal (doggie) can be....Loyal and True!
    I love that picture of you with Flora and the picture of her with the ball in her mouth made me laugh out loud! Thank you for sharing this wonderful dear friend with all of us in the blogesphere. Your children are gorgeous and your dear husband Carlos is pretty cute, too! (lol)
    And Flora...Well, she is absolutely PERFECT!

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  6. I knew I had seen Flora before, but had forgotten how absolutely wonderful she is....! The Best! (like said...) How wonderful that this rescued dog has become such an important member of your family.

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  7. Oh how wonderful!! I remember that one picuture of her and your husband walking. She is lucky and so are you to have her!! Nice Sonia! Dogs are so loyal.

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  8. Soo cute! You make me wish I had a puppy! Also, so many wonderful photos -- you have such a great looking family!

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  9. Well, it looks enough like the other one that I don't know the difference, except I know it is another picture because you told me. This is a great photo, too! Tou and Flora look so very content, and that is as it should be, isn't it? Lovely, dear Sonia.

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  10. Sonia,
    Just stopping back in to see your different photo. It's very similar, isn't it? Thanks for sharing these.
    Stop in and visit sometime soon!

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  11. Flora is a nice dog. We also have animals from the street.
    But your post is not on friday - it was monday!

    Sigrun :-))

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  12. I had a dog that resembled Flora, but she had a different color fur. She looks so sweet, and she is surrounded by handsome people!

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  13. Oh Flora you are a beautiful bow-wow!
    MY dog Bryn the Bold sends you a playbow and a woof!

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  14. Thanks for visiting my site...& for the lovely comment!! Hope you return often.
    GREAT pics of Flora--such a cutie. I have 3 dear little friends also--2 miniature schnauzers: Outlaw Jesse Lobo & Scrappy Doobie & a schnauzer-corgi mix: Bubba Zane Grey. They are known as Lobo, Scrappy, & Zane. They are my "little boys", great fun, great companions, the loves of my life.
    Have a blessed week!

    Peace, love, joy....

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  15. I have posted pic of my "boys". Just scroll down the blog to Wed., June,14 to get a look.

    Blesssed be....

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  16. Hola Sonia,

    Gracias por comentar en mi bitácora. Tienes una mascota y una familia muy linda.

    Saludos desde EEUU.
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    Hi Sonia,
    Thanks for commenting in my photoblog. You have a beautiful family and a lovely pet.

    All the best from the U.S.

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  17. Thanks fir the visit, Sonia. And I hope you do get a chance to see this film....it is such a wonderful record of a man's life and his relationship to his child...Haskell Wexler is 83 o4 84 now....and still actively working, too!

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  18. Awwww, Flora is a lovely friend.

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  19. Flora is a lucky dog to be loved so much
    and given all that she deserves!I feel good knowing people that have rescued their pets from being homeless. I have 3 such pets all felines.

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  20. Flora is too cute! A great name for a dog and great pics. She really is precious.

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  21. Our animal friends are such a wonderful part of the family, aren't they? Lovely photos Sonia. I especially love the one of you relaxing with Flora :)

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  22. She is adorable, and your photos of her are just lovely! :)

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  23. Love your photo essay on Flora entitled FRIEND. I'm sure Flora returns all your love and attention which is a wonderful reward for rescuing her.

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  24. Sonia, muito prazer em conhecê-la! E a Flora também! Bjs!

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  25. Sonia, estou feliz que a Flora já esteja legal e que tudo tenha corrido bem.
    Adoro animais, muitas vezes prefiro até que os humanos: são sinceros, leais, bons e não mentem.
    Felicidades pra Flora !!!
    Parabés e um pronto restabelecimento pra ela !

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  26. Sonia, o Eduardo é sensacional...
    Alguém já tinha dado a pista de quem seria, tomando por base o tipo de penteado/corte de seus cabelos. Uma gata, hein?

    Você mulheres são privilegiadas. Os seus cabelos e simpatia continuam os mesmos.
    Quanto aos meus, foram se aposentando aos poucos...

    Um abraço pra Flora...
    Outro para você. Hoje especialmente pelo Dia Internacional da Mulher.
    Abraços

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  27. Sonia. Mesmo eu sendo uma rabujenta assumida, achei a Flora muito simpática e vou colocar a foto dela lá na minha casinha, tá bem?
    Minha dona anda meio relapsa, não atualiza muito o blog. Mas vou dar uns daqueles meus latidos assustadores e cobrar dela.
    Seu blog é muito bacana e internacional! Que inveja!
    aubraços
    dodô

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  28. That's great that you and Sofia rescued Flora - I think dogs somehow know this and are grateful in their own way.

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