Airedales, Zwarun, Antoinette

ZSUZSE AIREDALES

ANTOINETTE

Antoinette is a French given name that means highly praiseworthy and Antoinettes have certainly made their mark in the world as actresses, ballerinas, opera stars. Wikipedia doesn't list a single famous mum called Antoinette so my Toni stepped into the gap. And how! Some of her offspring are pictured below.

Santa's little helpers


Toni's Fall 2017 litter





Toni - summer of 2017



Armload of Airedale British child actor with Toni's puppy

Gangsters, assassins, revenge and tragedy loomed large in the blood-spattered British television series Tin Star which was filmed in southern Alberta for viewing in Britain in 2017. Four of Toni's 2016 litter were among the puppies who won roles in the dark, violent series starring the Oscar-nominated British actor Tim Roth. So who knew puppies could be banished just for being puppies? After the first day of shooting, a litter of Australian Shepherds had their theatrical careers abbreviated for non stop barking. A Golden Retriever and a Jack Russell were not invited back after the second day's filming. But everyone on the set raved about what perfectly behaved pups the Airedales were. On the final day of shooting, the human actors' efforts to kill each other made noise enough to alarm most of the puppies left. Not my Airedales. They were madly curious about all the mayhem and anxious to join the action. That's an Airedale for you. Ready for anything, even television fights involving 2X4s.

BRAN Bran is another puppy from Toni's 2016 litter. Named for the dog owned by the legendary giant Finnegan McCool, he missed television stardom because he was flying to his new home in B.C.. His parents, Mark Joyce and Madeleine Guenette, are professional photographers, however, and made their own film record of Bran's growing up.
Before and after. Bran at 4.5 months. He is a very nice doggie with his first big boy hair cut.

Bran in the snow


Bran

two-pure-breds

The photos of Bran above, by: Madeleine Guenette