A black and white dog standing 3/4 to the camera. She is proudly looking off in the distance, past the camera. Her owner is barely in view but is standing behind her touching her tail. The background contains yellow fall leaves and a picnic shelter.
A painting of a brown dog shaved like a little lion (breed is lowchen). He is laying in the arms of a proud woman from the 1700s, dressed in a white gown. She is sitting in a red chair with her right elbow on a table - looking off to the right. The woman is Archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen who lived from 1742-1798
Old painting of a white dog (breed is lowchen). The dog is standing left to right and looking off past the camera. He has a pint nose and brown eyes. His butt is shaved so he looks like a little lion. Adriaen van Utrecht (1599-1652)
The #lowchen is an ancient #breed dating back to art in the 1400s. They are a small, sturdy, athletic #dog who is bursting with an outgoing, happy, and fun demeanor. They are historically trimmed like "little lions" but you can shave them anyway you like!
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