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COCO
Coco is an Italian Spinone, just turning six years old and our first dog. We spent a long time trying to decide on the right breed for us, and then the Italian Spinone breed in detail. We met a local litter and promptly fell in love before making the final decision. The breed is likely to have been present in Italy for hundreds of years and possibly a mix of coarse-coated Italian setters with white mastiffs, French griffons, and other dogs. They’re
A watercolour of Sarah’s dog Coco
daft, smart, sometimes stubborn and very loving dogs with such a human expression in their eyes. Coco will steal butter at any given chance and is at her most obedient when any kind of food is involved. Coco’s first love, a Bedlington Whippet called Buddy, is the first dog I drew and the reason I started bowwowsketch.
