Thanks, Courtenay, I wanted to mention the breed, but couldn't think of the name of the breed from "Three Wishes" (with Patrick Swayze), but that was indeed a Portuguese Podengo Grande.Courtenay wrote:Perhaps a cross between a Portuguese Podengo Grande (the breed Chrissie suggested) and an Irish Setter would produce the closest match to Timmy?
Maybe EB really had a smaller dog in mind, I don't know, but I always loved Timmy's facial expression in all Soper illustrations. He almost looks as if he smiles (and so does the dog Betty Jane in "Three Wishes").
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