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I will be back with articles next week, but please post those babies, and next week I will be back with my usual profile of a pup lover. I adore looking at your lovely little love bugs that are either still with us or have passed on over the bridge.  In the meantime here is Miss Joan Crawford with an armful of precious puppies. 

Post a Pup Sundays is here, so post anything pup related or a photo of your beloved fur baby. This week we focus on Rita Hayworth's life and her love for dogs.  Margarita Carmen Cansino was born in New York City on October 17th, 1918, and died in New York City on May 14th, 1987. To the world, she is better known as screen siren Rita Hayworth one of the biggest stars of Hollywood Classic Films. She was famous for her undeniable beauty, dancing ability, intense charisma, glamour, her husbands and lovers, and, later, bringing awareness to a forgotten disease called Alzheimer's.  Her father, Eduardo Cansino, a professional dancer, hailed from a town near Seville, Spain, and was of Romani descent. Her American mother, Volga Hayworth, had been in the Ziegfeld Follies, so becoming an entertainer and dancer was in her blood. Sadly, Rita did not have a happy childhood, and much of the tragedy that haunted her entire life stemmed from the trauma she experienced at the hands of her father

Freda Josephine MacDonald was born in St Louis, Missouri, on June 3rd, 1906, and died on April 12th, 1975. She was a larger-than-life, vibrant woman who was extraordinarily courageous, bold, erotic, alluring, and much more than an entertainer. Her lovers were both men and women who were legendary in their own right. Some include Colette, (possibly) Frida Kahlo, Le Corbusier, and Georges Simenon. Her exotic beauty was admired by the likes of Hemingway, Matisse, Picasso, Jean Cocteau, and many other artists and writers of that time; she still inspires them today. Miss Baker (her last name came from her second husband, who she ditched but kept the name) made an enormous splash when she left America for the friendlier shores of France following another African American performer named (fascinating woman) Bricktop. The same Josephine who, as a child, was eating out of garbage cans catapulted herself into the stratosphere, becoming the first African American woman to star in a major motion p

Did you know it's the 155th anniversary of Golden Retriever breed? I didn't. The Golden Retriever Club of Scotland threw a family reunion for the breed to celebrate its 155th anniversary. The doggie party took place where the first litter of the puppies was born: Guisachan House in Glen Affric, Scotland. Owners and their pooches came from over 12 countries to lift their leg to mark the occasion. No word if the dogs dug up family grudges, had pissing matches to settle old scores, or if arguments took place over chew toys. The first litter of the adorable breed was born on the grounds in 1868. Golden Retrievers were created by crossing a Yellow Retriever and Tweed Water Retriever (both now extinct), adding some Irish Setter, and a dash of Bloodhound for giggles and grins. Voila! Golden Retrievers. The breed was recognized by the Britain Kennel Club in 1913 and the American Kennel Club in 1925. BTW, did you know a Golden Retriever has never won Best in Show at the Westminster Kenn

So many Peckerwood residents have adorable pups, photos and videos of pups, stories about pups, or just a pup they would love us to see. Our Manor is an equal-opportunity establishment, and we welcome anything canine you would love to share.