Coco Makes A Big Splash
We have a new addition to our canine family, the hugely delightful, 12 week old Coco, bringing the strength back up to three hounds after the sad losses of Sooty and Bertie last year.
Coco is a cross between a Shitzu and a Poodle. Apparently the breed is known as a Shipoo, which sounds only marginally less rude than leaving the "t" in!!!! Named for her elegance after Coco Chanel, rather than chocolate! But she is so light, I've nicknamed her Diet Coke.
And digressing on the subject of Coco Chanel, here is your interesting fact for the day, told to my by my late mother, who had met her. Apparently the mystery behind why her most famous perfume is named "Chanel No 5" is a very simple one: When the great couturier decided to produce a perfume under her name, she went to a large 'parfumier' factory in Grasse, where a row of different scents were laid out in tester jars along a shelf, and numbered from 1 - 50. She liked number 5!
17 Comments:
At 12:47 PM ,
Anonymous said...
Hi Peter,
I was working the prounciation
of the Diet Coke out, and see you had done it before.
Hope you are well.
Robert P Splaine
At 12:56 PM ,
Peter James said...
Hi Robert
Maybe I should have said "Coke Lite!!"
All best
Peter
At 3:17 PM ,
M said...
I'm trying to work it out. Does being a cross between a poodle and a shitzu make Coco a "zudle"? Because the alternative doesn't bear thinking about!
Best ones,
Mark
At 5:35 PM ,
Peter James said...
I feel a competition coming on here!!!!! Not sure whether it should be for the best or the worst name!
Peter
At 7:33 AM ,
Anonymous said...
What a gorgeous little dog. Don't you dare call her anything awful!!
Linda
At 9:24 PM ,
Beverly C. said...
Hello, Mr. James! I'm thoroughly enjoying your books, going so far as to order your latest from Amazon.co.uk as it hasn't been distributed yet here in the U.S. (I'm from Boston MA) So with the current abysmal state of the US dollar you can see that it's true love.
It's an added treat to see that you're a dog lover but with the heart you display in your books I should have guessed.
At 4:00 PM ,
Peter James said...
Hi Beverly
I am deeply honoured - thank you for such kind words!!! And there is a small appearance by a dog in the new one - which gets bigger in the one I am currently writing!
I'm in the process of changing US publishers but it will be a while yet.
All very best - and barks from the hounds!
Peter
At 6:47 AM ,
Anonymous said...
Hello Mr James
I have just finished 'Dead Simple'- the first of your books I have ever read and it was excellent. I read it in just 8 hours! It's great to find an author whose books are so much more than one expects rather than so much less. I am in Australia and picked up 'Dead Simple' after reading a review of your latest novel in our 'Good Reading' magazine in which they said you are very underrated in this country - I'll say! I wish I'd heard of you sooner. I have just started 'The Truth' and I am enjoying it too - was taken aback by a mention of the Docker family (of which I am one). I love your plots (impossible to predict) and the supernatural edge. I also adore your Coco - we have a black Shih-Tzu and Coco definitely has the cheeky Shih-Tzu eyes! Best wishes - Lana (Docker)
At 5:23 PM ,
Peter James said...
Hi Lana
Thank you very much for such high praise. I'm interested that you heard of me after reading the magazine - it shows the value of publicity!
I'm fascinated that you are a member of the Docker family. I used to spend many summers of my childhood in Saint Tropez with my family and I remember on several occasions being on the quai and seeing a gorgeous yacht with a huge bowsprit, called, (I think) Shemara, that was owned by Sir Bernard and Lady Docker. As an impressionably young boy, I thought that was the very epitome of style!
Glad to hear that Coco has Shih-Tzu eyes. He is amazingly cheeky - but has a really gorgeous temperament, totally laid back when not being cheeky....!
All best
Peter
At 11:16 PM ,
Anonymous said...
Hello Mr James.
I have just finished reading my first Peter James book, FAITH and already have POSSESSION and SWEET HEART on my bedside shelf to look forward to. I have been on to the SKY Arts web site and realize I have seen you on the show but hadn't discovered you then. I don't usually read thrillers!Have I missed your television drama's or have they to be shown later? Th Just a thought, how on earth do you find time to write with such a busy schedule. good wishes.
At 11:22 PM ,
Ilma said...
Hello Mr James.
I have just finished reading my first Peter James book, FAITH and already have POSSESSION and SWEET HEART on my bedside shelf to look forward to. I have been on to the SKY Arts web site and realize I have seen you on the show but hadn't discovered you then. I don't usually read thrillers!Have I missed your television drama's or have they to be shown later? Th Just a thought, how on earth do you find time to write with such a busy schedule. good wishes.
At 12:52 PM ,
Clare said...
Hello Peter,
Have just seen your photo of Coco,like you we have just become proud owners of a new puppy after the death of our dear Tibetan Terrier[Chumley].The new member of the family is a Havanese named Dizzie Rascal who is 22 weeks old,if he was to get with Coco would they have,Havashipoos?
Thank you for the Dead series my husband and I thoroughly enjoy them and recognise the loctions ,as we are Eastbourne born and breed,with strong connection to Lewes,Brighton and crawley.Best Wishes Clare
At 6:36 PM ,
Anonymous said...
You have never got another Puli then ?
At 8:53 PM ,
Peter James said...
No, but I might do one day. I do love that breed - I've had three. The only problem is they are a lot of work with the cord - but immensely rewarding. I think they are fantastic personalities.
At 3:57 PM ,
Anonymous said...
Hi Peter -it's Lisa again,
I've been trying to escape the England match by reading your blogs and have found your photo of Coco. She's gorgeous!! and so are all your dogs.
It was very sad to hear of your losses of Sooty and Bertie and I like you had the living hell of running over our cat, Amy who was also sunning herself on our drive. Thankfully her pelvis, which I had broken, mended itself and she recovered fully.
Some years previously, she had jumped into the tumble dryer for a quiet snooze on the towels -guess who came and switched it on? I did think those towels were clunking rather loudly after a few minutes and upon opening the door, out flopped a very bushy tail attached to an even bushier body.
I really do think she had 9 lives and used them though I think I sound like a terrible pet owner!!
It really broke my heart when she died as it did when the 3 adorable dogs we had from when I was 3 all died in the same year at the grand age of 16 too. I think of them all the time and I'm 42 now!
All the very best to you,
Love Lisa
At 6:14 PM ,
Peter James said...
H Lisa, very sensible of you and far less disappointing than watching the footy....!!
That is so funny about Amy and the dishwasher!
Gosh, how terrible to lose all three dogs in the same year. It really is worse in many ways to lose a pet than a human member of the family - well, some human members, anyway!!!
All very best, Peter
At 5:23 PM ,
Ann, havanese dog owner said...
Coco is one cute dog! This is the first time I saw a Shipoo. I think Coco will fit perfectly in your family as long as you take care of him like what you did with Sooty.
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