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<p>[QUOTE="sunday silence, post: 2167639, member: 6808"]To me its obvious that the dog is based on the famous Staffordshire dogs from England who have people faces. They are modeled on Spaniels but with eyebrows. They sometimes dressed them as poodles with a fleece thrown on them. That to me is what is going on, Edme Samson is obviously copying famous Staffordshire dog/poodles.</p><p><br /></p><p>It also seems obvious to be a copy of the old CHelsea anchor. So that much makes sense </p><p><br /></p><p>The German connection is really odd. Since Edme Samson copied German designs as well maybe someone in the shop had a little too much time on his hands?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sunday silence, post: 2167639, member: 6808"]To me its obvious that the dog is based on the famous Staffordshire dogs from England who have people faces. They are modeled on Spaniels but with eyebrows. They sometimes dressed them as poodles with a fleece thrown on them. That to me is what is going on, Edme Samson is obviously copying famous Staffordshire dog/poodles. It also seems obvious to be a copy of the old CHelsea anchor. So that much makes sense The German connection is really odd. Since Edme Samson copied German designs as well maybe someone in the shop had a little too much time on his hands?[/QUOTE]
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