tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38585102.post8245716521231373768..comments2024-02-24T10:13:15.611+01:00Comments on Monte Carlo Weekly Photo: The Head of the Dog Jillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38585102.post-21824334509671957582013-10-17T18:31:42.928+02:002013-10-17T18:31:42.928+02:00I got the above from Wikipedia, so let's hope ...I got the above from Wikipedia, so let's hope it's right. Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38585102.post-22468897503839849152013-10-17T18:31:01.557+02:002013-10-17T18:31:01.557+02:00When you look at the mountain from a distance, the...When you look at the mountain from a distance, the shape is like a dog with a head. You don't see it in close-up as in this photo. However, he Dog's Head was a strategic military site over many turbulent centuries. The Occitan name is Testa promontory camp, or "end of the military camp," which is pronounced like testa can, "head dog." A little imagination can recognize the wave profile of a dog and validate this false etymology.Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38585102.post-11793896062472466902013-10-17T16:59:13.700+02:002013-10-17T16:59:13.700+02:00I've always been confused about this Tete du C...I've always been confused about this Tete du Chien.<br />Am I missing something, or does this rock formation not look anything like a dog?<br />A head, OK, maybe, just because it is round, but no muzzle or ears or anything of any dog I've ever seen.<br />Unless this is some mixed breed I've never heard of (i.e. a blobface!), why is it called this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com