Ting-a-ling? Wasn't that his name? I feel a little sorry for him; he's always "thrown" around. When Aubrey Greene, the artist, is telling Soames & Fleur what the painting means, he's holding Ting. As he makes his points, he talks with his hands and alas, Ting is in his hands, lol. At one point, Aubrey roughly puts him in Soames' lap and just as roughly picks Ting up. Ting certainly earned his pay that day! Wonder if that dog belonged to anyone in the cast--anyone know?
shareYes, Ting-a-ling had it rough, didn't he? Always being handled. And what's worse, in the books he dies soon after the birth of Fleur's son. Apparently one day, Ting meets up with a ferocious Tom cat that scratches his eyes out, and after that he has to be euthanized! Eek!
Fleur's dog in the later books is named "Dandie"...and Dandie has much better luck. He's still healthy and alive for the rest of the series.
Which book is that in? I've been looking for the second series of books, the ones that take it all the way until the end, but can't find them.
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Poor Ting, indeed. But in a real-life situation he would have had to go anyway; dogs in childless families become notoriously jealous when a baby arrives.
shareTing-a-ling was unfortunate to have Fleur for an owner. She treated him like a decoration and has no emotion when she speaks of him later.
That was a time when it was either a purse dog or a baby; just look at Soames' reaction to this dog. I'm sure every old wives' tale of the day said that small animals like this would kill babies.
The Fabio Principle: Puffy shirts look best on men who look even better without them.
has no emotion when she speaks of him later