Anton Chekhov with dogs living on his estate in Yalta. (via)
Sadly, these are not Chekhov’s famous dachsunds Brom (Bromine) and Quinine, about whom he wrote:
“Brom is nimble and supple, polite and sensitive, Quinine is awkward, fat, idle and cunning. Brom likes birds, Quinine digs her nose to the ground. They both love to cry from excess of emotion. They know why they are punished. Brom often vomits. He is in love with a farm bitch. Quinine, however, is still an innocent maiden. They love going for walks across the fields and in the woods, but only with us. I have to smack them every day: they grab patients by the trousers, they quarrel when they eat, and so on. They sleep in my room.”
(Letter to Leikin, 4 August 1893)
