Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Martha My Dear


In 1965 soon after buying his house on Cavendish Avenue, Paul McCartney bought his first pet, an Old English sheepdog puppy. He named the dog Martha.
"She was a dear pet of mine. I remember John being amazed to see me being so loving to an animal. He said, 'I've never seen you like that before.' I've since thought, you know, he wouldn't have. It's only when you're cuddling around with a dog that you're in that mode, and she was a very cuddly dog." -Paul McCartney
She was seen everywhere with Paul. She appeared in the Strawberry Fields Forever video and was with Paul at The Beatles' last photoshoot at Tittenhurst.




































(Linda McCartney, beatlephotoblog.com)

19 comments:

Crystal Calliope said...

That was lovely. Really, really nice. I love Paul to death, but why does my heart get that little zing whenever I see John?

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I love this. Love love love!

gabrielle said...

omg i love this post. now the song is stuck in my head. i want an english cottage and a huge sheepdog!.

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Sahakiel said...

This is one of the most beautiful entries I've ever seen; so beautiful that made me cry. It reminded me to my first pet too... gosh, I miss my dog so much too!

Cakelaw said...

I never knew about Martha before - thanks!

Rhiannon said...

Love this one! thanks for all the great photos

hilima said...

oh soooo lovely <3 i looove the beatles, thanks so much!!! xx

Karen Wallace said...

love this photo story. Karen

starcakeastrology.blogspot.com said...

Thanks for posting this! These images gave me a great start to my day!

Anonymous said...

when did martha die?

Blueberry said...

I wonder what is the cat's name? He/she appears in a couple of pics.

Colleen said...

I love Martha! She's got to be one of the most famous celebrity dogs of all time.

Becky said...

I love Martha! Also, I think Paul was at his sexiest during this period.

Mimi said...

Gorgeous post! my heart still aches for John and Paul!

Prudence Lennon said...

Oh I made a post like this a few days ago in wordpress

jean said...

From Paul's first love Jane Asher to the love of Paul's life Linda...Martha seemed to have lived a long & happy life.I so admired Linda.May she RIP...

StickyKitten said...

This post is awesome!!! I love the Beatles!! Martha must have been such an amazing dog!

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Stop a Dog Digging said...

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