Saarlooswolfhound's collection display and closeups. *Happy Update*

Wonderful, wonderful, they just look fantastic, your fish are especially appealing, and I need to get my hands on the AAA elephant seal as it seems well scaled with the Maia & Borges mold

Wonderful Sealife collection. What is the green fish in front of the Yowie US handfish?

Impressive displays of Aquatics! Fish models are surely not easy to display, unless you collect exclusively seahorses with bases. I wished I had a shark collection like that.

Wow! Just wow!
So many photos to scroll through, and each of them just beautiful! Even to take one species, like a seahorse, and there are so many beautiful models!

Impressive job.
It always is a nightmare to display many figures on a shelf and make them all look good.
If you are like me, then it's important they each have their own small stage to shine, without standing in the footlight of another. It can take weeks until everything is to your liking.
Don't worry. Just keep fiddling with it. You will find the sweet spot.

Very nice aquatic animals. Many variety . I like much your sharks.

The sea horses are beautiful too. Congrats.

Thank you Adam, Andreas, Roger, Lilias, Simone and Fernando!

Andreas that is the Yowies USA trout cod! A rather nice model I think. 


Roger your joke is spot on! I have often pondered that while getting frustrated trying to stand my Safari leafy and weedy seadragons and the other baseless seahorses.

Thank you for your confidence Simone. This particular category has been a project for a few years now and someday I will get all the pieces oriented perfectly! That day will be one of satisfaction. 

Thanks for the comments on my sharks especially friends! Several years ago in my younger youth I had very little understanding and thus liking for this group of animals. Honestly I feared them like many people do. But, as has happened multiple times in my life now, I decided to educate myself on them regardless and instead I discovered how magnificent and wonderful they are and thus have been fascinated ever since! Goes to show how hatred comes from ignorance and at the very least understanding comes from honest endeavor to educate yourself. My favorites are the deep sea species, frilled sharks being my favorites. I've tried to build that group and thanks to Safari mostly, I now have many lovely figures of unique species. The ragged tooth shark is a highlight from recently, such a great figure! I'm glad to see shark lovers are here too.

Thank you :)

Wonderful collection again!!

Thank you Taylor. :)

Next is my farmlife, a bookcase and a half. I bought two short bookcases a month or so ago, so you can see one now and the other shortly. I will be busy tomorrow so this is an early upload.

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Next is the short bookcase. Bottom shelf is just some storage, the display portion is pets other than dogs.
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Kelly has reminded how lovely domestic goldfish can be.
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And some prolific rabbits.
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I haven't been able to come onto the site this week; your displays are wonderful! I'm quite jealous of some of your prehistoric and aquatic life lol.

Absolutely beautiful and great job!

Pure collecting athmosphere. It is wonderful wen we have the chance of displaying our models like that.

How absolutely wonderful, entire bookcases dedicated to farm animals!
What an amazing collection again, I love all the piglets lined up in a row! And the cats, soooo many cats, you could be a cat collector! And I am in love with all the rabbits and rodents, you have some gorgeous hamsters, and the Goldfish are beautiful in their display!

Another wonderful collection!!

Thank you Kelly, Roger, Andreas, Bonnie, and Taylor!

I have been feeling under the weather today so I figured I'd better post this update early (again...) before I go try to sleep it off... Today is Bonnie's favorite day! Dog day!
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Dogs of all brands, of all colors ,of all poses.

Dogs of all times....

Wow, that's a seriously awesome collection of doggos! Wonderful!

This is what I have been waiting for... dog day!!!!! That topic title made me leap with excitement- definitely a 'Bonnie explosion' imminent so be prepared!
WOW! WOW! WOW! An entire BOOKCASE of dogs!! You could be a dog collector, I am lost for words!
I must have scrolled up and down at least 10 times, what an amazing, amazing collection- you have such a complete overview of what is available, all breeds, all brands, all styles- all dogs!
I could spend hours just looking through each shelf- just heaven for a dog lover! I'm not sure where to begin, it is so amazing! And sorry if I come up with quite a lot of questions!
I love how you have all the gentle giants at the top- SO many of each as well, St Bernards, Great Danes, Bernese Mountain dogs, a whole mixture! You have some really wonderful old Bullyland BMDs, and the Danes are so impressive, I would love to know the stunning ones that are at the far left and right of the group? And the CollectA Bernese Mountain Dog is a real beauty!
The second row made me smile just as much, you have the most wonderful group of rotties (I'd love to know what brand the one is just left of the group) , and the Papo Neapolitan Mastiff!!! This figure is so rare now, and so expensive, but it looks just beautiful on your shelves, I really hope I'll find this doggo before long! And your wonderful, wonderful custom Caucasian Shepherd, and another beautiful mastiff type dog next to him too- I can't quite make out the brand/ breed but would LOVE to know!
The COLLIES!! Rough Collies, if Bonnie could see (Other Bonnie!) she would definitely be wagging her tail, which is a lot for her as she is one of those calm dogs, and you know that is she twitches her tail she is REALLY happy! I am especially in love with your Keenway collies, and the beautiful custom collie, and you have the Chap Mei! A Saluki, Poodles and Bullyland Ridgie, and a wonderful Spaniel type dog next to the Munsterlander to the left- is it by Ertl?
And the row after that had Golden Retrievers, and not just one- soooo many of this breed I love so much- wow! The lovely retired Papo, and the Schleich, their male golden that you have far right is one of my favourite models of this breed! And all the Goldie puppies too! Such a fabulous Dalmatian family, and also... the Papo Weimaraner!! So rare, so wonderful, and such a joy to see on your shelves, I really hope I find this wonder one day!
Amazing labrador collection too- soo many! Schleich, Bullyland, Safari (Including that gorgeous rare yellow lab) and the rare Wild Republic one too, and the little New Ray labs that are so hard to find out of their larger set! I would love to know the brand of the 3 labs just right of the Afghan, I love how they come in the three lab colours Is it Tree House Kids or something?
The beautiful, beautiful huskies, the Schleich family are among my favourite of all dog models, but you have so many! So sorry for asking again but I would love to know the brand of the two either side of the CollectA, they both have such proud 'huskyish' faces! And the pair of Brittanys, the Ertl really stands out, has so many characteristics of this spaniel- love this model! And the Papo is perfect in every way, so glad that this lively, fun breed has a couple of models to its name!
The next shelf made my jaw drop open- look at all those German Shepherds!!! What a collection, and each one in their own style just bring together the brave, handsome beauty of this breed! The two behind the latest Schleich are beautiful, I'd love to know the brand of these two too! And another two favourites of mine, the Schleich GWP and Papo English Setter, these two hunting dogs fill me with so much joy each time I see them, they really capture these two breeds-I must find that setter one day! Definitely one of the models that first catches my eye when I look through all your incredible shelves! And the Border Collies!! LOVE this breed, and all your models, the stunning Irish Setters, Bullyland's Bo, and the fantastic (Akita?) in front of your spaniels, is this beauty a custom? Wonderful Boxers too, including the rare Schleich! And if it was even possible, there were then more shelves!!
What a lovely pack of Beagles, the one right of the Safari really caught my eye, he has such realistic markings and I'd love to know the brand of him too? And beautiful Aussies, I'm in love with your merle custom puppy! And you have entire packs of Shiba Inus and Bull terriers, so many models that I just love here, you really do have so many delights, and models I never knew existed that come up to the standard of those by major brands! If you have loads of time, I'd love to also know the brand of the bigger Shiba Inu on the right!  
Amongst the Schnauzers the two rare older Schleich caught my eye, especially the Grey one, this rarity always catches my eye!! How wonderful that you have him, I think I'll just have to save up to pay the price of this beauty now, it's amazing how much retired Schleich can go for!
What a great selection of those characterful Hood Hounds!!! And the Bassets, who couldn't love a Basset!   You have such an excellent pack, all looking up with that gorgeous doleful expressions, and the two either side of the Schleich are so realistic- if you have loads and load of time if possible I'd love to know the brands of these too!   The row of poodles are just (fantasic, wonderful... so sweet..ummm trying to think of a word I haven't yet said! ) I wish the two Papo beauties weren't retired, and I really love the AAA model! And I think I can also spot that so- hard- to- find Papo Frenchie, wow!
Final row, I think my head is spinning with dogs!!  
The characterful Schleich crossbreeds, I love their creativity that they showed with these dogs, and what delightful Chihuahuas, I think it is the little Kaiyodo, but this little pup has just the right Chihuahua expression, your Japanese dog figures are just exquisite! I love the white one next to Schleich's 'bandana doggo', I'd be so grateful if you could tell me more about him, reminds me very much of Sandy and also has some sort of 'Maremma Sheepdog' look about him- which I love!   The delightful Toto model, cavaliers, pugs and soooo many Dachshunds, I think if i were to see anymore dogs I would explode!!    
Wow, wow, wow, all I can say is thank you for sharing such an AMAZING dog collection, I'll return to this page many, many times in future! I could go on and on, and I feel sorry for all the other (Wonderful!!) dogs I didn't mention, but I think if I typed anymore my computer would shut down!  I'm really looking forward to hearing about the mystery dogs in your collection (Although please please don't worry if you don't have time ) And I also hope that you feel better soon!
You could be a dog collector, from what I have just seen I would never have guessed you also had shelves upon shelves of other animals too!   This must be my longest post on STS, but definitely deserving too- an entire BOOKCASE of DOG MODELS has absolutely made my day!!
                                   

Paige, your collection is a collection of collections. Bonnie will dream with dogs all night because of you.

A beautiful collection and a lot of different breeds of dogs. It is always a joy to see some breeds that are not mainstream as I have dogs, that are not mainstream myself.

Thank you Fernando, Ana, Roger, Rakel, and Bonnie!

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], you have a pair of Landseers don't you? If I am remembering correctly they were puppies when you were last here. I hope they are doing well! I have a not so common breed myself in my household. There should be more like that in my opinion. :)

Bonnie, I knew you would like this category, but waking up to your enthusiasm has put a permanent smile on my face for the day. It is so nice to have another dog breed appreciator with your youthful exuberance around. I am feeling much better so far today, but since I was so out of it yesterday I have a few things to do before I have all the time in the world to answer your questions! And never apologize for asking, that is how you learn and I would not deny that. Give me a few hours and I will answer all, but from what I can tell some of the answers are custom/chinamals repaints and unknown brands, but I will answer what I can. 

Yes, I have a landseer, but unfortunately he just got diagnosed with hip dysplasia yesterday, so I am crossing my fingers and hoping there is a functioning treatment for him - because as you remember - he is a young dog still. 

And I have a hovawart too, though she is without papers. 

I don't believe I have seen either breed as a figure - have you by any chance?

Oh thats right, a Landseer and a Hovawart, wonderful breeds! I am so sorry to hear about the hip dysplasia, on such a young dog... that is a crime. I really hope you can find help for it and make him more comfortable! My Decker Rat Terrier just turned 3 and I'd hate to see him develop any health concerns, my best wishes for your dear dog. 

As for models no, they have not made any of those breeds. They would be ever so lovely though if they did!

Ok here is my stab at answering your queries.

Your first question I think is about the great danes? The far left with erect ears was a customized Papo model done by Lea Magga, I painted it tuxedo. The far right is Bullyland.

Rottweiler on the far left is Bullyland again.

I have 2 customized Caucasian Shepherds done by Lea, the left is the Papo Newfoundland painted by me and sculpted to be the guarding type, while the left was a Bullyland St. Bernard sculpted and painted by Lea and is representative of the working type.

Those are both Munsterlanders, at least according to TAW. Bigger one is Funrise and smaller is Schleich. (My domestics are currently grouped by breed)

The Safari yellow Lab I just barely found last year after years of looking (his brother was lonely...). The ebay seller had him listed as a Golden Retriever.   Those three Labs are Tree House Kids indeed, there is a lighter yellow one I will get sometime, but the brown was hardest to find!

Huskies, to the left is the 4D Famemaster puzzle dog from my childhood and right is the Safari model.

GSDs, left behind latest Schleich is ERTL if I remember right and on the right is the old Safari (need the puppy)

Sharp eyes! That is another Lea custom mould and paint, the old Schleich Husky into an Akita.

Beagle on the right was a china model I repainted into a lemon Beagle.

I'm not certain the giant Shiba has a breed, maybe Taylor has more info as I got it from him.

Bassets, left is a New Ray custom painted by myself and right is the rare K&M tube model.

The giant Chihuahua? Comes from the same set as the Shiba, so I'm not sure on brand.

The white dog is sort barbie-accessory-ish, not sure as I got him from a thift store...

Let me know if you have any more questions!