Rita and Wayne may live in Petaluma, CA, but they have French ancestry. They are Petite Basset Griffon Vendeen's, aka PBGV's or Peeb's, a type of hound. I met a Peeb named Oscar (or os-CAIRE, as his marchande mom pronounced) at Marché aux Puces, so I know Peeb's live in Paris, as well as Petaluma.