Hello all! I have had the pleasure of making several new friends at the shelter this week. Many of the dogs I meet are strays, but there are some owner surrenders in the bunch. First up is a little guy named Bear:
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Bear is an absolute sweetie! He is an 8 month old Collie mix. His white card gives the selected reason as "Animal Behavior." The additional information is that he is not aggressive, but is timid with men. Personally, I'm not sure how he is around guys, but he was very excited and playful with me. He did not cower once from me.
Next up is Lucky:
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Lucky was very excited to have a visitor. He is an American Staffy/Dalmation. His white card also lists "Animal Behavior" and gives further explanation as having separation anxiety. He is a very sweet dog with lots of energy.
And finally, Trinity:
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Trinity was a bit more timid than the other two, but warmed up quickly. She is an 8-month old Pit Bull mix. Her card had "Other" selected. The explanation given was that the people who surrendered her got her from the original owner who could not care for her. It further stated that Pit Bulls were not allowed in their apartment building, so they had to give her up.
There seems to be as many different reasons as there are animals; some are good, some leave a little to be desired. We can only wonder what the rest of the story is behind these situations.
Until next time....happy shooting!
Great job catching the personality of these three dogs, especially Lucky who looks like he should be on a commercial he's so adorable!!
ReplyDeleteThe detail you've gotten in Bear's eyes and in the fur of his coat is wonderful. I've had a huge challenge getting this out of my black cats so definite kudos.
Two suggestions. Perhaps slightly deintensifying (not eliminating) that red orange drain would cause us to focus more on the animal subjects. It's a lot of visual competition for me. Also, can you give Bear and Trinity a small counter clockwise rotation as you crop the photo so that their eyes aren't at such a steep angle. I found myself angling my head to get a better look at them. Lucky's orientation within the shot is just right for me. I just love his photo (or maybe I've fallen in love with him...due to your photo!)
@ Georgia...I know what you mean about the drain. That's something I'll play with. Thanks for the great comments!
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting how many of the comments for surrendering put the reason on the dog (except Trinity). Georgia made some really good observations about the images that I completely support. This week I will include a video on how to rotate an image arbitrarily. For deintensifying the drain, we can do that with a mask which we will learn about this week!
ReplyDelete@ Professor Johnstone...I was struck by that as well. It seems that there are some people ready to give up their pet simply because they do not fit some pre-determined mold. Conditional love...
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