Note: Thundershirt kindly arranged with their local partner, Hound Habitat, to send to me a sample of the Thundershirt for trial after I wrote to them about Donna’s thunderstorm phobia.
Strange as it may sound, there is a need to introduce anything new to the dog slowly. Our dog is not adventurous. New things are often viewed with an unhealthy dose of suspicion . So here’s Donna inspecting the Thundershirt.
Phoneography Monday Challenge: Nature
hosted by Lens and Pens by Sally
App used: Camera+
Post-processing done on my PC.
I was taking a picture to show you my favourite weed/flower. But the dog kept nosing under the bushes.
Identify yourself!
So I had to stop and check what’s up with her. And then I found this pair of eyes staring back at us.
Perhaps it’s mean to say this but it’s always funny to see the cats go all “red alert” when there’s a dog near :P
No cats were hurt in this photo shoot. I petted street cats regularly in my teens, but it changed when I got a dog. LOL.
Chloe, Ally and Donna. Repeat. Chloe, Ally and Donna.
Not the best from the set of photos of our outing to the beach, is it repetitious or what? But for once here you see Donna trailing after the silky duo.
The interesting thing about observing dog behaviour, for me, is that they come in all shapes and sizes and that makes it challenging. It’s easy to read Donna’s moods by the elevation of her head, the curl of her long tail, her long face and jaws that is not hidden by her short hair. But when the tail is that short as the silky duo and given their unfamiliar fluffy form, I can’t assess very well at all.
I started doing photo a day on Instagram for August Break 2013 somewhere in early August. It was a good motivational exercise for spending time daily playing with photography and apps. Something I never had the leisure or time to even consider before. Now that August is over, I thought I’d do a quick wrap up and move on :P
I’ve been on Instagram for about a month, checked out some #dogsofinstagram. And you know I’ve written about Norm Pug before. Norm Pug’s human is really good at taking creative photos of Norm, that gets a laugh out of you sometimes.
But the little furry that will really worm her way into your heart?
I’ll give my vote to Wasabi-chan anytime. And so today’s post is a little sad but I thought to give a little time to remember Wasabi-chan, a tiny kitten who has just passed over the rainbow bridge.
This is Wasabi-chan, you may have heard of her before.
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I am going to start posting my Favourite Photo of the Week on Wednesdays. This will be what I think is my absolute best or favourite photo out of all the photos I have shot/edited and a short description why I feel so. And since I will be doing that, I thought to make it a photo challenge. Not another one? Yes, another one, LOL. Quite a few of us post pictures everyday or participate in one photo challenge or another through the week. I want this challenge to help us think about the pictures we are taking and posting, pick the best of the lot (just one) for that week and identify what makes it a good shot for us. This is a competition against ourselves, and not others. It is not about what others think about our photos, but what we think about it. Anyone can join this challenge, it doesn’t matter what you use to take your pictures or whether you post-process it or not. What matters is WHY you want to share it as your best/favourite picture. If you would like to join me,
My Best Photo of the Week (MBPOTW) Challenge – week 1
Although it shows my dog in a somewhat worried state (which obviously I preferred her not to be in), I like this picture because her glance straight at the lens works well to connect instantly with the viewer. I usually choose not to over-saturate a picture, but in this case I feel the vibrant colours work, and so I am prepared to forgive the graininess in the leaves of the plants. Her eyes should capture you after all, not the graininess :P
The plant is the perfect foil for her uneasiness. Still and calm, the green leaves frame and reveal to you the unease a dog can feel in a perfectly safe and secure environment that is its home. Our flat has become a little messy of late but close cropping it to a small corner of the flat, you wouldn’t know, would you? :D
Update: Submissions has ended for this week. You can see the final submitted photos here – http://weliveinaflat.com/blog/my-best-photo-of-the-week-mbpotw-challenge-week-2/
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