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Phoneography Weekly: The blue wolf

“Oh, grandmother, what big eyes you have!”

“All the better to see you with.”

“Oh, grandmother, what big hands you have!”

“All the better to grab you with!”

“Oh, grandmother, what a horribly big mouth you have!”

“All the better to eat you with!”

*chuckle*

Accompanying text: Excerpt from Little Red Cap, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Phoneography Challenge: Macro – Donna
App: Camera+

People who are unfamiliar or have a fear of dogs may see the dog as the sum of its parts – the staring eyes, the long black claws, the gaping mouth, the sniffing nose atop the fangs, but most of all the unpredictability that comes with an unfamiliar animal.

But what I see is a lovely canine companion, fun-loving, playful but also patient and smart enough to put up with all sorts of non-dog things I make her do, like playing dead and high-five. How else could I get a dog to  let me take pictures of her parts at such close range? :)

Dogwalking, Bright light, Harsh shadows

Today, the Arian Ox was in the mood to explore and lead the nomadic life. She led the walk out of the park, across the overhead bridge and into an adjoining neighbourhood across the road. And then, the “pack leader” couldn’t make up her mind where to go from there.

There she is standing quietly in the big courtyard. Nevermind, let’s take you where you can wrap yourself around a tree.


You’re welcome.

Mugshots are ugly

What is an ugly picture?

How about a mug shot? After all mugshots are pictures that possibly personify best what is ugly in human society.

mug shot of a dog


The following is a Versatile Blogger Award response masquerading as a fictitious news article. :P

Singapore – Donna the local mongrel who was previously turned in for investigation by the authorities for the first suspected unlicensed protest to be staged by a dog in this country has fled. It is rumoured that the dog police whispered in embarrassment the statement that Donna the local mongrel, made her escape when wardens let her out in the yard to read her pee-mail. The authorities do not have an answer as to why the local mongrel held in custody should have access to pee-mail or any kind of communications with the dog network. They have refused to comment for this news report.

The following are leaked documents from the authorities with regards to Donna the local mongrel while she was in custody.

When contacted about their missing dog, Mr and Mrs P said that they were very worried about their dog that went missing after she was taken into custody by the dog police.

“Do you know, we just got nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award the second time by House Full of Dogs,” Mrs P said as she wrung her hands, “how do we even receive the award if the main character has gone missing? Donna, if you are out there reading this, please come back!”

Unfortunately, it is this newspaper’s understanding that Donna the local mongrel does not know how to read.

Part of the leaked police documents revealed a list of Donna’s online friends submitted by Mr and Mrs P.

When asked about this list of friends, Mrs P said, “The authorities wanted to know Donna’s activity online and these are some of the web pages that we visited in the last 30 days. We THANK YOU House Full of Dogs for the Versatile Blogger Award nomination and in return, we would like to nominate those bloggers in the list for the same award.”

The list included, in no particular order :

[Note: Versatile Blogger Rules:

  • Add The Versatile Blogger award photo on a blog post
  • Thank the person who presented you with the award and link back to him or her in your post. 
  • Pass the award along to 15 favorite bloggers. Contact the chosen bloggers to let them know about the award.
  • Share Seven Things About Yourself:

BUT, weliveinaflat would like to say that there is absolutely NO obligation to receive, repost or follow any of the above rules. We nominate because we enjoyed these blogs but we do not want to inconvenience them in anyway.]

The canine squad is launching a nation-wide search for the missing suspect. They have issued the following 7 key characteristics of Donna the local mongrel. Citizens who should happen to see a dog answering to the following descriptions should alert the local authorities immediately:

  1. Local mongrel with distinct black and tan markings on the face and chest/fore legs.
  2. Height: 60cm
  3. Eyes: Brown but may flash green in the dark
  4. Suspect has been known to wear costume and may be in disguise.
  5. Please be alert for suspicious characters resembling Dobby with floppy ears.
  6. Please be alert for suspicious characters resembling Batman or Joker.
  7. Previous identities assumed – Inspector Grass. Suspect most likely will loiter in grassy fields. Please search grassy areas as top priority.

Authorities advise innocent passerbys to alert using the whistle-blowing number [+65-I-found-a-dog] should they encounter any suspicious four-legged canine answering to the descriptions posted above.

The story above is fictitious and Donna is not lost in anyway.

Image sources, because the following images do not belong to me and I will be obliged to take them down if requested:

– Mugshot background template – http://www.gavtrain.com/?p=2586
– image of Dobby – http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/harry-potter/images/17698382/title/dobby-photo
 image of batman – digitalspy.co.uk
– image of joker – sideshowcollectors.com

A dog’s job is to eat, sleep and play everyday…. Everyday.

Why so happy?


Because we get to play fetch…

And then we play tug…


All with a simple $2 rope toy from Daiso. Cheap thrill, yah!

And yes, we play the same thing everyday and she looks like this. : )

I used to be apprehensive playing tug with the rope toy. She can be rather rough with her toys as you can see in this video.

But turns out Donna is quite good with the soft mouth thing… and no, not trained by us. Someone in the shelter must have done a good job playing with her. :P She did play bite me before, but she just had some part of my hand in her mouth without actually biting it.

Anyway, it took me quite a while to get the hang of taking pictures while playing with her, phew. I used Gorillacam and later switched to Camera+. The shots of her running down the corridor turn out clearer with Gorillacam though. Whoever would have thought that we would end up taking so many pictures using the corridor as a runway. The downlights here can make lighting a challenge though, depending on where the dog was relative to the downlight.

To a dog, hands are for play

Loves to tug


… violently.

Loves to fetch

… but doesn’t always bring it back.

Loves a tummy rub…


… she loves you back.

The coast is clear, says Inspector Grass

During our doggy patrol, Donna reports that the the coast is clear, failing to note the Indian man right behind her!

Did I mention that my dog will look anywhere but to the front when I have my camera phone pointing at her? I’ve never been a great photographer and I overcompensate with quantity in hopes of striking quality. = = !

Today I got lucky and got a snap of her looking directly at the camera phone as she surveyed her surroundings from left to right, lip-licking tongue and all. I love the weird expression so I made it into the blog background :P. The green makes the blog look fresher doesn’t it? ;)

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