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SHOOT THE DOG™: Dogs doing what dogs do

Most dog photography is of dogs in “pet” mode.  The photographer is using a relatively short lens and is interacting directly with the dog while shooting, often keeping the dog’s attention by waving a yummy treat in front of his face.  This results in a photo with the dog looking towards the camera with total…

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The Queen meets a King

  This handsome and elegant Smooth Fox Terrier is Dodger (CH J’Cobe Vigilante Justice), who swept the dog world off its feet in 2010 and retired from his American show career as the top dog in the country as well as the top-winning Smooth Fox Terrier of all time.  Still very much in his prime,…

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A Chessie for the bay

The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is the quintessential water dog among the sporting breeds.  It’s a sturdy dog with an even sturdier coat, and a non-nonsense approach to the task at hand.  This is an American breed, developed to be masterful in the hunt of waterfowl. This is Coupe (GCh Quailridge’s Coupe De Ville), photographed at…

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The magic moment

The Manchester Terrier might be the best kept secret in the Terrier Group.  Handsome in an understated way, with a slick black coat and stylish mahogany tan accents on the head, chest, and legs, he is civilized – cuddly even – at home, but all terrier when he’s on duty keeping the grounds free of…

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Luck of the Irish

The Irish Water Spaniel is one of the lesser known sporting dogs in the US, but those that know the breed understand that dogs can have a sense of humor – for them, life is Disneyland and is meant to be enjoyed every minute.  With their curly coat, naked tail, and topknot falling over their…

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Black dog at night

I don’t do a lot of photography at night.  It’s really dark.  It’s so hard to see.  And besides, I’m diurnal. But nothing ventured, nothing gained.  So, faced with failing light on a photo shoot, I decided to see what I could do with a black dog at the beach.

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Beach Bunny

Meet Bunny.  She can wiggle her nose.  Who knew?! After I returned to the States from South Africa in June 2003, one of the first shows I went to was the Hound specialty weekend in Lompoc, a little town near the coast of California midway between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo.  I didn’t really…

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A boy and his dog

Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, to no small degree because of its stunning coastline.  The beaches are to die for – beautiful white sand and sparkling turquoise water, a photographer’s dream.  Llandudno is a little upscale suburb perched on a west-facing cliff above a beautiful cove (apparently named…

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Dog chicken

I just love photographing running dogs, and there’s no better place than at the beach and no breed more exciting than Salukis. Just over the hill from where I stayed while I was living in South Africa is the lovely fishing village of Hout Bay.  The beach there is deep and level, and it’s a…

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Flying Scotty

Santa Barbara is an exceptionally dog friendly town and they have an exceptionally serious dog beach.  Just below the Douglas Family Estate is Arroyo Burro County Beach (also called Hendry’s Beach by the locals), a favorite of surfers, sunset-watchers, and dogs.  From the parking lot, you walk to the beach and turn right up the…

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