Dog of Mystery

Two in a row? She's on a roll!

They say if you do something 21 days in a row you'll form a habit, so two down and 19 to go.

Dog Blog Post #2522

You know the type... the quiet ones, down at the end of the bar. The ones that look like they are there for a reason, and it isn't a good one.

Photography Assignment

Our Daily Challenge - Jan 2, 2020: "The Roaring 20's"

I was thinking Gangster... maybe Speakeasy... but ultimately lacked the props to pull it off on short notice.

This is the usual black Fedora decorated with some white bias tape, as I couldn't figure out how to make satin ribbon lay flat (tips? anyone?)

The Bottle is real (originally held ginger ale) but the Old Fashioned "Glass" is plastic (safer).

I also shot a version just like it plus a white Boa - perhaps our Gangster was drinking over a woman? But it looked cluttered, and being white was too bright to fit with "Dark" (below).

As for Toby, we practiced "Hats" several times today and by the time of his shoot he accepted the hat without complaint.

Alas, he's very stiff, lays awkwardly and is hard to reposition as he pops up every time I try to adjust anything.

I think we need to have some Posing Practice along with Hat Practice!

He's smart - he'll eventually figure out that popping up only delays getting to the GOOD cookies at the end.

Daily Dog Challenge 2969. "Dark"

100x in 2020 : #2

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Happy New Year

Gee... I guess it's been a while!

Much has gone on, and yet not much to write about. We've done a fair bit of Home Improvements (mostly in the yard) and long overdue maintenance, and the boys have enjoyed a long sabbatical (and a whole lot of fetch).

If you've been following along on Flickr, you kinda get the idea.

But it's a new year, and so it's back to work!

As always, Flickr (click on image) is always the best place to go to get the latest and "greatest"!

Dog Blog Post #2521

How come I never get invited???

The boys obviously were somewhere swanky last night. I really must keep better tabs on them.

Henry's too laid back to get into trouble, but Toby? Well... you know teenagers.

Photography Assignment

Our Daily Challenge - Jan 1, 2020: "Beginnings"

We are basically beginning all over again with Toby and Studio Photography.

And while I did manage to get a picture of him wearing a Top Hat, it wasn't pretty. :)

So... the Top Hat is now sitting in the family room, and will make an appearance every time the Cookies come out.

By this time next week, with luck, he'll be begging to wear a hat!

For this shot, we begin with the most basic of costumes - a bow tie.

Daily Dog Challenge 2968. "Let's Go!"

100x in 2020: #1

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Training Levels

And now for something completely different...

I'm considering starting Toby on Sue Ailsby's Original Training Levels. I followed them for Beau and Zachary, then switched to the new levels for Henry.

I never quite got into the new levels, and Henry was a less than inspired student.

Since both of us preferred photography, and Zachary was as far with the original levels as I was going to go, the training just kind of fell by the wayside.

Enter Toby.

Toby is smart.

Toby gets bored.

A bored Toby bats the Lacrosse ball UNDER things (bed, sofa, furniture) the uses his big brain to try to figure out how to get the ball back out again.

While I admire his tenacity and inventiveness - it drives me nuts.

Sooooo... we are going to give Training Levels a try.

The Original ones. The ones I am familiar with, have a bunch of "teacher's aides" I made up for Beau and Zachary, and are readily available on-line.

To that end - here's Toby's first video on my long-silent YouTube channel (bzfischer) : Toby - Training Levels One

I've added a link to this blog (Toby's Videos) in the bar on the right under "Other Pages" with a handy chart to keep track of the videos/levels.

Beau, Zachary, and Henry's pages are also listed there.

This no way will replace Photography!

Mostly it's just to save my sanity (and possibly the furniture).

Dog Blog Post #2520

The Student

The Professor?

Photography Assignment

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Cowboy Toby

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