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Wordless Wednesday: The devil you say
At seven months old, Holly’s growth is more mental than physical at this point.
I may be handy with the camera, but it’s a challenge to capture the essence of her gray matter maturing as it is. So now would be a good time to adjust the weekly Holly photos to a once-a-month kinda schedule.
And speaking of the Canon, I should have put that word handy in air quotes.
What is the number one rule of photographers? What? I don’t know. I was hoping you did. Anyway, one of the big rules is … watch your background.
Don’t wait until you’ve uploaded your photos on the laptop before you notice there’s a pumpkin stem growing from your puppy’s head. Or that rogue propane tank that’s messing with the mood of your fall scene.
Propane tanks are so summer.
And wait, what on dog’s green earth is that in the window? Son of a … that’s Cap’n Windy. How did she get on the porch when I had her decorating the living room in her Halloween getup.
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Curse You, Red Baron
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| Bring it, Red Baron No really. Bring it. Food Lady wants pizza. |
Micron! cries Holly. She runs into the kitchen where The Mighty is licking the last of the peanut butter from inside his Kong toy.
You’ll never guess what I did today! says Holly. Never in a gazillion dog years! Guess!
Sounds like the odds are against me, says Micron. But whatever it was, I know it didn’t involve a peanut butter Kong on the sofa. So there.
Ooh, peanut butter Kong, sighs Holly.
Yeah, says Micron.
Dang, says Holly. But listen to this! I got to fight the Red Baron today!
You fought a frozen pizza? asks Micron. Who won?
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Wordless Wednesday: Put treat here
Let’s save some time, says Holly. Just put the treats … here.
And this is how you train the trainer, people. Another weekly photo shoot and a pocket full of dog cookies. Holly is learning to respond to Cookie! as well as she does her name.
We’ll be weaning her from this expectation now. I mean, for goodness sake, the pup knows how to Sit and Stay.
And to look at the camera on cue. It’s just that the cue is a dog cookie.
Holly can certainly work it for the camera with the proper motivation. Here she is in a Nice Sit/Stay, all alert with ears perked.
Because I’m making wolf howl-y noises to keep her attention. You just gotta go with what works in this gig.
By the way, check out last week’s photo to see our nearly leaf free backyard. Thanks to the sycamore, with leaves as large as dinner plates, we get to witness the very act of season falling upon us.
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Want to see a comparison for these weekly photos? Give this link a click to Watch Holly Grow to see the past posts.
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