SWATCH PHOTOSHOOT

Though our slapdash entries (we submitted them on the last hour of the last day ... and only then discovered there was a theme!) didn't win (sniff, sniff) - we had a blast getting our doggie to "pose" for us. This entailed us doing a lot of disgusting and degrading (if anybody ever found out!) stuff which I will carry with me to the grave. (Hey, you try negotiating with a creature under suspicion of ADD and see how far you go!) Suffice it to say that we literally poured blood, sweat and tears to "engineer" the following shots and we're mighty proud of 'em! :-)

This is also a belated tribute to my sister's photography and digital editing skills :-)

"Bad Doggie"

Thankfully, Ginny has outgrown her "chew-everything-forbidden-to-bits" stage - which can be equated with a toddler's thumbsucking phase - still, there are times when she regresses, slipping back to puppyhood state and driving us all crazy ... :-)

"Doggie Grin"

Don't let that scary, fanged face intimidate you, our black ball of fluff is as harmless as a butterfly. Really, she doesn't bite! At least, not to do you harm anyway ... it's just her own unique way of "making lambing" - she can be a little dense sometimes and mistakes our limbs for her favorite rawhide toys :-)

"Doggie Time"

Time has no meaning for butterflies ... and dogs with the same personality :-)

Actually, 10 minutes is more like it. Our dog is like a pressurized soda bottle, with the right stimuli - she sizzles and pops for a few seconds then slowly but inexorably settles into a vegetative state after that brief manic burst of energy.

"Run, Kitty, run!"

Actually, I was really thinking "Kitty, don't run! My jaw is hurting from prolonged smiling and my arms sore from restraining 25 kilos worth of curious dog!" What Ginny plans to do if ever she catches the cat, I don't know ... any hint of aggression, even the hissing of a tiny kitten has her backing off, blissfully unaware that she is causing embarrassment for her fellow large breeds. :-)