It's been a while since I've posted a dog park thread, so here's some catching up. I haven't been taking as many pictures as when I was unemployed, but I've taken quite a few.

I'll start with Milly, an 8-month-old English bulldog. This is what she acts like, all the time.



This is a real dog, I assure you. He's a Chinese Crested named Cloud. His hair just grows that way; he wasn't shaved.



Demon dog photobomb!



Pekingese? Papillon? Pomeranian? I get all the toy P-breeds mixed up. Whatever he is, he's cute as heck.



Sam the Chihuahua mix, all bundled up against the sub-70° temperatures.



Charlie the Mastiff-Great Dane mix, all 200-something pounds of him. He gets excited whenever he sees me, which is a scary thing.



This thread wouldn't be complete without a Corgi.



...or a flying French Bulldog!

[chrisk]

Very nice photos!

[Sailor]

Nice job - selective focus certainly "illuminates" the K-9s.

Jer

[Na Horuk]

I really hope you get your dog park photos published somewhere

[charliezap]

A very nice active series.--charliezap

[paulh]

I really hope you get your dog park photos published somewhere

+1 Awesome work as usual. LOL'd at the photobomb

[OnTheWeb]

Brilliant. Your dogs shots have such a great look to them.

[Joel B]

Very nice!! My favorite is the photobomb one also!!

[Canis]

Great series! Lots of personalities!

[OldGeaser]

I like them all but especially the first, Millie!

[scratchpaddy]

Very nice photos!

Thanks for taking a look!

Nice job - selective focus certainly "illuminates" the K-9s.

I appreciate it. I am a little addicted to shallow DOF.

I really hope you get your dog park photos published somewhere

Wow, thanks! I wouldn't know how to go about doing that, really. A bunch of my pictures are hanging up in the homes and offices of some Tempe dog owners, though. I made some calendars last year.

A very nice active series.--charliezap

Things are about to slow down as it heats up, so we all have to get the action in now.

+1 Awesome work as usual. LOL'd at the photobomb

Thanks, Paul. That one was a happy accident. I love that black dog. She looks like a gargoyle, but she's really sweet.

Brilliant. Your dogs shots have such a great look to them.

Thank you! I've found my niche.

Very nice!! My favorite is the photobomb one also!!

Thanks Joel. I need to get a better picture of the gargoyle.

Great series! Lots of personalities!

Glad you liked it. I've learned a whole lot about dogs over the past year.

I like them all but especially the first, Millie!

She's one of my favorites, too. Very photogenic, but hard to get in a picture most of the time. This was one of her calmer moments.

[Suhail]

As a lover of dogs (I have a Kuvasz boy), I can only say OMG.

I liked all those shots taken from the level of dogs' eyes.

[Na Horuk]

There are many magazines and websites and clubs and organizations that deal with dogs, and I think you might notify a couple of them, show a few (small, watermarked) samples. Don't expect much, as these types of clubs usually aren't swimming in cash, but it might still be a nice experience. Based on their response you can decide whether you want to work with them and to what extent, making some type of contract

[scratchpaddy]

As a lover of dogs (I have a Kuvasz boy), I can only say OMG.

I liked all those shots taken from the level of dogs' eyes.

I've never heard of a Kuvasz before. He looks hard to find in the snow!

Thanks for the compliments.

There are many magazines and websites and clubs and organizations that deal with dogs, and I think you might notify a couple of them, show a few (small, watermarked) samples. Don't expect much, as these types of clubs usually aren't swimming in cash, but it might still be a nice experience. Based on their response you can decide whether you want to work with them and to what extent, making some type of contract

Thanks for the tips. I'll look into that when I get some time. I don't expect much monetarily, but it would be nice to get my pictures out there.

[tessfully]

These are super fabulous ---- looking at them has made my day!