Just 118lbs of pure joy, we call him Argus.
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the dailypic 3430 yr10 143 Josie on Black
In fairness to Josie she had a few shots in the studio today.
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the dailypic 3402 yr10 115 Argus at 10 Months
So I find myself without my computer for a few days, it is off to the mac people for some repairs. I have other means of computing, but I am a creature of habit, so without my lightroom software and all that I figure we can live off the phone for a day or two. Argus responds better to the phone anyway, he tends to shy away from my large camera. Here he is posing for me this afternoon in the nice light. He turned 10 months old yesterday, he is just about 100lbs, short but takes up a ton of space, kind, gentle and a lap dog. He is the sweetest creature I have ever had the pleasure of sharing a house with, no offense to Josie, but he really is just pure love. Where Josie is more friendly and dare say smarter, Argus is just a huge, happy, fluffy goof.
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the dailypic 3333 yr10 046 First Snow
No matter what you think about snow, you have to smile when your 7 month old Bernese Mountain Dog, who is bred for cold weather, discovers snow for the first time. Pure innocence and joy. He just sat there and watched it come down, put his tongue out to catch some, then watched it fall more. Then his sister came out and showed him how fun it is to run and jump in… we will never get him back in the house again.
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the dailypic 3331 yr10 044 Pets
Posing these two… this is the best we get right now.
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the dailypic 3294 yr9 007 Ram Island Ledge Light
A trip north to loom at some lighthouses. Started in New Castle Island, NH and made it to Portland, ME. Only saw a handful, it was more about getting away for a day. Might had seen more but we took the dogs with us, and that is a huge ordeal, we are stopped every 10 feet with requests to pat, talk with, take photos of the dogs. “the tall one is female, Josie, 93lbs, 2.5 years old, the ‘little’ one isArgus, he is a puppy, 6.5 months old… no really, yes a puppy. Yes, we are aware he will only get bigger, no it is not her puppy, they are half-siblings, yes they do eat a lot, yes their crap is enormous, yup… they shed, really you knew someone who had one and it died, they do get along, it does look like they are smiling…” move 10 feet, repeat… not complaining at all, they bring joy to everyone who sees them. I let my wife do most the talking, and I send the drone off to get photos, like the one above. That is Ram Island Ledge Light is a lighthouse in Casco Bay, Maine, and favorite of mine that you can see from Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. We also saw Whale-back Light, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, Bug Light, Nubble Light but it was under construction and a few other stops on some beaches.
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the dailypic 3293 yr9 006 Chariots of Fire
Can you hear the Chariots of Fire music? A quick trip to Maine for the day, tune in tomorrow for lighthouse photos.
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the dailypic 3268 yr9 346 The Two
One will pose nicely for photos, one tends to be an a@@.
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the dailypic 3257 yr9 335 What?
There are many times I just feel I am disturbing these two. I swear I got my dog a dog sometimes.
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the dailypic 3221 yr9 299 Argus at 4 Months
Argus is just over four months old. Over 45lbs, 8lbs in the last ten days. Josie was 37lbs at the same age, but she was taller. Argus is a tank, lower to the ground, just a solid, fluffy smile with legs. The two of them are very close but so different. I would have always said Josie was the sweetest dog I had ever met, until Argus. He is a force, loud, and adventurous. I think we will keep him, at least until he does not fit through the door anymore.
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the dailypic 3216 yr9 294 Lyra’s Big Day
I met Lyra a few months back at a Bernese Mountain Dog ‘meet up in’ Charlestown. She is a sweet, small, 9 year old berner, who Josie liked and even posed for a photo with. A while back one of her ‘people’ contacted me for a photo session. A few days ago we made the plan for this morning and had a quick phone call to go over some details. Turned out this was more than a photo session, it was going to be a proposal. So early this morning at Choate Park, Lyra, Michelle, Ben and I took some photos, when we got to the big tree Ben surprised Michelle with a ring and Lyra’s park adventure got even better. It was an honor to capture this part of their story. Congratulations to all of them.
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the dailypic 3215 yr9 293 Lot of Dog
One on the left weighs just shy of 95lbs, the one on the left, just shy of 40lbs. Both think they are lap dogs and have absolutely no sense of personal space.
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