Couple shots of the big dogs. Argus and Josie.
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the dailypic 3458 yr10 171 Argus at One
Happy Birthday to the 2nd born dog, Sir Argus Fezzik the Giant, today he is ONE. Weighing in at a 110lbs he believes he is a lapdog but does not believe in personal space. With his ginormous paws, his baby face and lack of neck he tends to draw a ton of attention whereever he goes. Argus has plenty of nicknames, Thunder (to Josie’s Lighting), The Kool-Aid Man, Tank, Piggie (for the constant grunting) Oaf, Fuzzy Wuzzy (as in the caterpillar, that is what he looks like from above since he has no neck) and wimp. Don’t let the photo fool you; he is the happiest, sweetest thing on 4-paws I have ever met. He thinks he is a cat, loves to crawl into spaces he really should not attempt and has these twitches he does when he wants attention, that one day might put him or one of us through a wall. His favorite place to sit is in front of the refridgerator doors if you are trying to get something out of it, if not, then anyone’s foot will do — Happy Birthday Argus thanks for being part of the family.
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the dailypic 3457 yr10 170 The Thief
The stuffed Berner has been here for three years; we used it to tell the kids Josie was joining the family, then in photos with the dogs, Argus found it sitting on a shelf when no one was looking it and stole it. I would have thought it would have been the end of the stuffed one, but turns out Argus just wanted to cuddle. Tune in tomorrow for Argus’s first birthday post.
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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 3339 yr10 052 Siren
Twenty-eight mini sessions at the studio today, long day but so many cute photos. I can’t share many since they are going to be used for Holiday cards, but Siren did not mind.
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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 3247 yr9 325 Liza
I had a Lightroom class today with Liza’s person, Monica. So the reward for Liza being patient while we held the lesson was a few pictures for her.
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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 3210 yr9 288 Misty
Misty came by to visit today, she was not impressed with Argus and his puppy energy.
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the dailypic 3200 yr9 278 Argus at 15 Weeks
The make puppies cute for their own safety.
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the dailypic 3185 yr9 2614 Eye of Argus
Two years back I posted a photo of Josie’s eye, seven years back I posted one of Parker, our previous dog. So it seemed like a good day to do this shot. Unless you are Argus, who wanted nothing to do with it. The other two I was able to get a beautiful reflection, Argus, this is what I got, it is on his terms, so the light did not work the way I wanted. I will try some other time again. In the other two, you can see me, in this one all I see is the devil, a cute devil, but still…
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