photo guy Loc: Chippewa Falls, WI

Thank You so much. She was quite the lady for a very long time. In her younger years she didn't act like it sometimes though. Once she stole and ate 3/4 of a pizza that I had on the stove that I had delivered that I had pushed back but she managed to get to it somehow and ate the whole thing. From that day on, I learned to keep food away from her that I ordered. She was a great dog though.

Trippmeister Loc: Los Gatos, CA

Shadow, my min. poodle.

jazzplayer

our wuvwey puddy tat.

glojo Loc: South Devon, England

Like I keep on saying.. You are TOTALLY missing my point..

We are folk that are experienced at handling a camera....

If I bake a cake then I expect it to taste nice or I will throw it away..

When I ride a motorbike I expect to change gear smoothly..

For those of us that drive cars with a manual gear box I would not expect to crunch the gears..

I am NOT for one milli second suggesting these images should depict a mangy mutt in a perfect pose or for cats..... a purrfect pose.

all I am saying is that those that frequent a photography forum ought to be able to get a shot in focus.. NOTE the terminology 'In focus'

I am NOT saying pin sharp, I am simply saying in focus.

I most certainly have NOT contrary to what you suggest made a single critique of any image.. I am not qualified, I am an amateur 'snapper' but even though I lack the expertise of most folks, I would like to think I can take a picture of my pride and joy that is in focus??

Clearly this has struck a raw nerve (note raw) :-) and you are clearly happy with out of focus shots.. we will simply have to agree to disagree. You asked me to post pictures of our mangy mutt, I did so, they are not posed, they are not freshly taken to justify my stance, they were just a few images of the hundreds I have of our dopey dog, all of which I would like to think are ...... In focus. The ones that were out of focus went into the bin!

There are more and more images on this thread that highlight my point.. They show pets that are characters and the pictures are just right, ALL I AM trying to suggest is why post an out of focus image if we have some that are a better picture?

If the only pictures we have are out of focus....

Then get out the camera .. :twisted: :wink: :thumbup:

WVHillbilly Loc: West Virginia

Your "stupid mutt" must not be too stupid if he can mimic a TV ad. Stupid or not, he is beautiful. The head shot is terrific.

WVHillbilly Loc: West Virginia

Had a black poodle named Shadow years ago. One of the most intelligent animals I ever knew. Great breed.

colo43 Loc: Eastern Plains of Colorado

i see that now that you had pointed it out. We'd had only one dog that loved water, the English pointers wanted no part of it.

glojo Loc: South Devon, England

:thumbup: No idea why he does it, but he has trained us all to CLOSE the bathroom door :thumbup:

shutterbug sue Loc: Lee's Summit, MO

So sorry for your loss. I consider pets to be a part of the family and it's very difficult and sad to lose a pet.

shutterbug sue Loc: Lee's Summit, MO

I love it! My husband had a dog when I met him that used to sit at the table and eat breakfast with him on Sunday mornings. He also used to sleep in the bed with him. Not on the foot of the bed on top of the blanket, but under the blanket with his head on a pillow like a person. When we first got married this dog slept between us and tried to push me off the bed every night!

The first Thanksgiving I spent with the in-laws was an eye opener. The sister-in-law held her dog on her lap during dinner and would feed this dog bites of food off her fork and drinks of milk out of her glass.

Animals really are members of the family on my husbands side of the family.

Starr Loc: St. Louis, MO

Thanks Sue. Yes, they do become our family members except they except us the way we are! HA! Too funny about your husbands dog, great story.

shutterbug sue Loc: Lee's Summit, MO

Our boys will be 3 yrs old next month. They are half Shih-tzu and half Minature Schnauzer. We rescued them from the vets office where they were taken at 3 days of age. Their mother had a litter of 8 puppies and ate 4 of the puppies before the remaining four were taken away from her.

Bruno


Rocco

shutterbug sue Loc: Lee's Summit, MO

Our cats that we rescued from an animal shelter.

Rusty


Smokey

Cardinal Loc: Florida USA

my pom/maltese as a puppy and how she looks now at 6 years! Love her to bits! :)

frank bruce Loc: Albuquerque,N.M

u haven't messed anything up jo..