Good dog? Or not so smart?

[Mike Buckley]

Jack,

I didn't make the discussion about my wife. I made it about your decision to have nothing to do with somebody purely on the basis that the person dislikes dogs and my decision to enjoy warm relationships with people despite that they dislike dogs (even though I like them immensely).

This particular line of conversation appears to be an attempt to get me to make, or clarify my statement, in which you might feel I'm attacking your wife.

Nope. I make no such attempt.

hope that this discussion doesn't take a turn for the worse.

Me too, but if it does I simply won't participate in it.

[flashback]

Mike, I said 'dislike', you said 'uncomfortable around." [apples to oranges and not apples to apples] In my book there's a difference between those two sentiments. If you're now saying your wife dislikes dogs, then perhaps your argument is appropriate from your point of view. From my point of view, those few people I've met that dislike dogs; I don't feel I've missed out on anything by never getting to know them. Hope this clears things up.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.

[Barbara Ponder]

Great shots of a beauty. I say smart dog!

[NorthernFocus]

...I love the snowy background in the first...

Thanks for the comment, Christina. My favorite photos of Grace are taken in the snow. The contrast works well with her dark colors. Plus I shows that she's an Alaska girl

[PhotoByTrace]

Always love getting a fix of Grace photos. Beautiful series. Love the intensity of her look in number 2.

[NorthernFocus]

Always love getting a fix of Grace photos. Beautiful series. Love the intensity of her look in number 2.

Glad you enjoyed the photos, Trace. In that shot she was following her nose on a mission and snapped her head around when I called her. Seemed like a photo op as she passed in front of the waterfall. The waterfall aspect was better in theory than practice but it made a decent candid shot.