Proud Dog

[lovelife65]

Our Yellow Lab Zale.
Photo not great, as the raw file was lost and this has been butured.
BUT I did happen to like his stud pose. LOL



*yes, he has an adorable littermate/sister but she's black and less given to posing*

[NorthernFocus]

Good looking pooch. That's awesome that you have littermates. We'll never have just one dog again. Two are a lot less work

[Stagecoach]

That's a great pose Sharon, but it can be un-butchered a bit

[rpcrowe]

Grahame beat me to it. I played with the image using NIK Viveza: increased saturation, increased contrast, increased structure and a bit lowered brightness...


I absolutely love the pose of this Labrador...

[Stagecoach]

Grahame beat me to it. I played with the image using NIK Viveza: increased saturation, increased contrast, increased structure and a bit lowered brightness...

For info Richard I used 'Dehaze' in ACR then put it into PS for a bit of selective contrast enhancement. But whichever way, there's much that can be done to save such a worthwhile shot.

[Shadowman]

Nice pastel looking capture.

[lovelife65]

Thank you Richard and Grahame. I did play with it more before posting the more soft version, but didn't get quite as good of an edit as you guys did. I'm going to check out the editing tools you guys suggested. He is quite an amazing dog (they both are). Really one of those once in a lifetime ones. He knows this

Thank you as always John, for your comments.

[LePetomane]

That is a handsome dog. Yesterday we saw a couple with a ten month old Dutch Shepherd male. They were training him to be a guide dog. What a beautiful boy.

[george013]

That is a handsome dog. Yesterday we saw a couple with a ten month old Dutch Shepherd male. They were training him to be a guide dog. What a beautiful boy.

Probably what we call a Belgium shepherd.

George

[lovelife65]

Thank you Paul. I had to look that breed up, had never heard of it. They look almost like a Black German Shepherd.

[bnnrcn]

He is beautiful and I like the composition Sharon

[lovelife65]

Good looking pooch. That's awesome that you have littermates. We'll never have just one dog again. Two are a lot less work

Hi Dan, thanks. It is great to have them both. We got the black lab first and man the screams from her that first night (amazing from a runt). Went back the next day and picked out her brother. It's often advised not to get littermates because of bonding. I'm not that narcissistic, they are fantastic together, and they have both bonded quite nicely to us. Social dogs like labs do better with a buddy. They say the same thing about kids... two are a lot less work

[lovelife65]

He is beautiful and I like the composition Sharon

Thank you very much Binnur.

[IzzieK]

OK Binnur beat me to it...I also like the composition and he's really handsome. I also saw a yellow lab yesterday going to the hospital and wish I have another dog. Yep! two dogs are better than one indeed, less work because they have each other.

[lovelife65]

OK Binnur beat me to it...I also like the composition and he's really handsome. I also saw a yellow lab yesterday going to the hospital and wish I have another dog. Yep! two dogs are better than one indeed, less work because they have each other.

Thanks Izzie. This was on top of Mt. Erie in Anacortes. Lots of rock formations, and a beautiful setting to hike up to. A pretty popular rock climbing location too. Yes, having two is good, as they are buddies and good companions all around.

Sadly, we just discovered he has osteosarcoma in his left distal ulnar bone. Now the decisions on what to do FOR him have to be made. He's a very vibrant dog (acts more like 3) and that location is better than most, but we need to figure out what will be best for him.

[IzzieK]

Thanks Izzie. This was on top of Mt. Erie in Anacortes. Lots of rock formations, and a beautiful setting to hike up to. A pretty popular rock climbing location too. Yes, having two is good, as they are buddies and good companions all around.

Sadly, we just discovered he has osteosarcoma in his left distal ulnar bone. Now the decisions on what to do FOR him have to be made. He's a very vibrant dog (acts more like 3) and that location is better than most, but we need to figure out what will be best for him.

Don't wait too long to make a decision. We did with our dog before Roxie (one we now have) and it had hurt a lot because we want some more time, more time and more time with him, him with us. We will never recover from losing him. Bill and I both. He's different from all the dogs we had in our life. And I better end this before my keyboard drown.

[lovelife65]

Don't wait too long to make a decision. We did with our dog before Roxie (one we now have) and it had hurt a lot because we want some more time, more time and more time with him, him with us. We will never recover from losing him. Bill and I both. He's different from all the dogs we had in our life. And I better end this before my keyboard drown.

Thank you Izzie. Have a 2nd surgical consult today at 3 and we will decide next steps after (palliative or do the limb spare/chemo route). He has a mild limp (yes, he's a spaz and very stoic and ALWAYS ready to go). I'm scared that because he's so nuts, he'll have a fracture (altho the ulna is not weight bearing). We also do not want to make him suffer, so being very watchful. And yes, there are those "once in a lifetime dogs", and our yellow is it. (his sis is right up there too, but very different).
I'm so sorry to hear of your doggie too. It's tough.

[rpcrowe]

Dutch Shepherd vs, Belgian Shepherd (Malinois) differences explained in this YouTube video...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inuYuF5pUcg