TossBranAbi
Boxer Insane
So I signed up a couple of weeks ago for an Olan Mills pet event. There was a $10 sitting fee and a free 8X10 if you made an appointment that day. Well today was our day...
Imagine, 3 boxers in a Kmart store surrounded with other dogs waiting to get their picture taken. There was another boxer there and Dozer wanted nothing more than to play with her. It was stuffy in the store and the dogs were excited so they were slobbery. The store itself wasn't set up very well for having dogs in it, we were sitting among clothes that were set out on sale. A rack of black Halloween sweatshirts to be exact, slobbery Dozer and clothes don't mix...he walked passed the rack and slobbered the shirts.
Finally it was our turn to go back. We got a picture of the three dogs and us two humans which was fine because we were able to hold on to them. They did a few other poses with us in the picture then did one with all three dogs alone. The photographer "barked" at the dogs to get them to look at her. Much to her surprise, the not only looked at her but they barked back. She got scared and jumped back, making them more excitable. First of all, who would bark at strange dogs to get their attention? And if she is working with dogs, why would she jump like there were attacking her, they didn't even move, just barked at her.
Anyhow, got everyone calmed down and she started using a squeaker toy to get their attention. Dozer thought that was great and started to bark his goofy play bark. The assistant started to tense up and warn everyone that Dozer's bark was mean and he was getting ready to attack. I assured them that wasn't his mean bark and that every thing is a game to him. They continued and we weren't doing that great. I decided to tell them what to say to the dogs and when to say it to get the response they wanted instead of squeaking balls, tossing toys, and jumping around to catch their attention. I stood to the side and told them when to say the word I spelled. After me taking control, we got some good shots. The dogs calmed down and were playing with each other on the canvas. Brady wouldn't lay down right, he kept rolling over to his back and just being goofy but finally we got what we were trying to get.
The way they were doing things was just exciting the dogs and I couldn't get them to stay or even listen to me. When we were all done, Dozer ran over to the bench that the photographer was sitting on. She kind of froze...all the dog wanted was to get a ball that was underneath her bench,
. By the time I got to him, he had grabbed the ball and was happily playing with it which made everyone laugh.
The dogs did well, I was proud of them. I feel the "professionals" could have been a bit more relaxed and attentive. We got good shots and after buying a 16x20 framed canvas and multiple shots of each dog, we spent wayyyy too much money but I think it was worth it. We will get them back in 4-6 weeks but there should be some pictures I can access on their website within the next week or two. When I get them, I will post them for you all to see.
Imagine, 3 boxers in a Kmart store surrounded with other dogs waiting to get their picture taken. There was another boxer there and Dozer wanted nothing more than to play with her. It was stuffy in the store and the dogs were excited so they were slobbery. The store itself wasn't set up very well for having dogs in it, we were sitting among clothes that were set out on sale. A rack of black Halloween sweatshirts to be exact, slobbery Dozer and clothes don't mix...he walked passed the rack and slobbered the shirts.
Finally it was our turn to go back. We got a picture of the three dogs and us two humans which was fine because we were able to hold on to them. They did a few other poses with us in the picture then did one with all three dogs alone. The photographer "barked" at the dogs to get them to look at her. Much to her surprise, the not only looked at her but they barked back. She got scared and jumped back, making them more excitable. First of all, who would bark at strange dogs to get their attention? And if she is working with dogs, why would she jump like there were attacking her, they didn't even move, just barked at her.
Anyhow, got everyone calmed down and she started using a squeaker toy to get their attention. Dozer thought that was great and started to bark his goofy play bark. The assistant started to tense up and warn everyone that Dozer's bark was mean and he was getting ready to attack. I assured them that wasn't his mean bark and that every thing is a game to him. They continued and we weren't doing that great. I decided to tell them what to say to the dogs and when to say it to get the response they wanted instead of squeaking balls, tossing toys, and jumping around to catch their attention. I stood to the side and told them when to say the word I spelled. After me taking control, we got some good shots. The dogs calmed down and were playing with each other on the canvas. Brady wouldn't lay down right, he kept rolling over to his back and just being goofy but finally we got what we were trying to get.
The way they were doing things was just exciting the dogs and I couldn't get them to stay or even listen to me. When we were all done, Dozer ran over to the bench that the photographer was sitting on. She kind of froze...all the dog wanted was to get a ball that was underneath her bench,
. By the time I got to him, he had grabbed the ball and was happily playing with it which made everyone laugh.The dogs did well, I was proud of them. I feel the "professionals" could have been a bit more relaxed and attentive. We got good shots and after buying a 16x20 framed canvas and multiple shots of each dog, we spent wayyyy too much money but I think it was worth it. We will get them back in 4-6 weeks but there should be some pictures I can access on their website within the next week or two. When I get them, I will post them for you all to see.
