A Few of the Local Dogs

I've been a bit busy of late, with a new day-job keeping me away. The photography and the dog-walking are now reserved for weekends only, for the time-being. When I do get out with Henry, he's still obsessed with the ball. His catching skills are coming along very well!

I took the camera out today, armed with the 50mm f/1.2 lens, hoping the rain would hold off. There were a couple of light showers, but generally it stayed dry, so I was able to snap a few shots of Henry playing with his ball and some of the neighbourhood dogs - some regulars, others new.

This is the adorable little Alfie, the pug. He's been on a diet recently and looks great. He likes to play with Henry, but most of his time is spent being ravaged by Myrtle.

Myrtle is an affenpinscher, and extremely hard to photograph as she's a cute little blob of black fluff. She is smitten with Alfie.

This is male chihuahua, whose name I can't remember. He may be small, but it doesn't stop him trying to hump much, much bigger dogs!

These two are Roxy the Airedale and Sonny the French Bulldog. I've only met Roxy a couple of times - she makes Henry look tiny. Henry and Sonny have played together since they were pups. Sonny is also very keen on Henry's favourite green ball.

 

I hadn't met this dog before - her name is Dora and she's a wheaten terrier - also made Henry look tiny!

I'm hoping the weather will have enough dry spells tomorrow so I can take the camera out and about again.

Dog of the Day - 20th July 2013

It was lovely and refreshing today, after two weeks of rather too hot weather; dogs just don't like the heat (especially not ones with big thick black coats like Henry's) and neither do I! So today I was a lot happier and so were the dogs, and plenty of them were out and about. And so was I, armed with my camera and zoom lens.

Today's Dog of the Day is a darling little dog I've known for over a year - Myrtle. She's an Affenpinscher, which is often nicknamed the monkey dog. She is very small and not the easiest dog to photograph, given her tiny features and long black fur. The scorched grass added the extra difficulty of additional contrast. She did sit still for me for a brief moment today, but then she was off!