Saturday, August 9, 2014

Black and White Time


I'm going to experiment with trying smaller, newsreel type updates to help me get in the habit of posting more.

Here's a lovely picture of Bastas where I was playing with the shading. I'm crap at taking pictures and even worse at editing them, so I keep most of my edits to myself. This looked all right, though :)

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  1. Post this in the Black & White Sunday blog hop tomorrow! It is spectacular!

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    1. I'll have to pester you tomorrow for instructions on how to do that. I want to try to get more involved :)

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  2. Beautiful shot! Basta is just stunning!

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  3. What a beautiful dog! The shading turned out really well.

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  4. Great photo. Love the position of the feet!

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  5. What a beautyyyy. Wows.
    Man, I've always dreamed of having a wolfdog- I don't have the land to raise one properly unfortunately. :<

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  6. Great picture!

    ~DZ Dogs
    dzdogadventures.blogspot.com

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  7. Hey!
    You mentioned in a previous post that you would love to have a second wolf dog...turns out my neighbor has one - she's female and a creamy white color, she actually escaped recently and that's how I found out about her (I caught her and brought her home). It's not a great situation though for her and sounds like they are going to be getting rid of her. If you are interested please message me and I'd be happy to talk to you about it, especially if you were to want her.
    She seems pretty social, wasn't scared of strangers, handled being put on a leash just fine, she's living with 3 other dogs (a husky, boxer, and Chihuahua) as well as small children. They just don't have room, i've never seen her outside, I'm pretty sure she's way underweight (I talked about that in my blog) I ended up calling animal control and asking them to do a well-fare check on the 4 dogs. I know she has a high prey drive, and she lives in Oregon.
    We'd be happy to help you get her if you were interested, I think she's going to end up on Craigslist unfortunately later this week.

    ~DZ Dog Mom, Aavery Nelson
    dzdogadventures@gmail.com

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    1. Hello Aavery,

      Thank you for thinking of me as a home for your neighbor's dog, however Oregon is quite a long ways from us. If you concerned about the dog, I urge you to reach out to Songdog Rescue, an organization located in Oregon that focuses on wolfdogs, huskies, and shepherd mixes. Here is their Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SongdogRescue

      I did read your post about the wolfdog you encountered, and I was very sad to see there is a lot of misinformation about wolfdogs on it. Wolfdogs are not wild animals. They are not half wild, either - they are domesticated animals that belong on couches, not in the wilds. The share the same behaviors as any other dog, however these behaviors can manifest more intensely. They are certainly not for everyone - however, chihuahuas are not for everyone, either, so there is no reason to discriminate against one or the other.

      I am certainly open to discussing wolfdogs more with you. I can also introduce you to other wolfdog owners, who would be happy to help you learn more about them and show you that they are not the half-wild animals that the media would have you believe. I see from your profile that you are an advocate for pitbulls, another unjustly maligned breed. I hope you can see that just as pitbulls are not vicious, half-wild animals, wolfdogs are not either.

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  8. Here is the story when I caught her: http://dzdogadventures.blogspot.com/2014/08/facing-your-fear.html

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