The Unexpected Pointer
There are days when I need a really ‘good walk.’ A good walk is if the walk is long enough to change my mood and to get my dog ‘pooped out’ so he can sleep the rest of the day. Working from home has its perks… I can start later, as long as I don’t have any client meeting on that day.
Friday morning, 8 am, off we go for the walk to the Vancouver Seawall. It’s a 45-minute walk each way, plus the time we spent walking along the seawall itself. The nice thing about the Vancouver Seawall is that there are a few dog parks right next to the Seawall. We walked through a couple of dog parks. A few sniffs and a few pees (my dog, not me) to mark his territory, then off to the next dog park.
That’s where we met Max, a Labradoodle. Stef, that’s the short for Stefanie, was telling me about how reputable her breeder was. She even paid $3,800 for Max as a puppy when he was only three weeks old. The breeder kept Max until 7½ weeks when he delivered the whole litter.
Usually, my dog doesn’t play with other dogs. He usually stays next to me where I can ‘protect’ him. I had my camera with me when I saw Max pointing. He wasn’t just pointing, most dogs point for a second or two. Not Max. He stayed frozen in that pointing position for at least 20 seconds and most likely much more because I didn’t see him getting into the position.
Labradoodles are supposed to a mix of just a Labrador Retriever with a Poodle. Personally, I think Max has some pointer in him, but I didn’t say anything because Stef was so insistent about the purebred lineage.
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Camera: Canon 7D ISO 160 and 1/160
Lens: Canon 70-200mm f/4 @85mm and f/7.1
Processed with Darktable: https://www.darktable.org/