I was looking for an image to post from last weekend’s dog show and I kept coming back to this one.  It was taken the second before the judge put his hands on the dog for the first time.  I could have named this image “anticipation”….the handler is presenting the dog and I am sure hoping that he/she will be selected; the dog is anticipating being petted by the judge and maybe receiving a “good dog” treat afterward; and the judge is evaluating the dog against the standard for the breed.  I really love this image!

Congratulations to German Shorthaired Pointer, Scarlet, (GCh./BIS/MBISS Skypoints Our River Runs Free) – Best of Opposite at the GSPCA National this weekend in Harrisburg, Pa.!!  Scarlet is one of my all-time favorite dogs and it was a thrill to watch her compete at the National with handler Laura Kieffer.

I’m finally getting a chance to sort through some of my dog show images.  This is Boomer (MBISS GCH CH BRYNBAR TAMARACK SONIC BOOM JH), a beautiful Gordon Setter photographed at a show earlier this month.  Hope I have an opportunity to see more of this dog at the outdoor shows this season!