Best In Show: Golden Oldies – Annie
Reserve Best In Show: Mission Impossible – Murphy
Lovely collection of photos of ‘pups’ having a great time. Hard to choose – but I had to make decisions – so these are the pics in each category that I kept going back to! Frankly they are all winners and show the bond we have with our lovely dogs.
Beach Babes:
All the pics in the section were a delight. There were many that I would like to hang on the wall – but I had to narrow it down to three.
1. Annie – a stunning head shot – I loved the focus on the sandy face and the water and sand shimmering. Lovely dog and lovely picture
2. Winter – footprints in the sand. Great photo somehow bringing together the day at the beach.
3. Umka and Alyssa – It takes two – a delightful shot demonstrating ‘teamwork’!
4. Lottie
5. Umka
Crazy Hair Day:
1. Luca – channelling the famous multi-coloured ‘coos’ – I loved the patience on the Eurasier’s face which says ‘companion’ in the best possible way.
2. Lux – Made me laugh out loud! Technically very good to catch the droplets – but the expression was the clincher!
3. Iris – a very fetching ‘neckpiece’ demonstrating the ability of the coat to attract all sorts of vegetation! Model looks very content with the result and obviously enjoyed the process of collection.
4. Umka and Alyssa
5. Murphy
Early Birds and Night Crawlers:
1. Lumen and Lux – Great composition and captured the moment – which can be hard. Rocks, sea, dogs with smiles – what more could you ask for?
2. Enzo – very evocative and rather touching – capturing the quiet moment. In years to come this picture will conjure up all the memories of a day well spent.
3. Lottie – A very happy pup! There is a joy here that speaks to the relationship between the subject and the photographer. Made me happy.
4. Lux
5. Kai
Fur-ever-Fur-iends:
1. Kodi and Jip – captures a moment of pure joy – and I couldn’t resist it.
2. Della and Friends – made me laugh – the happy expressions on all three faces
3. Pippa and Luca – Loved the expressions and the obvious bond between this ‘odd’ couple.
4. Iris and Molly
5. Della and Friends
Golden Oldie:
A lovely collection showing the joy that our older dogs bring. I loved them all.
1. Annie – The intense gaze, the kind eyes, the slight ‘silvering’ come together to produce the most lovely close-up. I would love to be looking into that dear face.
2. Bubbles – a happy, relaxed and totally unselfconscious Eurasier – and you just want to (very gently) get down to rub that tummy!
3. Sheeba – the joy of movement. This babe doesn’t let age slow them down.
4. Mishka Boots
5. Winter
Handsome Fellow:
A clutch of handsome fellows – all deserving the accolade
1. Luca – what a hunk! There is a chap who doesn’t need to be told he is handsome – he knows it!
2. Lux – the ability to still look like a handsome hunk even when caught in the rain.
3. Vico – A very handsome fella indeed – relaxed and yet conveying a sense that ‘all is well’.
4. Lumen
5. Enzo
Mission Impossible:
1. Murphy – a wise dog knows when to beat a retreat! Doing it with dignity is not so easy!
2. Enzo – there is a delightfully ‘manic’ quality to the way this Eurasier is celebrating the day and the freedom of the beach.
3. Umka – That is quite a leap – and exquisite form. Agility talent.
4. Mishka Boots
5. Della and Friends
Pretty Lady:
1. Forest – what a pretty girl making an even prettier picture! A delightful capture with the wild flowers and grasses. Charming.
2. Della – How could you resist that face? A beauty.
3. Winnie – Looking for treats to put in her basket? Lovely girl.
4. Della
5. Iris
All puppies are ‘cute’ and all of these are totally beautiful – so again, my choices were made by how many times I had to return to a picture!
1. Lux – A picture that shouts ‘puppy’ – cute and full of mischief.
2. Iris – the ‘mask’ stage – so beautiful. This pup so intense and serious and full of enquiry.
3. Lumen – I’m looking at you … This is just such a typical puppy pose of a pup that wants to be in the centre of things.
4. Willow
5. Vico and River
Winter Wonderland:
1. Umka – made me laugh out loud! Do you know it’s wet out here?
2. Iris – the joy of snow! Perhaps a mouse under there … Certainly enjoying the day.
3. Sheeba – The patience needed when hunting squirrel … They always seem to think that if they wait long enough their quarry will come to them.
4. Kodi
5. Winter
The Rainbow Bridge:
No placings in this section – each and every picture represents the love, companionship and joy that our dogs bring to us and how the heartbreak of loss transmutes into the warmest of lovely memories.
Thank you for asking me to give my opinion – I loved going through all of the pictures.
Penny Roberts
