Dog meets photo
This morning I was unpacking a set of photo prints that had just come back from my lab. One of them was a mounted 16×20 of this photo:
This is Tully, one of the most darling Jack Russells that I’ve ever photographed. She’s an incredibly happy dog who makes you smile when she trots up to greet you.
Tinto woke up from one of his series of morning naps and I stood this photo up on the floor so he could see it. Well! You would think that a real dog had beamed down into Tinto’s office! Not only was he highly incensed that this little whippersnapper had the audacity to enter his space, he was upset with me for allowing this to happen. He wanted to know where the rest of the dog was, and why it disappeared when I turned the panel sideways. He finally walked out of the room in a huff. I wish I’d had a video camera!
I’ve seen Tinto watch himself in the mirror, but he’s never reacted to a printed image of another dog.
How about your dogs? What do they do with mirrors, or with pictures of dogs?
Our new dog cowboy watches tv constantly, but the old dog, Raven could care less. Tinto sounds very smart.
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One of these days I’ll get to meet Tinto the Terri-er. A picture of him on his very own blog would be a super idea. I know he’d love that.
And speaking of doggie pictures, what does he do when he sees a picture of himself? Same thing?
For photos of Tinto, scroll down a little further, or click on the category, “Tinto The Terrier” to see all his posts.
I don’t think Tinto’s ever seen a life-size photo of himself. But once in a while he admires himself in the mirrored closet door!
Tiggy, ( purebred mutt) caught her reflection in a motorcycle helmet visor last week, and was absolutely beside herself over it. She ran over to me and made me go look at it several times. At first I thought there was a bug or something alive scurrying around, but after a few moments I realized she was concerned with the “little puppy” that was stuck inside the helmet. When I flipped the visor up ,I was in big trouble for making it disappear.