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12-24-08 pengu1n

Wesley
4th Place
by pengu1n

St. Charles, MO

Like most other families, we have developed some Christmas traditions that are an important part of our holiday festivities. First,we eat; next,we unwrap presents. The next tradition, (I sure that most other families do this too?) we wrap the discarded paper wrappings into tight balls and try to smack someone with them. Even 98 year old Great-Grandma gets in on the fun! And, finally, we take the leftover ribbons and torture/embarrass the dogs with them.

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mlynn 07-Jan-2009 00:58
Heh heh, what a festive cutie! --Melanie
pengu1n 04-Jan-2009 04:26
Thanks for all your comments. It's funny how others sometimes don't see what I see in the picture. Wesley usually has a "smile" on his face, which disappears when we put a bow on him. He's 14 yr old, but is still puppy-like. We adopted him at age 9, when his former owner was going to put him down because he was "inconvienent." Bailey (in the next pic) was adopted at about age 6, and actually he LOVES any kind of attention & doesn't mind the wrappings - I just caught a funny look from him, he was not mad. -- Karen
Deb Kees03-Jan-2009 15:24
Wesley seems not to mind being the center of attention, while Baily appears only to tolerate your efforts. Is this because Bailey has been a part of them for more Christmases than Wesley? Regardless, both dogs are absolutely adorable and your captures are wonderful. ---deb
Colleen Prohaska03-Jan-2009 04:10
This is so dreamy. I think it would make a great Christmas card.
Jerry Curtis29-Dec-2008 20:49
Very cute, Karen. He doesn't even seem embarrassed by this ;-)
Katherine Stanback's Photos29-Dec-2008 16:05
Very cute capture - I love the Christmas colors and the sweet-looking little dog!
Helen Betts29-Dec-2008 02:02
What a charmer and a great portrait of him!
inframan 27-Dec-2008 13:58
Wesley's a real cutie. I love those button eyes. Guaranteed to provide lots of merriment & attendant attention.
Franky2005 26-Dec-2008 15:27
Interesting tradition! I think we are going to pick up on this next year. ;-)
Lovely shot!
Sony Forums Challenges26-Dec-2008 12:05
pengu1n, Wesley is a cute little guy, especially with that metallic bow on his head. Sounds like your traditions are very similar to our own :) I like the mix of textures here and the catch-lights in the eyes. The DOF is very effective. Nice photo! MFC