Monday 8 February 2010: Essence of Labrador (Lasagne just out of shot)
On our lunchtime walk along the Water of Leith today we came across a pair of dogs (and their humans) haveing a rare time in the water. They were begging to be blipped, and even more so begging for the SLR, shutter priority, long lense and continuous burst shooting. But since the compact wa all that was on offer, you'll have to put up with shoddy phot for the 'essence of Labrador' that this conveys.
The two dogs were about a year old, maybe younger, a Collie and this balck lab. We rounded the bend thinking someone was being tortured, the stangled yelps an wails made me start thinking first aid drowning protocols...but it transpired they were whoops of joy as the lab (Dylan) forged through the icy water to retreive his tennis ball. His fellow canine was too chicken to dive in, having gotten wet and cold....he paced the shore, looked concernedly on, and barked occasionally.
In this shot the Collie has a look of resignation as the Lab leaps again....looks like a sealion, and sounded like one too.
What was cute was the Collie helping the lab out of the water and fussing around him when he emerged. I swear half the water on the Collie came from the Lab.
Night all!
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