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!

FinePix F200EXR : f/3.5 : 1/480" : 8.1mm : ISO 200

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Labrador Dogs Water of Leith Action

Comments

1. Ha ha fantastic!

   ~ kerrsmummy

2. collie is thinking, hope that bugger drowns so I can go home and get some heat!

   ~ snapper

3. Great capture!

   ~ nina54

4. Great action shot! :)

   ~ Shadowdancer

5. I guess if you're genetically programmed to swim in the most northern part of the North American continent, a winter's swim in Scotland is child's play!

   ~ gilliebg

6. great capture

   ~ queenie

7. Great action shot

   ~ Lisabaptiste

8. 100% freeze......splash....we had the same idea today!!

   ~ tp

9. He He. Great shot.

   ~ raubrey

10. Labs know how to have fun - brilliant.

    ~ KathGordon

11. 5 big ones from us .....

    ~ custard

12. I've got a flat coat who would just love to join in like this.
    Great shot. Not easy to capture a dog in motion!

    ~ Goretex

13. Thanks for your comment. The light behind the shirts, was supposed to shine through the faces, but I'm not tall enough.
    
    Like the leaping lab. Live life, be a lab.

    ~ CanCarrier

14. Clearly a decisive moment.

    ~ queenspark

15. Happy playmates, well done catching the action.

    ~ Helen

16. Nice action shot - they were funny!

    ~ MrsCyclops

17. Flying Lab.

    ~ Gillipaw

18. This is such a great shot! Action, composition, hues... It has everything! thanks!

    ~ Zman53

19. A polarizing filter would habe been good...

    ~ acronymphomania

20. This made me laugh and reminded me of how my Cocker Spaniel used to yelp like he was being subjected to tail-docking without the anaesthetic despite just having fun!

    ~ Pingirl

21. Love it! That really does sum up the daftness of labradors!

    ~ SooB

22. Mid air leap. Gotta love Labs. :D

    ~ sweetpotatosky

23. Perfect timing!

    ~ phoenixlizard

24. Haha brilliant capture, was the splash as dramatic as it looks like it might be?

    ~ Mrski1

25. It's an...airborneskydog! Lovely shot.

    ~ meles

26. Great timing, great blip!

    ~ ronbuist

27. Great action shot!!
    The collie on the waterline sounds about right to me.....I had one that didn't really approve of that nasty cold swimming lark but was a dab hand paw at herding seaweed......more of a landlubber than a dastardly sea-dog if you know what I mean!

    ~ meancoast

28. yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! that's fabulous! full of vitality, on a dull day this is bound to cheer us up. :-)

    ~ hope

29. Mad dogs and Scotsmen dive into the Water of Leith?
    ;-)
    
    Update on Audit
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    I was a consumer advisor for ComCare for a few years, but now I only get called in when there is an audit, so I no longer have regular input into the running of the service ;-(

    ~ FirehorseMia

30. fantastic shot, frozen on the air!

    ~ visualbinam

31. Excellent!
    
    Undoubtedly full of Essence of Lab - but I wish someone would tell our dog, who resolutely avoids water if she can! She should be thrown out of the Lab Club.

    ~ Red

32. Nice action shot and fantastic dog.

    ~ EzHighway

33. Great action shot :)

    ~ rutherfordium

34. :-)) wonderful capture!

    ~ Carwij

35. Ha, brilliant shot.

    ~ wanderscot