Beach bodyguards

A beautiful pair! You must have had quite some patience for this one...

Thank you - aren't they gorgeous?! *smiles proudly* :-)

You mean patience for the shot or to train them not to run up to people?!

*LOL* both can take a lot of time. I was referring to posing for the shot. Nio has perfect timing for that. Just when I have the right angle, he jumps up and walks away. Not once or twice but almost every time.

He he he... :-D You're telling me! You know, it's funny. If I try to get the dogs to pose they don't get in the right place, start looking bored or away, change position, Marduk starts playing, one of them walks away... *LOL* Any and every combination, plus of course their innate habit of having their backs against the sun and eyes shielded. Then if I use food there can be a drool problem or over-eagerness and they fidget...

This photo is taken using a different approach. They aren't posed, it's the way they were naturally lying while we were sitting at the beach with Odin relaxed at my side and Marduk on a leash (not seen) because there were some people approaching from afar and I was training him to lie still. So, as the people got closer they were both looking up in the same direction, which made it interesting, so I grabbed my camera all the while being mindful of Marduk and his leash in case he leapt off... and just as I took this shot he started to raise himself! *LOL* The disadvantage with this approach is the inherent risk in juggling the camera with 45 kilos of flying dog who becomes oblivious of the constraints of the leash and just jumps up. It doesn't help with the training either! :-D

So, boy do I hear you!!!

Nobody will approach you unpunished :)
Wonderful guys!!

He he - no shit!! *LOL* They ensure privacy and peace of mind on what can be quite a bare stretch of beach... invariably only friendly doggy people approach us :-)

Nice Beach Doggy-guards!!! ^^

They are the best!! :-)
Very effective. Privacy assured!

they are awesome! Phantastic dogs
love them

He he! :-D I see you've now met them... Here they're alert and watchful, but trust me, on their down time at home they can be like lounging cats! *LOL*

That's exactly the way I feel! Love them to bits! :-)

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