Thanks so much Jim;

The studio worked well, but I need a stage with a fenced perimeter. At my age, it is not fun working on the floor.

I agree with your assessment of the light positions. The lights were as low as they could go on the tripods (I should have put the softbox on the ground-that would have been just about the right height; I will need the stage to raise up the small dogs just to get the light in their faces and on their fronts. I will build one this weekend, maybe about 18 inches off the ground-about 8 ft deep and 10 ft wide. That would be deep enough for the backdrop and wide enough for the backdrop. If I put a short lattice fence around the left and right sides, it might help corral the dogs a bit. Any thoughts?