James,
I'm not criticizing the shoot; I'm saying that it's not my game. A few years ago, some people asked me to shoot their birds -- lovely collection of parrots and cockatiels. I shot what I thought was a lovely collection of images but they were not what the client wanted. Birds are shot a particular way and anything else is not acceptable.

So now I focus on dogs. I know how to pose them so they look their best and I'm more of an expert than most owners. But I'll stick to the dogs. Other species are beyond my knowledge and desire.

Jim