Julie, when you take pictures of your own dogs, are their ears in positions that you really do not like? I am fascinated by what appeals to us. Of course I do not want my Sibs ears to look like Malamute ears but is that conditioning? When you photograph a dog do you not try to go for the best look of what the standard is looking for?

If I were to advertise my photography using a Papillon, I would probably not use the Phalene style ear. (I want the discussion of the work to be about the dog and how cute he/she looks not the style of the ears. But with a Norfolk or Norwich Terrier I better make sure I am at the right specialty.

When we look at something and it appeals to us, why is that? Sorry to have asked a question you do not feel is relevant here but how many times have you heard an owner say "get his ears up"? I thought we could discuss how we look at what we photograph and why it appeals to us. Sorry.