PeggySue,
she's Kanosak Midnight Express V Baar CDX RE and she took Breed out of the classes. She's basically a working dog that is also being shown in Conformation. She's not a Special and I doubt she'd do well as a Special but she's a very nice girl.

From what I can see of her head, she's a bit doggy. Lots of folks like that in their bitches these days. I like my girls to look like girls and my boys to look like boys.

Thanks for the info.

Jim

Okay, I now give her extra points for being a working girl!

I love these conversations Thank you Jim, Annie is truly a beautiful whippet that is the total package. Her movement is breathtaking too. All I did with the post processing is sharpen and a touch of vignetting to bring the focus in. The photos with her handler also do have more processing. Though, that is with people and they seem to need more than the dogs

I am having a lot of fun shooting her. When the handler and the dog are so attractive, it makes it really easy!

Just a quick illustration of my point about feminine girls and manly boys. Sundance's sister, Cali, visited last week and I took a few shots to share with the owner of their father, Sonny. Here's a headshot of Cali.



And a headshot of her brother, Sundance.



While neither of these two images are great head portraits, they certainly illustrate that both dogs have nice heads at 20 months of age. And Sundance is certainly not going to be considered a "bitchy" dog nor will Cali be considered a doggy bitch.

BTW, Cali weighs 109 lbs. and Sundance 140 lbs. They are both large for their genders. I also tend to favor dogs/bitches that tend toward the top of the standard. Not over standard, but larger than the median.

Jim

With a name like Annie, how could she be anything but lovely . I agree that having two attractive subjects to photograph really makes the process so much more fun. It's also nice when there's chemistry between the handler and the dog and it's obvious.

I've done a lot of work with Jeff Brucker who handles Rotties, Danes and Dobes primarily and while he can be a royal PIA, he's fabulous to work with as a photographer. He knows what I want; he works hard to get it; the dogs love him; he will do anything I ask if he agrees it will make a great shot. And he photographs well himself.

He lives on 8 acres of land just North of Orlando with lots of wooded areas, misters to keep the dogs cool (and create nice misty backgrounds) and lots of garden areas with great flowers. Whenever we need to do "beauty shots" for ads, we go there. I've worked with a lot of handlers but for me, Jeff is the best. There's nothing worse than a handler who doesn't want to take the time for photos or who has no chemistry with the dog. You can see stuff like that in the photos and in the ring.

Keep having fun with Annie. She's a very pretty girl and very photogenic -- like her handler.

Jim