Thanks everyone! And thanks so much for the rework Peggysue! I actually prefer "reposting" reworked images as a way to critique and provide suggestions. We do that a lot on another nature site I hang out on.

The scarecrow is just thin material, so I can definitely let him "sit" on the ground. We just got back from getting more leaves, so I wont have to fill in the foreground with the clone stamp.

I also got a smaller pumpkin that I could use with the little scarecrow for the smaller dogs. Bichons this week, Beagles next week and then Greyhounds followed by a mixed bag of who knows what.

Bob,
I actually got a basket and some fruit that could replace the scarecrow too.

This "set" will be in the back half of my tent, and I'll have a standard backdrop that I can put up quickly at the mid point of the tent for two options.