A strange question...

[mpblaze]

<p>Hey!<br>

I have a rather unusual question to ask y'all. Today I was taking pictures of my dog, it took a bit of persuasing to get him to pose, but I got it done! Now, after the photoshoot, he seemed strangely attached to me. He was lying at my feet and stuff like that while I edited my photos, and thats unusual for him, he is kind of aloof in general. I gave him a dog treat when I took his picture, but he still doesnt usually react like that after he gets a treat! Has this happened to anyone else?<br>

I warned you guys it was a strange question!<br>

Matt</p>

[vrankin]

<p>Dogs are evolved from very complex social structures among wolves. I suspect that with all of your directing and rewarding, you established a new dominance pattern with him, and he was revering you as his newly respected Alpha Male. Did it last?</p>

[frankmoody]

<p>I needed my dog to pose with dog jerseys, so to make him sit still on a black sheet I'd give him cheese. And now anytime he sees the black sheet, he sits on it looking at me expectanly.<br mce_bogus="1"></p>

[scott_murphy_photography]

<p>I find giving children dog treats works very well during shoots as well.............they love the beefy ones.</p>

<p>Funny thing, though. Some of them want to hump my leg afterwards! :-D</p>

[bkpix]

<p>Dogs really like working for their masters, especially when they can figure out what it is they're expected to do.<br>

For a different adventure, try photographing cats.</p>

[phyrpowr]

<p>Are you sure he didn't want to get in on the editing process? Did you show him the shots?</p>

[lex_jenkins]

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<p>For a different adventure, try photographing cats.</p>

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<p>Better still, try spinning cats around like tops on a slick floor. <em>Then</em> photograph 'em.</p>

[leicaglow]

<p>My dog is a total photo ham. He's been photographed since a puppy, and now he can't wait to get in front of the camera.</p>

[mark_chartrand]

<p>Does giving treats work for models, too. I would love to have them lying at my feet. If you give dog treats to ugly models and cat treats to nasty models, what do you give to pretty models? Rabbit treats?</p>

[kari v]

<p>Rabbit treats aren't half bad, a mixture of chocolate and grass. (Don't ask.)</p>

[sd_woods]

<p>My cat is completely indifferent to me taking pictures, always has been</p>

[shaloot]

<p>my cats give me the finger when I'm trying to take their picture....</p>

[dan_n1]

<p>since he's a good dog, may be he's trying to remind you to give him a model release to sign?<br>

bow wow? :-)</p>

[ted_marcus1]

<p>If you want a challenge, try photographing pet rats. They're small critters that don't like to sit still.</p>

[mpblaze]

<p>haha Thanks for all of the resposes. I've always wanted to photograph cats., but I dont currently own one.<br>

Lex~lol You'd better watch out for PETA! LOL</p>