Leroy

One of the sweetest dogs you will ever meet. He was rescued from a

dumpster in the streets on the Caicos Island. These dogs are called

Potcakes. Thanks for looking.

Leroy has gentle eyes and cute white paws.  He looks a little old.  I love how you color-matched him with the rug and bandana.  He's the type I would adopt.  It's a nice pic with a story that is upsetting

I agree that there is a superb color match in this image and thats work so well with the composition, the cute is also brought out in a remarkable details while her eyes are well connecting with the viewers here.

Thank you for sharing it my friend and wishing you all of the best.

A beautiful and lovely shot, what a very nice dog, Linda!

With best regards,

Ruud.

Linda...  Your photo is excellent and this is a very personable and very lucky pooch.  A shame that any being has to be rescued, but we can enjoy this happy story... Mike

Hi Linda,

 A wonderful portrait of a good looking dog.

Technically well shot. Using the lens at F/2.8 provides the  best performance for this 'L" series lens.

Best Regards,  Mike

A very nice dog portrait. Nicely lit, excellent choice of aperture for limiting the depth of field, well posed, and the yellow bandana makes a nice striking contrast to the darker earth tones. I think it would have made an even nicer photo if it was composed so that his front legs and paws were not cropped out of the bottom of the frame, but it's still a very good photo and it's heartwarming to know the story behind his rescue. Well done.

Linda,

  Beautiful portrait with wonderful eye contact, lighting & colors.  Thanks for sharing.  Take care, Patsy

Thank you all for your encouragement. It is good to hear your thoughts and I appreciate you taking the time to comment.

Donna, he wasn’t always gentle, when he was a youngster he was pretty aggressive. Puppy school and age changed that, we barely remember those days. Leroy is about five years I think, he has some good years ahead. I didn’t have anything to do with the colours, I just noticed that they all looked nice together.

Rashed, yes, those eyes are so compelling. I put a little piece of cheese on my head to help him focus on my lens. I find that is the best way to get a dog to pose for me.

Ruud, thank you, it is nice to hear from you.

Michael, it is a shame that there are so many unwanted, homeless animals in the world. Leroy was very fortunate indeed.

Mike, thank you so much. It is hard to go wrong with this lens, my first L series, I love it.

Michael, the yellow bandana was new and we all thought he looked very handsome with it. It is interesting that you mention the paws. I agree with you and I did think about them.  I wanted to get then in because – they are so cute, and he crosses them making him look very distinguished. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get the eyes and the paws focused in one shot. I took some separate shots of them separately thinking perhaps I could photo stitch them, but that didn’t work out. Thanks for commenting.

Patsy, thanks for stopping by. I am glad you like.

I hope you all have a great weekend. Best wishes,

Linda

He is a very handsome dog Linda and you have taken a wonderful capture here.  His coat glilstens, Eyes are bright, and such a gentleness to his demeanor!. Your lighting is most complimentary. His owners are very fortunate to have you for a friend, a shot that they will treasure for years to come.

Kind regards, Gail

 thanks so much

Who could pass up eyes so imploring as that?  Having had a long string of rescue dogs, I can attest to the fact that they are the best.

I agree with Jeffs comments in thier entirety. I have had dogs all my life, all kinds of dogs, pedigree breeds and mongrels, but its the ones with character you remember with perhaps the most fondness, and this guy looks like he has it in abundance. Beautiful photograph Linda and a happy ending to a disturbing story, but I'm curious.......where did that name "potcakes" come from?

Best Regards

Alf

Thanks for visiting. I always enjoy your comments.

Jeff, with dogs and people I believe those who haven’t always had it easy, who had to struggle to survive, develop character.

Alf, this is from the Potcake Place website. “ 'Potcake' is the name given to the dogs of The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands. It came about because the locals fed the caked remains of the cooking pot to the dogs.”  http://www.potcakeplace.com/ 

Here’s a bit of history that I cut and pasted from Wikipedia. “The ancestry of the potcake dog is shared among dogs from both sets of islands, since many residents of Turks and Caicos were originally from nearby islands and took their dogs with them. Three types may have contributed to development: dogs the Arawak brought with them to the Bahamas; terriers protecting supplies from rodents on ships that arrived in Eleuthera, New Providence, and the Abaco Islands; and dogs from North Carolina that arrived with Loyalists during the American Revolutionary War period.
The type's name is derived from the term "potcake", which refers to the congealed rice and pea mixture at the bottom of a cooking pot that Bahamians have traditionally fed to stray dogs. In Nassau alone, there are an estimated 5,000 to 8,000 stray potcakes. In the late 1970s, the Bahamas named the type the "Royal Bahamian Potcake". As of February 2011, the Bahamas Kennel Club lists it separately from the mixed-breed dog within Group 9 – Non-Registered.”

Several of my son’s friends have adopted Potcakes and are very happy with them. So, if you are thinking about a new dog, you know where to look.

Best wishes,

Linda