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I want some more photos of Stanley - like these. Dont you?

Discussion in 'Found on the Net' started by chinese crested, Sep 19, 2012.

  1. The real doggy paddle: The pets taking the plunge with their underwater antics

    By KERRY MCQUEENEY
    PUBLISHED: 21:25, 18 September 2012 | UPDATED: 21:49, 18 September 2012


    With a look of steely determination, these pets perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool to retrieve their beloved ball.
    Anyone with a dog will know the lengths it will go to fetch something thrown for it. And these heart-warming images show nothing stands in their way - not even water.
    These canine warriors pounce into the pool with their eyes firmly fixated on the prize.

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    Making a splash: These dogs will stop at nothing in pursuit of their beloved ball - and photographer Seth Casteel was on hand to capture these hilarious moments



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    Eye on the ball: This dog means business as he dives head first into the water after the toy


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    Taking the plunge: A combination of both facial expressions and underwater movement makes for a amusing - and sometimes bizarre - image



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    Taking the photographs underwater, the artist has managed to capture images that will keep a smile on your face all year round

    Some of them bare their teeth, others open their eyes as wide as possible while one or two get caught up in a frenzy of bubbles.
    These images are the handiwork of photographer Seth Casteel, who has captured the moment the water dogs take the plunge.


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    Seth has turned the incredible photographs into a heart-warming calendar, sure to keep a smile on your face all year round.
    Based in Los Angeles and Chicago, Seth's photography agency specialises in lifestyle pet photography, embracing the 'at-ease' mentality of pets on location in the natural surroundings.
    He enjoys working with animals whether he's on location in Beverly Hills photographing a pampered pooch or volunteering at the local shelter taking pictures of dogs and cats to give them a better chance of finding homes.

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    The real doggy paddle: The look on this pet's face is one of pure determination as it reaches out for the ball with his paws



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    Two can play at that game: It's double trouble as this pair both go for the ball as it bounces into the pool





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    Some of them bare their teeth, others open their eyes as wide as possible while one of two get caught up in a frenzy of bubbles


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    If you're an owner of a ball-loving dog, you will know what lengths your pet will go to to retrieve one that's been thrown for them



    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2205225/Underwater-Dogs-Calendar-2012-Photographer-captures-pets-diving-pools-fetch-ball.html#ixzz26v1GCDmO
     
  2. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    Here's the best I can do for now. ;)

    When Stanley was 9 months old we took him on his first vacation. We rented a cabin on a small river in the NW corner of Wisconsin.

    The cabin:
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    The view:
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    Stanley dashing through the woods. To this day, running in woods is just about his favorite thing to do:
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    And random shots of him playing in the water:

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    He even made a new friend. Though it soon flew away:
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    He was exhausted on the ride home:
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  3. Is that a hummingbird? Whatever it is, its tiny isnt it.
    Are you now wondering what Stanley would look like from under water when diving down? Massive sea anchors each side of his nose.
    Looks like a lovely place for a break - more open spaces than I am used to. I suspect you find it hard to remember life without Stanley.
     
  4. Random McRandom

    Random McRandom Starry Eyed

    *sigh*

    seeing pics of Stanley makes me want to go out and buy a Cane Corso right n.o.w.! Love how he's playful but still alert. We rented cabin similar to that up in the N.C. mountains and my GSD loved it but hated it. Too many sounds for him to analyze all at once.

    Love the pic where he's stretched out on the seats lookin' at you like "dude, seriously. I'm tryin to get some damn zzzz's here!"



    Great pics @chinese_crested


    whattodowhattodoIwantanotherGSDandaCaneCorsobutmahwifewouldchopmahnutsifIbroughtanotherdoghome
     
  5. Cayvmann

    Cayvmann Very Tilted

    I need a Stanley in my life...
     
  6. genuinemommy

    genuinemommy Moderator Staff Member

    I want to see Stanley do an impression of that cocker spaniel. I can't imagine having a dog as HUGE as your Stanley. A friendly giant who loves the outdoors - such a sweetheart!
     
  7. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member


    Yup, that is a hummingbird. It had flown into one of the big windows and stunned itself. Stanley was very curious. Then it recovered and flew off right from under his nose.
    He loves ponds or rivers, he refuses to get into a pool at all. I don't know exactly why. I think it's a combination of him not being able to touch the bottom and it being too much like a bath and not enough like a place to get muddy.
     
  8. genuinemommy

    genuinemommy Moderator Staff Member

    Mud. Yes, he's definitely my kind of pooch. Good thing he has short hair! We would take our little cocker-lab mix hiking - she loved finding swimming holes, but by the time she got back to the car her long hair was a matted mess.
     
  9. Arachnid

    Arachnid New Member

    loved the trampoline vid .... "he thinks he's people"

    awesome stuff


    cheers
     
  10. Dahliance Vertical

    Stanley is adorable! What a big lovable lug!