RIO VISTA NEWFOUNDLAND
LAST SUMMER, I HAD TAKEN A DRIVE OVER TO RIO VISTA, CALIFORNIA, TO LOOK FOR THE ELUSIVE STRIPED BASS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I DIDN’T FIND HIM, OR HER, OR THEM. I CALL IT GETTING SKUNKED. ANYWAY, AS I WAS DRIVING THE EXIT ROUTE FROM THE FISHING HOLE TO HIGHWAY 12, WHICH WOULD TAKE ME HOME, I NOTICED THIS LADY WALKING HER DOG. I COULDN’T REMEMBER WHAT SHE TOLD ME HIS NAME WAS, SO I CALL HIM MY “RIO VISTA NEWFOUNDLAND”. I HAVE A FOULDER THAT I TITLED, CHEWY SASHA AND FRIENDS. IT’S WHERE I KEEP ALL MY PHOTO IMAGES OF MY DOGS AND OTHER PEOPLES DOGS. I COULDN’T RESIST TAKING THIS GUYS SHOT. HE WAS VERY FRIENDLY AND WANTED SO MUCH TO STAND UP ON MY DRIVERS DOOR AND SLOBBER ALL OVER MY INTERIOR PANEL. BUT, I WOULDN’T LET HIM, SO I DIDN’T TEASE HIM ANY TO TRY AND GET A PAT ON HIS HEAD OR A SCRATCH ON HIS CHIN AND NECK. THE LADY THAT OWNED HIM, SAID THEY WERE OUT IN CALIFORNIA, MOVING HER MOTHER BACK TO MICHIGAN WITH HER AND HER HUSBAND AND THEIR NEWFOUNDLAND. SINCE I WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVERS SEAT OF MY FORD EXPLORER, I USED MY KODAK EASYSHARE Z710 TO GET THIS IMAGE. IT IS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE CAMERA, NO POST PROCESSING AT ALL. MY CAMERAS BOTH OPEN INTO ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 3.0 AND I DON’T ALWAYS USE MY PHOTOS AS THEY ARE, STRAIGHT OUT OF THE CAMERA. BUT, THIS ONE GOT POSTED WITHOUT ALTERATIONS, BECAUSE I NOTICED A DRAWN NEWFOUNDLAND AND I TOLD THE ARTIST OF THE DRAWN IMAGE, THAT I HAD A PHOTO IMAGE OF THAT SAME KIND OF DOG. SO HERE HE IS IN ALL HIS MAGNIFICANT SPLENDOR.
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CraigsMom 20 days ago
Newfies are the friendliest dogs in the world. I love this…tongue out and plenty of slobber.
SMOKEYDOGSOCKS replied 19 days ago
YES, PLENTY OF SLOBBER, THAT WAS THE REASON I DIDN’T REACH OUT TO PET THIS GUY. THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU CAME BY, I HOPE YOU WILL CHECK OUT SOME OF MY OTHER IMAGES. I’M SURE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND ONE OR TWO OR MORE THAT YOU WILL LIKE. LOL BOB ;)
Mark Chapman 19 days ago
Cor look at that, old slobber chops!
Brilliant looking dog.
SMOKEYDOGSOCKS replied 18 days ago
THANKS MARK, HE WAS QUITE THE DOG, I WASN’T ABOUT TO TRY AND REACH HIM FOR A PAT ON THE HEAD. I COULD ONLY IMAGINE HOW MUCH OF A MESS HE COULD HAVE MADE BY SHAKING HIS HEAD. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMPLIMENT VERY MUCH. BOB :)