The flagpole retriever
A golden retriever retrieving a duck at a water test
The flagpole retriever belongs to the following groups:
All About Water, All Pets Great and Small, Best from Around the Barnyard {2 A Day}, Dogs in Sports, Hunting and Fishing the Great Outdoors, Made By Nature - {2 a day} - {Nature images only!}, Mans Best Friend's (Dogs only), Nature's Wonders, Nude Pets - (2/24), Our K9 Friend 1 image a day (Dogs only), Paws n Claws <3 per day><Domestic cats & dogs only>, phoDOGraphy, Playful Photogenic Animals, Rural Around The Globe, The Beauty of Nature (Nothing Man-Made), The Great Hunter and Vibrant and Vivid Color Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
Ann Rodriquez
Wow, this SO reminds me of my Roxy with her fake duck, lol. Except our pond isn’t that clean. ; ) Very nice, Alan!
alan mattison replied
Hi anne,
also except that this is no fake !! I don’t know if other RB’er get disturbed over the dog and dead bird thing?what do you think?
thanks
alan
Ann Rodriquez
Well, if I’m honest, there are things that I see on RB that are disturbing to me – and I just choose not to view them or dwell on them. I am hoping that artists understand other artist’s desire to express themselves, whether they agree or not. When I was putting together the ‘rules’ for the H&F the Great Outdoors group, I did make this one of the rules…”If your photo/art includes a harvested animal, please do your best to show minimal amounts of blood, entrance/exit wounds, etc. Though we, as hunters, know that these are a part of any kill, we also want to uphold and present an honorable, sportsmanlike image of hunting.”
To me, this image is extremely tasteful. It’s sportsmanlike, it doesn’t depict anything violent, there’s no blood showing, etc. I suppose there could be some that would still take issue with it, but when it all comes down to it, we just can’t agree with everyone.
That’s a very long answer to a short question, but you touched on something that’s very near and dear to my heart, and that I have strong feelings about! : ) Thanks for letting me share!
Gene Praag
Such a great capture…..Well done!
alan mattison replied
hi geno, thanks very much ! I must admit that I am impressed with you “iconic” shot
alan
Jane Best
WOnderful action shot here. I really like the way the water is dripping of this beautiful retriever’s tail. Great photo. THis dog looks like a winner!
alan mattison replied
Thank you so much Jane, loking at your works- I think that you must have many winners!!
alan