Voting - August 2016

Monthly Photo Contest
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Choose your favorite DS and Scenery

Shyla - Off-leash at the ranch
1
8%
Sadie and Thalie - Snow bunnies
1
8%
Endeavor - Standing tall
3
23%
Murphy- Sittin' on the dock o' the bay
1
8%
Lexi- Backyard scenery
1
8%
Granby- Sunset over the Dutch Shepherd
3
23%
Demon - Come on! Throw the stick!
2
15%
Xander - Sun & Sea
1
8%
Hilde - At the Tennessee River Gorge
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 13

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Voting - August 2016

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Thanks to all who entered - tough choices for the voters again...

Shyla - Off-leash at the ranch
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Sadie and Thalie - Snow bunnies
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Endeavor - Standing tall
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Murphy- Sittin' on the dock o' the bay
Image

Lexi- Backyard scenery
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Granby- Sunset over the Dutch Shepherd
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Demon - Come on! Throw the stick!
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Xander - Sun & Sea
Image

Hilde - At the Tennessee River Gorge
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I'm trying something new this month - I posted the photos on Facebook, and the one with the most likes (reactions) will get an honorable mention here on the forum website. Here's an opportunity to get your friends and family involved in the voting albeit unofficial. The real winner will be determined by votes here.
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Last month the puppy couldn't get a vote. This month he puppy takes a 1st day lead.

I've been meaning to ask since I first saw it, but how the heck did Endeavor get up on that stump?
Michael
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centrop67 wrote:Last month the puppy couldn't get a vote. This month he puppy takes a 1st day lead.

I've been meaning to ask since I first saw it, but how the heck did Endeavor get up on that stump?
At the risk of reducing the pictures stunning effect, the stump is deceptively small. It's only about 5½ feet tall, if that. She does this...thing...Where she'll stand up on her hind legs to get a better view. She'll stay that way for over a minute, sometimes even walking and turning. In that picture, she was watching the family fishing on the reservoir bank behind me. She was reared up, and I kinda half heartedly pointed up to the stump and suggested it was a better view. Before I could react, she bounced ¾ of the way up and clawed her way to the top. She came down into my shoulders as her previous handler had taught her.
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TimLenert_168 wrote:She was reared up, and I kinda half heartedly pointed up to the stump and suggested it was a better view. Before I could react, she bounced ¾ of the way up and clawed her way to the top. She came down into my shoulders as her previous handler had taught her.
I smell a smarty pants entry.
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Re: Voting - August 2016

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I want to thank everyone that entered (and voted so far). The last couple of contest's entries have been OUTSTANDING :wtg: making it difficult to pick just one. You guys rock!

My little experiment over on Facebook is trending well, too. I am not sure I would call it viral, but Facebook says the photo contest post is performing 70% better than anything else I've posted there.

I am getting a lot of messages on the Facebook page with questions about behavior, training, and lineage. Of course, I direct everyone back to this site - as that is what the page was meant for.

There's a lot of ups and downs to running this site, but right now I feel really good about what I am doing. Thanks!
Michael
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Just a friendly reminder, that a tie goes to the earliest submitted photo. They are posted in the order that I received them.
Michael
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Got my paws crossed!
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Sorry I can't remember. What is the theme for september?
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Re: Voting - August 2016

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I posted the 2016 themes here.

.. but, here are the remaining 2016 themes:
  • September - Open (Choose your favorite)
  • October - Spooky
  • November - Good Doggy
  • December - Cool Breeze
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Let me thank everyone that voted. It's relatively disappointing to get 13 votes when there are >50 active members visiting the site on a regular basis, but it is what it is.

Endeavor wins by virtue of the tie breaker (earliest entered photo), but Granby gets an honorable mention based on the little experiment over on Facebook.
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