he moved! :V

First time seeing a Beauceron here on FA! :D

Aren't dogs marvelous like that? My own does that too right when I want to snap a gorgeous picture of him XD

Least he didn't blink.

awwrrrgh my cats do that too. LOL

puppy!!!!! XD

What kind of dog is that? o_o

He's a beauceron. :)

I thought so!!

Not a common type of dog, that's for sure. I don't even think I've even seen one up here yet, I've only ever seen them in photos.

I agree they aren't very common, I had a heck of a time finding a breeder and eventually had to go out of state for him, but the people who are currently working with them in the U.S. and Canada all seem pretty good people. :)

I have to ask, where did you hear about these dogs, and what attracted you to that breed in particular? :)

I don't know many people who know about them outside of Guardian Breed connoisseurs, or the schutzhund/french ring community. So I'm really curious. (Don't mind me, I'm an uber dog geek. Just ask Vannie.... lol XP )

My father was a K-9 officer for many years and at one of the national competitions I attended as a child, I saw a beauceron and fell in love. The dog was amazingly intelligent, obedient, agile, and gorgeous even up against some of the best GSDs/mals/etc. in the country - stiff competition for sure! I did more research into the breed and found that they would be a very good fit for my personality, but had to wait until I had a house/yard/time for a big dog (my other guy is an elderly shiba inu who has been with me since college). I absolutely love Marrok - he is really smart, a quick study, and has a lot of goofy doof in his personality that keeps me constantly entertained. Definitely more dog than most people would want but if you like the guardian/herding/working dogs they are quite a breed!

Well that sure does explain it.

Thanks for sharing. Really! I love hearing about stuff like this...

Pretty beauceron.

Cute photo, love the ears!

Ha! There is your artist model. Does he pause for you?

LOL

Bye

Oh wow! <3
These are up there in my top favorite breed of dog. :)
You should take more pics!

Nothing calls your pet over to you like pulling out a camera. What? You though they'd let you take a picture with it? No no, better to charge at the camera :)

I've only seen a handful at dog shows. Beautiful dogs

animals are a pain for doing that. i guess it's none of my business, but are the ears cropped? i guess it's not something i'm not used to seeing.

Yes, they are.

ok, wasn't sure if that was the case of they'd just flopped over backwards. it generally isn't legal to dock ears or tails in the uk, so since moving to the us i find myself a little shocked by such things. i'm not the sort to start shouting at people or anything, it's a different country with different rules, and afterall they may simply have been adopted that way or have valid reason, but i remember seeing a dog with a docked tail at a party and couldn't help but feel (or maybe that's because they were letting it lick at and eat the ice for drinks). even so, it's a lovely looking dog, even if the ears make me wince a little bit.

I don't like cropping ears, but it happens, and he doesn't care. :>

oh yes i'm sure animals adjust to things like that quite easily. i have a cat with one eye and doesn't seem to make any difference to him.

Heh, toddlers are worse..

Rocky and Mischa would find much to discuss. :)

could have been worse...
he could have had.... LAZERS! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5037024

PUPPY!

Well, not maybe the photo that you were originally aiming for - but on the plus side, you got a classic tongue shot!

My cat seems to have an incredible ability to either blink or lick her nose right when I take a photo - and it tends to be several hours later before I notice!

Ah, the joys of trying to photograph pets.

Every dog knows, don't let them POINT that thing at you.