Ruby up Close

Me and Ruby playing with her toys in the garden.

Here she is about to pounce on one of Jane's 'old slippers' . Quite a hard game to play when you have a slipper in one hand and your Canon 450D in the other hand !!

At least Ruby doesn't get confused and I didn't "throw my camera" down the garden for her to chase either !

[Maggiemae]

You sound as if you know the difference between right and left, Phil! Jolly good to know. Is that a chocolate flavoured slipper?

[Phil Howcroft]

@maggiemae well the slipper tastes good for a whippet dog maggie

[Gena Pegg]

Oh she is a sweetheart, isn't she! Love it when you get shots like this. Great portrait..and love those adoring eyes.

[Phil Howcroft]

@eyesmile thank you gena, it's easy to get her to pop up her ears, you just say nice things to her

[Allison Williams]

I was never aware of Ruby's gray fur before. Is that her natural marking or age-related?

[Phil Howcroft]

@allie912 Alison, age related, although I think it shows more because she is black. We think she is about 6 years old now allison

[Constance Brinkley]

Ruby is such a good looking dog. Great shot of man's best friend!

[Kerri]

Cute

[Hazel]

Fav for this shot of the lovely Ruby - I think you both did great under difficult circumstances!

[Dione Giorgio]

Haha glad you didn't mistake the camera for the slipper. Great close-up shot.

[Ivan]

Love the tongue!

[Ali P]

Ahhhh gorgeous!

[Phil Howcroft]

@alinz many thanks Ali

@ivan it is a nice tongue Ivan

@sangwann thanks dione :)

@quietpurplehaze many thanks for the fave hazel

@kerristephens cheers kerri

@seattle thank you constance, we think she is pretty too :)

[Nick]

Really lovely shot. She's so focused and the tongue is great. She's beautiful. Fav.

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Oh, so cute - love the concentration and those back-lit ears.