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  • QuercusQ

    @Barklessdog:

    I posted that relating that to dog owners who like to humanize their dogs, but when they go primal that image goes out the window.

    The point was, people can dress up their little dogs and give them names, but deep inside they are primal animals. The Santa Basenji illustrates that idea.

    That how it relates, to me, that's why I posted it.

    We have a Christmas pillow with that picture!

    I dunno….a little anthropomorphization (whoo...hard to spell) is okay. Dogs are similar to people, that is why we love them so much..and why they can share our homes. OUR dogs are maybe a little more primal......

    Let's not forget that humans can be horrifyingly primal as well.....

    Andrea Walters

    Quercus Basenjis

    NW Ohio

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  • BasenjiDivaB

    At first I thought it was that dog on the Conan O/Brien show! I agree…I like the crossed paws. He is a devilish looking Santa.

    Pat

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  • DukeD

    @Quercus:

    I dunno….a little anthropomorphization (whoo...hard to spell) is okay. Dogs are similar to people, that is why we love them so much..and why they can share our homes. OUR dogs are maybe a little more primal......

    Let's not forget that humans can be horrifyingly primal as well.....

    True, true & true.

    My impression of the Santa dog - Looks like a Holloween photo of a vampire dog in a Santa suit and strait jacket - Poor little doggy is morphed out. :eek: How did you do it Barklessdog?

    Jill

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  • BarklessdogB

    In photoshop with cut & paste

    My family absolutley hated this one of the pigdog

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  • BasenjiDivaB

    Your family is right…..Pig dog is just not right!! I've never seen a B's tail that curly-Q'd like a pigs tail. Did you do a photo shop fix on that also or does the tail do that on its own?

    Pat

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  • BarklessdogB

    It's an inside family joke, once we were in upper Michigan at a Lumber Jack festival and a hill billy came up laughing pointing at our dogs tail saying"look at that, that dog has a tail like piggy" and busts up laughing. Our dog who was facing the other way, turned around and looked him square in the eye with a really evil look. It shocked the guy and he just walked away.

    Yes his tail is real and it can never uncurl. No one can touch it accept my wife & myself. She trims it no problem.

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  • B

    Speaking of Photowork

    Some Xmas Cheer:D


    Arti and Willy on Vacation.:D

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  • nala121498N

    You are all so talented! Great photoshop work!

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  • BasenjiDivaB

    Very cute!

    Pat

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  • BarklessdogB

    Love the reindeer, they really do look like deer!

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  • renaultf1R

    I love all the pics…too cute! Basenji_boy has my favourite though...I love the basenjis with the Corona on the beach...too funny! :D :D

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