I recently snapped this photo of Frampton in the front yard.  His big head reminds me of “the Dog”.

Hey everyone, been a while since I’ve posted anything.  In fact, I’ve neglected it for about 8 months.  I may have lost a fan or two in the process, but at least want to Pop in and say Hi to my family and friends.  I intend to get back into the flow of posting pictures of the dogs, my wacky internet findings and anything else… so stay tuned

Well, it’s that time of year again. Time to dress up the kids (dogs) and take them out for treats (bones). I’ll admit - I was only slightly prepared this year. I bought Layla a great Spider costume… but she ate it. So she’ll be going as herself this year… I’ll just tell people that she’s a cat with an ultra realistic dog costume on.

I went to Target last minute to see what I could get for Frampton. It was either a Bumble Bee with wings or a Lobster. The Bumble Bee went out of style in 1992 with Blind Melon’s ‘No Rain’ video - so the Lobster was the obvious choice.

He was such a good boy for the photo shoot - Layla Mangler would have ripped it off of her own back and possibly consumed herself in the process.

[Update]: Song to listen to while reading this post - “Rock Lobster”

Well - Here are some of the better pics from the Frampton photo shoot:

Kinda looks like he’s got Sebastian from ‘The Little Mermaid’ attacking him…

I think this picture means he’s had enough…

Clearly Frampton is less than thrilled. Let me know what you think in the comments!

Here’s a clever way to keep your little dog warm this upcoming winter. All it takes is a sock… preferably not an old stinky one. If your dog is small enough the options are endless - there are so many crazy sock designs available!

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Via [Sutra Photos]

Found this Boston and Great Dane online:

It reminded me of this great pic of Layla and Ali:

That’s right… that’s me playing the part of the ‘Big Dog’ in this one (along with baby Layla):

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This doggy army looks like it’s straight out of Lord of the Rings as described by this recent post from Gizmodo and it looks like it would be a perfect Halloween costume:

[Organic Armor via Gizmodo]

How people see me:

How I see myself:

 

Read more about Pinocchio, the tiny Yorkie.

Read more about Big Wendy, the Muscular Whippet.

… Much cuter than Bat Boy.

Lobster Dog Via [PupLife]

The subject of my first ever iPhone picture was, of course, Layla!

 

Having owned many cell phones that take pictures - this is the highest quality one yet. It’s 2.0 Megapixels (.7 higher than my Samsung Blackjack).

I was immediately impressed at how responsive the display on the iPhone was while scanning around the room trying to catch Layla still for a moment. The huge 3.5 inch screen was crisp and smooth as real life as if looking through a window. There was practically no delay when snapping the photo. The screen simulated a shutter spiraling closed like a James Bond film and my newly snapped picture was there on the screen and all it’s glory. I think the colors picked up well (for a phone), not nearly as good as my Kodak Z740 - but way better than my Blackjack phone.

The iPhone’s camera offers no digital zoom - I suppose due to Apple’s intent on keeping the phone thin. Surprisingly though, there wasn’t even any digital zoom. Not that I would ever use digital zoom because it degrades the quality of the picture, but it was interesting to see this feature not included. My thought on this is that Apple wants to ensure that every photo taken from its iPhone is at optimal resolution.

There are also none of the ‘fun’ features that I’ve seen in so many camera phones… like putting a silly frame around a picture or writing text or adding antlers or an eye patch to your subject. There is also the lack of ability to adjust the white balance or any other settings.

There is no FLASH! How hard would it have been for Apple to put an LED light on the back of the iPhone? Geez.

In case you’re wondering - the camera on the iPhone does NOT double as a video camera. You only have the option to take still photos.

It may seem like I’m bashing the iPhone and its camera. That’s not the case. The camera on the iPhone is just that - a camera. No bells, no whistles, no happy foo-foo flare. It’s just a camera… but a darn good one… for a phone.

The fact that there is no way to superimpose a clown nose with the camera, there is no digital zoom, there’s no flash (grr), no video capabilities, it doesn’t iron my clothes and it doesn’t cook me breakfast - is irrelevant. The iPhone’s camera is snappy and functional and I’m a fan.