52 on Friday – A Day in The Life
Welcome to my 2014 52 Week Project – a project in which I will join a group of incredibly talented professional pet photographers. A new challenge will come each week in the form of a theme. The goal is to uniquely portray the week’s theme, and in doing so, challenge ourselves to see things differently, learn new skills, and to continually raise the bar of our own personal standards for photography. Please join me each Friday to enjoy our weekly challenge and, at the bottom of each post, click on the link so you may delight in each of my fellow photographer’s unique vision for the theme.
For those of you who are new to Bonnie Grower Photography, allow me to introduce you to our dog, Harvey. Harvey is a feisty 3 year old Australian Cattle Dog and will be the official model for this 52 week project. I hope you will not only enjoy the photography, but also getting to know Harvey – and the theme this week should be perfect for that!
Without further ado, I give you A Day in The Life!
If there is one thing you should know about Harvey, it’s that he really, REALLY needs a job! Because we have no cows for him to herd, we decided to give him useful tasks around the house – taking laundry out of the dryer, bringing folded socks and such into our bedroom, bring a roll of toilet paper to each bathroom, and getting the mail. He gets pretty excited about the mail. Honestly, it took us less time to train Harvey to get the mail, than to convince the mailman that he wouldn’t hurt him!
Harvey has been nursing an injury for some time now, so it’s important that he stretch and warm up before going outside to play. Each day we use an exercise ball for about 10 minutes. In addition to being great for stretching, it is a fantastic way to build confidence in dogs who shy away from new things.
Once he is warmed up, there is no stopping him!
Except, of course, the possibility of a treat!
After a good roll in the snow, it is time to go home and warm up.
Thank you for stopping by – I hoped you enjoyed a peak into Harvey’s day! Next up on the Blog ring is Shannon Hodges Photography, from Front Royal, Virginia. Click through to see her amazing images, then look for a link to the next photographer! Follow the links until you come back to me 🙂 Enjoy!
Until next time, have joy in your heart, a smile on your face, and a dog by your side!
Bonnie
I adore this set, what a life 🙂
Thank you, Joanna! 🙂 It is a lot of fun!!
Love Harvey! Nice shots of him 🙂
Thank you, Kathryn! I tried for an entire week to catch him sleeping – not happening! haha
Getting the mail from the mail man – great idea! Nice shots!
Thank you, Karen! The mailman practically throws stuff at him and runs! 🙂 We had a bad setback though, the mailman rang the doorbell – in Harvey’s mind, doorbells are horrible, evil things. Not an offense to be quickly forgiven. haha
Harvey is awesome, how did you train him to do all those things so helpful!
Thank you, Jennifer! It was actually pretty easy once we taught him to “get”. Then it was just a matter of teaching him each item and showing him what I want him to do with it. Occasionally the dryer door will start to close on him and he won’t go near it for a week. And every once in a while we loose a roll of paper to a shredding party 😉
I love Harvey’s eyes! Great day for Harvey. Nice images!
Thank you, Marillin! He might be a wee bit spoiled 😉
Too cute. I love the one of Harvey rolling in the snow.
Thank you, Shelley! He’s a nut in the snow! 🙂