Dixie, waiting to get out of the cold

We haven't figured out how to make Dixie photogenic. Sure, we have a photo of Dixie at the Forsyth Humane Society and another of her and me that was taken at the dog park.

But her standalone shots haven't been that great. They've looked posed, not natural, like the ones I made with Lady (who passed on Sept. 17, 2016; we got Dixie 10 days later).

At left is one of the best photos Holly has taken of her; obviously, it was shot after a snow here in the Triad of North Carolina.

I've had no luck so far, but I'll keep trying.

Sadly, Dixie is not a natural model, as Lady was.

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Other entries from The Dog Blog

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• YIP! YIP! The stereo-sound huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

EDITOR@WORK blog entries

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

Blog entries from The Auto Racing Journal

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

More blog entries by Tom Gillispie

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

Anecdotes by Tom Gillispie

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer outta there!