My dog photo

[Grumpy Old Guy]

I can't enter the contest this month, so here is the photo that I would have entered, titled "Selfie."

[Polly Hennessey]

1. You both look content. And you don't look grumpy 😠 at all.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

3. How could I look grumpy?

I couldn't be grumpy with this little one.

[1WorldHope]

2. Doh! What a sweet baby.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

5. Awwwww, thanks!

Sadly, she passed on two years ago. We miss her terribly.

[1WorldHope]

12. I'm so sorry, that is probably why you you are grumpy. 🤟🏼

[peacebuzzard]

47. so very sorry,

It leaves a hole in our hearts when the little ones have to put on their angel wings....

[hlthe2b]

4. Nice. A lot of love in that interaction...

[Grumpy Old Guy]

6. She was an exceptional dog.

She ruled the house!

[Karadeniz]

7. You both look so relaxed and comfy !!!!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

8. We were!

[Diamond_Dog]

9. This is a wonderful photo!

What a sweet little cuddle bug. You look so happy to be with her. Not grumpy at all!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

22. Thanks!

[LoisB]

10. Awwww...how sweet. By the way, you don't look grumpy.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

24. That's what everyone says.

My wife might disagree.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. What a beautiful photo, my dear Grumpy!

And all the comments are so true.

Since I am lucky enough to know you in person, I can readily attest that indeed you're not grumpy.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

25. Don't blow my cover!

[niyad]

13. Awwwwwwww so much love and contentment in that image.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

26. She was a real cuddlebug!

[irisblue]

14. 😍

[MLAA]

15. Ah what a cutie and a very adorable doggo!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

27. LOL! Thanks!

[ShazzieB]

16. This photo is a beautiful testament to the bonds we form with our animal companions.

And the bond there is obviously a strong one, on both sides.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

29. She was a stray.

She ran away from her owners on the 4th of July, and I picked her up about nine days later. We had her for twelve years. She was terrified of fireworks and other loud sounds.

[ShazzieB]

45. Bless you for tsking her in!

Poor baby. I know some dogs are very frightened loud noises. It seems to be a common problem. At least you were able to give her a loving home where she could feel safe most of the time.

[Meowmee]

17. Aww, so sweet 😁

🐶

[Grumpy Old Guy]

30. Thanks!

❤️

[Mira]

18. I so LOVE rhat photo

Contented, happy, relaxed and belonging.
I'm so glad you posted it.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

31. Thanks Mira! ❤️

[70sEraVet]

19. My old furry buddy passed six years ago

He always slept on the floor right next to my side of the bed. Years after he passed, I still found myself watching out for him when I'd get out of bed.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

32. Same here. ❤️

[Rhiannon12866]

20. Awwww! What a sweet pup! He looks so content with you. Thanks so much for sharing.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

34. Thank you! ❤️

[multigraincracker]

21. Got 2 that could be brothers and sisters.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

35. I know.

I see dogs that look just like her.

❤️

[JMCKUSICK]

23. Adorable Grumpy

What kind of dog is it?

[Grumpy Old Guy]

36. She was a chiweenie.

Half chihuahua, half wiener dog!

[JMCKUSICK]

39. Adorable.

[MustLoveBeagles]

28. How adorable

Thanks for sharing.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

37. ❤️❤️❤️

[Grumpy Old Guy]

51. Thank you! ❤️

[SWBTATTReg]

33. Definitely one of your proudest moments, I think, w/ the two of you, looking very comfortable. Thanks for

sharing your valuable memories.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

38. Thank you!

🙏

[Figarosmom]

40. Cute dog and grumpy old man

[Grumpy Old Guy]

48. Thank you!

[George McGovern]

41. Sweet shot Ross! Your chiweenie (and you) could've won the contest with lotsa votes!

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[Grumpy Old Guy]

49. Awww, thanks Allan!

😉

[Clouds Passing]

42. Aw

[Grumpy Old Guy]

50. Thanks!❤️

[chouchou]

43. Very handsome fella' ..The dog ain't bad also.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

52. Thanks!

[pacalo]

44. Looks like my childhood dog, PeeWee.

She was half Chihuahua with the same coloring.

Great picture, Grumpy.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

53. Thank you! ❤️

[HAB911]

46. I told peggy

humans don't deserve dogs. such a blanket statement was incorrect, many do deserve dogs, and this superb photo proves it!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

54. Thanks friend!

I've owned eight dogs in my life, six since we've been married. We haven't been without a dog since 1986. Chica was a stray that was strolling by our house.

[Irish_Dem]

56. I think it is an amazing and compelling picture.

The juxtaposition of bad ass older looking guy with a tiny adorable doggie.
The doggie and bad ass guy love each other very much.
Tiny doggies trusts and adores the crunchy bad ass guy who would always protect and take care of doggie.

Bad ass older guy is ruggedly handsome.
Tiny doggie is beautiful and adorable.

Photography is also amazing, perfect angle and very good clarity.
I don't know the technical terms for it.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

59. You are too kind!

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Yes, the whole family had a mutual love affair with this little doggy. She was a sweetie, but she was also part chihuahua, so of course she thought she was in charge. Actually, she was in charge.

She was a stray that I picked up in 2011. I often wonder if she remembered that I rescued her from a life on the streets. We determined that she had run away from her original owners on the 4th of July a few weeks earlier.

Chica was terrified of fireworks and loud noises. She was inconsolable when she would hear them. Unfortunately, in our part of L.A., neighborhood fireworks were a common occurrence. She would always come looking for me whenever they started, trembling with fear. I would do my best to comfort her, but we usually had to resort to cannabis to calm her down. Thankfully, by the time this photo was taken she was completely deaf, and was oblivious to the sounds that had terrified her for so many years.

Thanks for the comments about the photography. I was a photographer or a director most of my life. That's what I do. I think about lighting, composition, processing and image quality for even casual snapshots. I'm addicted to it. It keeps me sane in these harsh days.

[Irish_Dem]

60. Thank you for the back story.

Chica may or may not have remembered the specific events of the rescue, but she would have
remembered the emotional part of it. That she was lost and terrified and that you saved her,
protected her from harm. That is why she would go to you when scared for the rest of her life.

The protection/safety/adoration theme is clear in the picture as I noted, even when I did not know the back story.

Yes it was obvious as well that the technical pieces of the photo were in place.

You said it was a selfie, how did you take the picture?
Is your other hand stretched out, or is there some sort of other mechanism to snap the picture?

[Grumpy Old Guy]

63. That is a good question.

To be honest, I'm not one hundred percent sure that I took this photo. I have a few other shots that I know for a fact that I shot with my hand stretched out. However, I might have asked my wife to grab this particular shot. I honestly don't remember, but I consider it a selfie anyway because I asked her to take it.

I wasn't entering the contest since I won the last one and chose the topic, so I thought that the title didn't necessarily have to be one hundred percent accurate.

[Irish_Dem]

64. Thanks!

Yes it looked like someone else took the picture.
And you are right, it doesn't matter.

[Happygram]

57. This is such a sweet picture.

There’s nothing like the love of a pooch!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

58. I can't imagine life without a dog...

... or even a cat!

[NCgayguy]

61. That's just pure love!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

62. We certainly loved this pooch!

We miss her a lot.