One of the things I talk to my students about is perception and what does a photo say---especially if there were no words really accompanying. If I didn't write about this picture you might get the impression that this dog is getting aggressive and is perhaps about to attack. Nothing is further from the truth. This little girl, Eva, was squirting water i=out of this pistol and the dog seemed to just want to catch the water. The dog was aggressive, but only toward the spray. and Eva seemed very thrilled about making the dog go after the water. If this was a picture for the newspaper we'd probably opt to not use it because it could give a false impression and if the reader didn't read the caption or story, she or he might not get the information needed and might believe something that is not true. I'm not sure if I would fight for a picture like this to get used, it certainly would grab our reader's attention. Luckily I don't have to wrestle with this idea at this point(though I sorta wrestle with these thoughts almost every day) because it was taken at a party on my day off in a small town sout
Do you remember, a long time ago, someone had a dog that used to snap at the water coming from a hose trying to catch some of it? Sure wish I could remember whose it was. We used to laugh histerically at him/her! Animals are so much fun, and each has a distinct personality of their own. Love this picture-he does seem agressive until you really study the picture. Good one for sure.