Just a dozen shots this time and not ones to be judged on their photographic merit because they are all just compact or iPhone snapshots.. I am posting them to introduce you all to the newest member of our pack, Alfred, half brother to Ansel.

The opener shows his pleading eyes after he had dragged his dinner bowl to my feet. He is less than subtle in his requests for more food and his enthusiasm for eating has earned him the nickname 'The Gannet'. All dogs have nicknames and one of Alfred's other ones is 'Snuggly' because he is very affectionate, unlike his brother Ansel, a.k.a. 'Sniffy'.

They get alone beautifully and their collective name is 'The A Team'. Being alone I can only take them out once a day so they are getting very frustrated and in the rare moments when I take my eye off them they are systematically wrecking my stair carpets and stairs as shown in the final version. Ansel is the instigator in this activity but Alfred has joined in with great enthusiasm. No matter, that's what you get with two very lively but frustrated dogs.

As usual the exif applies only to the first shot. Both the Panasonic and Sony compacts were used for some of the others. Thank you for viewing and I hope you enjoy the introduction.

Tags: Ansel Alfred Pets and captive animals Border collies Desctruction