Feb 11, 2025
pictured: dogs sorted in order of most to least amount of pigment
#also age#melis is kinda sorta maybe starting to grasp the stay for camera thing#in that she usually comes over when im talking to the shelps and like them she does stay#just usually out of frame#looks at them. looks at me.#and when the release cue comes she dives in for a treat which#she gets#because being Not In The Way is also a practiced skill i value greatly#when in front of the camera she struggles with the same as a lot of dogs ive had there -#she understands the stay but not the hold. so when i lift the camera and disengage with her she thinks shes released#its easier with this than the mirrorless bc of the live view - understandably many dogs found it super confusing that i would be#covering my face but still expcting them to engage#but its still something shes not taught and hasnt trained for. so i dont really care what she does#i love for her to participate but its not required of her
