Sunday, September 9, 2007

Speaking of...

It's been raining a lot the past few days. Maybe that's why I'm seeing more Schnecken lately. I saw a humongous one Thursday on the way home from school. But I didn't have my camera. Friday I carried my camera and I kept my eyes on the ground on the way home. And I was not disappointed.

I can never judge scale in a photo, so here's another shot. The gold thing is 10 cent coin, which is a little larger than a dime and a little smaller than a nickel.

I never saw snails this big in Texas. Everything is bigger in Texas? I guess not.


In other news, I think Sharkdog may already be doing a little modeling while Brian and I are out. First, I found this photo on a website while looking for a vet in Vienna.




The photo on the left is from the website and the one on the right is from our living room. Of course, he looks a little different in the photo for the website because it was a professional photo shoot. Professional hair and makeup, professional photographer, etc.




Next, I started spotting this billboard around town.









And then, I find out that he's also doing a little acting!





Sharkdog-mania is sweeping across the nation. In fact, he has already become somewhat of a pop icon.



One more note on Sharkdog...

Thursday night, Brian tried to work with him on some tricks. Sharkdog was pretty eager to get the treats Brian was using, so he just started doing all the tricks he knew rather than waiting for the command. This one was my favorite. He laid down, then started a roll, decided it was too much work and stuck out his paw to shake -- while mid-roll! I think the command was "sit."




3 comments:

Anonymous said...

It certainly looks like Sharkdog has found his calling. Hope you are collecting royality checks on all his photo shoots.

Candace said...

Great, now not only does he know he's good looking, but he knows the rest of Vienna knows it to. You're doomed to be pulled into a life of show biz. Carting Sharkdog here and there for underwaer commercials and who knows what else. I bet if he did an underwear commercial everyone would be wearing that underwear.

Alisha said...

Mom - Unfortunately (for me), Sharkdog does a good job of hiding his money. Too bad... what can ya do?

Candace - You're probably right! Fortunately (or unfortunately?) Sharkdog doesn't wear underwear so he won't take any of those jobs.