Canon Rebel

So after a week full of research and price comparison I finally decided on my first DSLR camera, a Canon Rebel T1i. I absolutely love it! I am pretty shocked by the instant picture quality upgrade from my point and shoots.

Most of my weekend was spent taking a million pictures of Danger, and reading through the T1i instruction manual and the iPad app for LIFE Guide to Digital Photography. There is certainly a lot I have yet to learn.

And of course here is one of my fav’s I took of D:

Things I Like:

Scott Kelby – photography blog

Do you want to be a big German Shepherd, or a litt...

Boy oh boy is dog food expensive… Danger is actually a pretty dainty eater and I tell him daily if he wants to grow to be a big boy GSD, he better start eating more. Generally if he wont eat I tickle his belly and sing to him “Do you want to be a big German Shepherd, or a little German Shepherd?” Hmmm that actually sounds pretty stupid when I type it out, but I promise it is cute, and he enjoys his tickle and song time with me.

I  know I could buy a cheaper dog food, but I have done a lot of research and I rather spend a little bit extra on Blue Buffalo then just settling for Purina or Bil Jac. I think this will be his last bag of Large Breed Puppy, before we make the slow transition to grown up food.

Here is a pic from last week of Danger with a wonk looking eye.

Question:

Is $52.99 too much to pay for a bag of dog food?

Things I Like:

http://www.photographyblog.com/

A Fresh Start

Dear lord I lose interest in stuff way to fast. I must have ADD, that is the only reasonable explanation of my numerous yet short lived hobbies. After we got Danger in September I underestimated how much time I was going to dedicate to this dog, not only in training but just loving him up. So Dog Curve fell to the backburner while I enjoyed my new and interesting life with a furry friend.

I now plan on using Dog Curve as a more multi-purpose personal blog, but still with a focus on dogs. I hope most of my former readers continue to follow me.

Now for a bit of an update:

I have been following a lot of food (or foodie type) blogs lately, and I really enjoy their light-hearted, always cheery, and scrumptious postings. Maybe that is the direction I need to go in.

I also have a new found interest in photography, and am looking into purchasing my first DSLR! Geez they are kind of pricey.

Yes that’s it! Maybe my new hobby is photography, better yet food photography! About 6 years ago when I purchased my second digital camera (Fuji s5100) my interest in picture taking peaked and I really got into posting my photo’s on deviantART – Yes here is even a link to my page that has not been updated in over six years, http://jnest.deviantart.com/

And here is one of my favorite photo’s I took on beautiful Lake Erie:

Dog Curve wouldn’t be complete without a photo of Danger! I found this one on the breeder’s website when he was about 5 weeks old:

Things I Like:

http://slickdeals.net – my horrible obsession

http://www.dailygarnish.com/ – food blog

http://www.pbfingers.com/ – currently going through her entire post backlog

First Day of School

Wow it has been quite some time since I last posted… Where did the time go? Raising a puppy has definitely been an experience so far. Danger will be 6 months old in two weeks! He is extremely smart and doing quite well with my training, but today is his first official training class with 10 other dogs.

Really the only behavioral problem we are having is on walks… He doesn’t quite understand the concept of heeling. I have been trying luring him to my side with treats, but he always just ends up tugging at the leash.

Danger and his Pink Raccoon

Quick video of Danger and his new pink raccoon toy.