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07-DEC-2014

Stubborn

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

A brief departure from my Al Fazari gallery.

Tim is away in the States for two weeks, so the job of walking Sahraa twice a day falls to me. She absolutely hates me taking her for a walk because I won’t let her drag me everywhere she wants to go like Tim does, and I’m not wild about it either because it always ends up in a showdown (usually more than one). She just sits down and refuses to move if I don’t go on in the (far) direction she has in mind and won’t budge until I force the issue. It must look pretty funny to people passing by because it’s clear there is a battle of wills going on.

I always win. Well, most of the time…

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larose forest photos11-Jul-2015 15:44
That is so funny, I am sorry to say! She is a stubborn girl, but it shows she has character! V
Range View 13-Dec-2014 22:06
You get the idea she is not budging with her ears pulled back like that! It must be a battle Helen LOL! V
Barbara
janescottcumming09-Dec-2014 23:24
She is a character! At least you can get a photo of her this way. V
Julie Oldfield09-Dec-2014 03:27
She knows what she wants! Love the photo of her with her back turned. V
Will Hoskins08-Dec-2014 20:57
Humans just don't understand that there are all these interesting smells over that way. Great image quality from that tiny lens, Helen. V
Gerard Koehl08-Dec-2014 07:28
Magnifique scène. V
Bill Miller08-Dec-2014 06:19
It is kind of her to take you for a walk...
Raymond Ma08-Dec-2014 03:45
Ha ha, a very familiar scene. I can't help but giggle when I come across a dog
who is lying on its back and the owner is trying to lift it onto its legs so they
can be on their way...bottom line is dog always seems to win :0)
Gill Kopy08-Dec-2014 02:57
"Stubborn" titles this shot perfectly - one can catch the rebellion V
LynnH08-Dec-2014 02:20
Oh boy... does bribery work???
Kevin Warren08-Dec-2014 01:44
Oh yes, that's a stubborn posture if ever I saw one, and a great all around image too!
pkocinski08-Dec-2014 00:56
LOL this is such a funny shot :-)
Claude Gagnon08-Dec-2014 00:32
Good luck for your fights :))
Chris Morton07-Dec-2014 21:45
a skateboard?
Mairéad07-Dec-2014 21:44
Dogs really do have a mind of their own when it comes to walks.
Luckily Fudge is generally in agreement about where we walk, but if he sees something interesting, I find it hard to hold him back. Nice shot of your camera shy girl.
Isabel Cutler07-Dec-2014 20:22
I notice her ears are turned towards you - waiting for your next instruction that she's going to disobey!
globalgadabout07-Dec-2014 19:54
a bit of a standoff then...tempting to keep her on-path here though...
Martin Lamoon07-Dec-2014 19:45
Brilliant! at least you got her photograph!
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Jim Coffman07-Dec-2014 19:29
I think that is very funny!! Who says dogs don't think!!!
Milan Vogrin07-Dec-2014 19:24
Maybe :-) but its a nice pov!