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August 13, 2005
Dog Modeling School
Pica and I were at the dog park the other day and struck up a conversation with this nice woman who I've seen before a few times with her dog -- she's always super friendly to me and Pica and this time we got to know a little bit more about each other. It turns out she's a photographer who shoots a lot of stock photos to sell through various databases. I didn't really know this was a career option but of course it makes sense. She asked me if Pica had ever done any modeling. Well, okay, no she didn't -- she actually asked if I thought Pica would be well behaved walking around with a model on a set and I had to say, "no way -- she'd freak out and go crazy." But this gave me an idea, which is for:
Dog Modeling School
A six week course in which your dog is taught to do things like: behave well around a camera crew on a set with lots of equipment and noises and stuff; be led around by models in high heels; ignore big plates of model spagetti; hold a pose for a long time; and various and sundry other photogenic tricks.
At the end of the course there will be a dog model show (friends and family invited), at which they will be led down a runway by models (probably just the other people in the class), while the pupparazzi takes photos. Each dog will get a couple of head shots and the opportunity to purchase a full photo portfolio, as well as a certificate that they have taken dog modeling so that owners can represent their dogs better to modeling agencies. This course should be co-taught by a dog trainer and an experienced photographer. For some, it would just be a fun forum for teaching your dog to behave in wierd situations, with the added bonus of providing some photos at the end. For others who think their dog is extra photogenic, it could just be the extra added edge they need to make it in the tough, dare I say dog-eat-dog, world of animal modeling and photography.
Seriously, I'll bet a lot of people would pay a fair amount to take a class like this. Oh, it looks like they already are. Oh, well. I don't think they are offering it in Portland, anyway.
Posted by mary at August 13, 2005 1:53 PM
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Cute dogs!
Posted by: Anonymous at November 26, 2005 10:30 PM
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