Saturday, December 13, 2008

A Very Annie Christmas


I really wanted to get a photo of Annie with a Santa hat on.
But I knew this wasn't going to be easy.

Hey, Annie, come here, girl!


I enlisted some help.

Donny, my 11 year old, tried to put the hat on her while I took photos.

But, the photos look strange with him holding it on her head...
especially with his alien green cast.



But, Annie didn't like that hat, no matter how may treats we kept giving her.



It took about 50 photos to get this one.
This one was good.
She's looking right at me.
and the hat is on.
BUT, she's not smiling.



Here we go, here's the smile.
But, darnit, Donny's hand is in the photo.



I think we're going to have to go with this one as the best...





But, then there's this one.
The standout photo of all the others...



Oh, Annie.


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45 comments:

Twisted Fencepost said...

Annie is such a good sport.
I love the pictures. All of them!
And Merry Christmas to you, too!

Grammy said...

Hi Rhea look like you are at my blog too. Love the sant hat. So much fun. Have a great week end.

Daisy Cat said...

Such cute photos and love the story that goes with them.

The Mad Housewife said...

What a sweet girl! I've only got cats to torture, and it's no fun when you're getting scratched to death trying to dress them up! :D

Rudee said...

She may hate the hat but it looks like she loves the attention. What a sweet faced pooch you have!

EG CameraGirl said...

I'm impressed that the hat stayed on long enough for you to get the photo! LOL

Justine said...

I could never get tired of looking at that cute fuzzy face! Poor Annie, the shit you put her through for photo ops!

Justine :o )

??? said...

I love the picture you chose for the Christmas card, even without the smile. Just adorable.

A Blog In The Rough said...

how cute! You've got more patience that I do, I gave up with the pet christmas photo years ago :)

Beth said...

OMG that is so funny! So cute, too! What a good girl, Annie!

I would try doing that with my cats, but, I would prefer to leave my flesh ON my body. Not under their nails...

Shannon said...

I don't think I could get Izzie to do that... she's so skittish, the doofus dog freaks out when the wind rustles the leaves... I don't know what she'd do if I tried to put something on her head.

Seriously.

Reader Wil said...

Wonderful set of photos telling the story of the dog and her hat!

Carletta said...

What a really fun post!
The Christmas card is wonderful.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Lapa37 said...

She looks adorable with the Santa hat on I would have give up after the second attempt.I am not a patient person.thank for stopping by.

Rose said...

I am with Annie, I don't like hats either! But she is adorable in it!

Momo Fali said...

She's so cute! She looks so much like my lab, on whom we tried to put reindeer antlers. She had none of that though! I didn't think about a hat!

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Rhea: You certainly kept trying until you got a neat photo for christmas.

Misty DawnS said...

ahahahahahahaha I'm LOVIN that last one! As you know, I love Annie - she's one of the cutest Santas I've ever seen ;-)

Dina said...

LOL funny funny. Annie has such patience.

Norm said...

hi Rhea! she's more charming and very pretty with that Christmas hat. Visit my guinea pigs and mini lop rabbit too. Thanks and happy holidays...

NoBS said...

The last picture is PERFECTION!

Anonymous said...

looks like a fun day for Amie. What a cute dog.

Susie said...

Love that Annie!!

Unknown said...

I'm sure Annie thinks she is just too dignified to be seen with a silly hat on.

Shes adorable :)

sassy stephanie said...

Oh too funny. She is so sweet natured!

i beati said...

what special treats is this girl getting for Christmas??

Anonymous said...

I love the shot you got, but the others leading up to it are adorable. Annie looks like such a sweetheart! You just want to cuddle with her!

The Blonde Duck said...

Queen Bitty is protesting all pictures!

Jane Hards Photography said...

Well someone's enjoying Christmas already. Cute

Ramblings of a Villas Girl said...

Annie is a sweetheart and this was fun. Merry Christmas Annie. And Merry Christmas to you Rhea and your family. Lisa

Burfica said...

That last one with the tongue, I would make christmas cards and mail them out with that one. haahahhahaha

Pseudo said...

The last one looks like she got a taste of some of the good stuff.

Vodka Mom said...

Those are just adorable!!!

david mcmahon said...

Annie which way you look at it, that's a great effort, Rhea!

Roan said...

Reminds me of the year I tried to take Willie's picture in a Santa hat. I finally got one, too, but he wasn't smiling either. Great series!

Gretchen said...

Our Aphrodite doesn't like wearing hats either. She'll wear the reindeer headband for about two seconds then rip it off. Cute series of all you went through to get the shot. Have a wonderful Sunday! :)

Unknown said...

How cute!The last one looks like somebody's been into the egg nog.

Raising Addie said...

Annie you look adorable in that Santa hat!

Wonderful job with the pix!

Kisses
Addie

Keys to the Magic Travel said...

Annie does put up with a lot of shenanigans with you guys :-) Especially like when you decide to hog tie her.

You could have picniked her hat on...

Jen said...

Awesome work! I love it.

Skeller said...

Thank you, Rhea. I was needing my weekly Annie-fix. :-)

Ashley said...

How precious! I love the doggy Christmas card!

Anonymous said...

OMG--how cute is that! She has the patience of a saint. :)

Anonymous said...

love that last pic, where she's l icking her lips! awesom!

Mama Dawg said...

That last one is a keeper!