All The Hounds You Can Handle! Top Dogs Strike Their Best Pose For Kennel Club Competition
Oct. 4 2012, Published 4:00 a.m. ET
By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter
Nothing is more adorable than a puppy picture, and now the most spectacular close-ups in the canine kingdom have now been captured in the Kennel Club Dog Photographer of the Year competition.
From a soggy pooch caught in the shower and a happy Basset Hound with his favorite beach ball, to a black Labrador entranced by bubbles and a white pooch getting a refreshing hose down, the stunning collection has won the hearts of animal lovers around the world.
The overall winner was a Border Collie hard at work guarding his herd by skulking low to the ground across a field. The photo showing the die-hard focus of sheep dog, Max, was taken by Catherine Laurenson from Glasgow, Scotland.
“The photograph is of Max, our working Collie at home on our farm in Shetland, although he is more of a part-timer these days," explained the livestock photographer, reported HorseAndCountry.tv.
"I'm more used to photographing cattle and sheep. I travel the country visiting farms and can never resist snapping the dogs that are around. If there's a dog in the house it almost always gets its picture taken!”
Judge and professional photographer Nick