Shih Tzu and the Ball

Shih Tzu dogs love to play ball! We only found this out after a dog trainer came to the house and "ruffled his fur" a bit and in the process Oscar became a lot more relaxed.

Now he adores playing ball and even one mention of, "where's the ball?" and his tail wags and he looks up expectantly for the ball!

This was a bit of an experiment. I'm not so sure how this will look on the web, but full screen the textures of the grass and his fur contrast nicely - rough, hard, and sharp versus soft and cloudy. Not your usual pet photo but why be boring and ordinary eh?
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