We have a dog

Gracie

My kids are grown and I get my grandkids on loan to photograph now and then.  So Gracie who is our Golden Retriever gets photographed. . . . . .a lot.  It isn't often she sits still nor does she always have the "forward ears" that look so great in pet food ads.  Often times she looks at me like I'm torturing her.  So be it.  I can work with "whatever" as long as I have enough time to follow her around.

In this photo Gracie was almost eleven weeks old and I was just learning a bit about aperture settings.  It's the clear foreground, fuzzy background dial for those of you who haven't read the online lessons!  Of course a treat was off to the side and my husband (my assistant for dog photos) was there to keep her attention.  There were many that didn't turn out as well but I'm very happy with this one.  Let's call it luck at this point.
Settings: ISO 400, F/4.