Which Mandy is the cutest?

[kimana517]

I need your help! The Jax Humane Society is having a contest to find the most photogenic pets in Jacksonville to put in their 2009 calendar (that is a fundraiser for the Humane Society), and I want to enter Mandy. I just can't pick which picture of her is the cutest! So, I need your help. Here are my favorite pictures of her. Please vote for the one you think is the most photogenic, so maybe I can decide!


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[Poll #1232011]

Comments

[pansyprincess.livejournal.com]

I picked #3 because the lighting is good AND Mandy is cute.

[kimana83.livejournal.com]

The reason I'm unsure about #3 (even though the majority of you guys so far have picked it) is because of the lighting, actually. It's uneven. Plus, it's a little bit blurry. Oh, I don't know. Maybe I'll pay extra and enter two pics! It's for a good cause... ;o)

[daughterofziyon.livejournal.com]

That was - hard ;)

[kimana83.livejournal.com]

Hehe. See why I'm asking for help? ;o)

#4 = best face

[istra-willow.livejournal.com]

Actually, I don't know how you smell at the moment. Remind me to check in a couple weeks!

Re: #4 = best face

[kimana83.livejournal.com]

LOL. I take it you chose that I smell like pickles? I can't see which six people chose that option, 'cause LJ messed up my poll and won't give me any specific data. Anyway. See you in 2 weeks!!

[craneke.livejournal.com]

I chose 3 because the lighting is kind of unique - it IS uneven, but it looks more intentional than just bad. It actually looks less blurry than most of the rest to me...

[pansyprincess.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I meant by the lighting. It looks cool, even if it's uneven.

[pianistamy.livejournal.com]

Steven was sitting here looking over my shoulder, and his comment was "I love that dog!"

[kimana83.livejournal.com]

Aww. He would love her even more if he met her. She even wins over cat-lovers! =o)

[potterswheel.livejournal.com]

I love picture 3, but humane societies like to get the eye contact of picture 4 I think.

[kimana83.livejournal.com]

This isn't actually the picture they would use. The prize for winning is that then a professional photographer will photograph the dog for the calendar, and the owner also gets a large copy of the photo the photographer took. But that would be cool, as would helping out an animal shelter. Especially since that's where we got Mandy from!

[modmerseygirl.livejournal.com]

I love #3, the lighting is so pretty and she looks just precious!

[kimana83.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks! Someday you oughta come up and visit me for a weekend and then you can meet her. =o)

[modmerseygirl.livejournal.com]

I would love to do that! Thanks so much for inviting me. :-)

[borboletalanna.livejournal.com]

So... is "You smell like pickles" supposed to mean I'm having a bad day? Cause I'm not, I just liked the idea of telling you that.

[kimana83.livejournal.com]

Not at all. I just like to have at least one silly option on my polls to make people laugh. And if telling me I smell like pickles made someone's day a tiny bit better, I'm all for that. =o) And I'm really not surprised you chose that. (I would know who else chose that, but stupid LJ refuses to show me the specific info about who voted for what, so everyone - except those who own up to it, like you - gets away scot-free. *narrows eyes* ;o) )

[katharhino.livejournal.com]

3 is gorgeous... maybe crop in a little tighter on the right side with her face, though?

I would pick 5 because it's so cute, but it's blurry.

You don't smell like pickles, actually, you smell like elderberries.

[kimana83.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip! I will play with it, since that is by far the winner of my poll. (It has 18 votes. The next closes has 5!)

Isn't it? But whichever I choose isn't going to be the actual one on the calendar though. The winner (chosen from the submitted photos) will be photographed by a pro, and that pic will go in the calendar. Knowing that, do you change your vote from #3 to #5?

LOL! Good to know. But is that preferable to pickles? I wonder... ;o)

[lupinskitten.livejournal.com]

1 seems to be the most "calendar material" in my opinion.

[kimana83.livejournal.com]

Thanks for letting me know! However, the pic I submit will not be the one in the calendar - if they choose her (based on the pic I submit), they will get a professional shot of her. Knowing that, do you change your vote?

[lupinskitten.livejournal.com]

In that case... maybe 3, because she looks absolutely beautiful in that shot. =)

[bluiidmommy.livejournal.com]

#3 is definitely my favorite. She's such a cutie. :)

[kimana83.livejournal.com]

Thanks for voting! And you oughta come down and visit me so you can meet her. You'd love her. =o)

[bluiidmommy.livejournal.com]

Actually, though I'd love to visit Jason, if it doesn't work out, you're second on my list (if, that is, you don't object to a crying baby).

[dramaticsuzy.livejournal.com]

3 or 5. Definitely. She's such a cuuuute puppy! Can you enter more than one photo?

[kimana83.livejournal.com]

I can, but I have to pay $10 for each one I've entered. Which, really, means I shouldn't even bother entering one, but I can spare $10 for the humane society, especially since Jax's is a no-kill, and they probably need all the money they can get. Plus, we got Mandy from an animal shelter all those years ago, so we know what a great service they do. =o) I may spend the money and enter two photos. We'll see.

[asoulinbliss.livejournal.com]

Mandy is absolutely one of the cutest dogs I've ever seen! She's adorable! I'd want her picture hanging on my wall. :)

[kimana83.livejournal.com]

Hey, you'll get no argument from me! Part of what makes her so cute is how sweet and smart she is. She's such a loving, cuddly dog. Come visit me and you can see for yourself! =o)

[asoulinbliss.livejournal.com]

Awwww, I would love to come visit! Next time I'm near Florida, I'll do my best!

[hominygrits.livejournal.com]

Mandy is so cute! A very close second to first place (my dog Snickers!). I chose #3 though I do understand your hesitation due to the lighting.

[kimana83.livejournal.com]

Isn't she? And she's so sweet. I totally wish I had the many thousands of dollars necessary to have her cloned - or at least have a DNA test run so we can find out what she's a mix of! =o)

Have you posted any pics of Snickers? I want to see some!

[princessmia241.livejournal.com]

Wow, how could anyone pick just one?? I like #3 because the pose is simply adorable, and the lighting is unique and cool looking. #2 is adorable, though #4 would look good in a calendar.

[kimana83.livejournal.com]

Hehe, that's why I needed y'all's help! But #3 is the clear winner in votes. Nothing else comes close! Thanks for voting! =o)

[dizzy-liz.livejournal.com]

4, cause she's smiling :)

And you like Alexander too? Sweet as!!

[kimana83.livejournal.com]

I like that as a reason. =o)

Alexander?

[dizzy-liz.livejournal.com]

Oh, I thought your subject line was a reference to a book I read when I was little, called "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day". ;)

[kimana83.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhh. Yes, I was referencing that book, but by the time I got your comment I had forgotten that I'd put that as an option in the poll. =o)

[dizzy-liz.livejournal.com]

Lol, yes and I'd forgot by this time that it was only an option in the poll and not a subject line at all! :-P