LMAC is technically on vacation, but not all of us have gone away! Members of the community are still making collages, freestyle. They are still contributing to the image gallery, LIL. And so, I am here today with my own truly freestyle collage.
It's easy to explain the inspiration for this: @quantumg! There can be no more sincere fan of dogs than @quantumg, and no one more skilled at crafting images for LIL than @quantumg. If you look at my collage you will see three robotic figures and a space ship. All of these were contributed by @quantumg. Better yet, these are all his original creations.
@quantumg's Dog Picture in LMAC's Image Gallery
As you look at the collage you will see dogs, first of all, many dogs. Each dog image was borrowed from the LMAC Gallery, as were the wonderful surreal-looking plants. The fiery cloud background for the collage was taken from a template photo provided by @shaka some weeks ago. Each of my sources is credited, with many thanks, below.
But, before I get there, let me discuss for a bit the playful behavior of the frisbee-chasing dogs in my collage. It's a fact: dogs love to chase things. Why?
According to an article published by the site, Michelson Found Animals, dogs chase things because of a prey chase drive. The article states: "The movement of the 'prey' triggers the dog to chase, similar to a reflex, and is a part of normal dog behavior".
Some breeds of dogs are more likely to chase than others. The American Kennel Club states that sighthounds are among the breeds most likely to chase. That's because for thousands of years these dogs have been bred to hunt prey. Included in sighthound breeds are Whippets, Greyhounds, Scottish Deerhounds, Afghan Hounds and Salukis.
Kurdish Saluki
Image credit: Ali Golshan. Used under CC 4.0 license.
You'll notice all these dogs are thin and are often used for for racing, because they are fast runners. "...these breeds have been called 'windhounds' for good reason: They needed to be fast enough to overtake very fleet-footed game, such as hare, deer, and even wolf". (Quote from the AKC article: The Skinny on Sighthounds).
Although chasing is an expression of the predator instinct, it is just one part of the prey drive. According to Paws Chicago, the prey instinct has five stages: "...the search, the stalk, the chase, the catch and the kill." Obviously, when adopting a dog it would be good to understand the level of prey instinct in that breed, and to be prepared to train the dog accordingly.
One of My Family's Dogs
@agmoore
Not all dogs have prey drive in equal measure. Some breeds that have strong prey drive are (from Paws Chicago): Afghan Hounds, Alaskan Malamutes, Australian Cattle Dogs, Basenjis, Beagles, Bullmastiffs, Doberman Pinschers, Jack Russell Terriers, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Samoyeds, Shiba Inus, Siberian Huskies, Weimaraners, Whippets, and Yorkshire Terriers.
Some breeds that have low prey instinct (from Pet Helpful): Maltese, Japanese Chin, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Golden Retriever and Old English Sheepdog.
I tried to collect all the different parts of my collage in one picture:
Most of the parts came from LIL, the LMAC Gallery:
In addition to the wonderful LIL images I borrowed, I used some from Pixabay. Thank you to those authors, also
bohemiangirl1720
Man Throwing FrisbeesKellepics
Alien Landscape
Beneficiaries on this post reached 8 maximum. I did not include @shaka and @borjan on the beneficiary list, but will send their 2% individually to their wallets at payout. I apologize, but am certain both @borjan and @shaka will not mind the alternate payment method. I wanted to include a lot of beneficiaries on my vacation freestyle post☀️.
If you would like to join in the fun and make a freestyle collage, check out @shaka's post for particulars. Also, even if you are not making a collage, you can borrow from or contribute to the LIL Gallery. This gallery has public domain images that anyone on Hive may borrow for any reason. Particulars may be found here.
I wish all my readers (and their dog friends) a happy, healthy day.
