Just a few pictures of my dog from the last weeks. My lovely companion on a leash, who sometimes ruines my pictures…. As a bird hunting dog his favorite place is of course the mountains were he can sniff the air to catch the scent of his favorite bird, the grouse.
On the picture above he has just spotted a pidgeon, they are also popular birds. There are more photos in my collection of dog photos.
Bente Haarstad Photography 
He’s beautiful. Wonderful shots.
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良い犬ですね。以前グレートピレニーズを飼ってました、また飼いたくなります(^^)v （It is a good dog. It was a pet Great Pyrenees before, you will want to also Shepherd (^ ^) v）
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Ces photos sont tout simplement magnifiques!
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Love the dog photos! I especially like the one where he’s sitting in front of the tree, looking up.
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These are fantastic photos, Bente! I love the contrast in colours, the complimentary colours in others, the sharp lines, the action (the wind blowing the dog’s hair and ear). Just excellent photos. I think these are some of the best your shown us.
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These pictures are excellent. What a beautiful dog and very photogenic.
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This is just heart warming his happiness!
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beautiful shot
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Beautiful shots! Love these photos & setters : ).
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What a beautiful dog. Great pictures too.
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he is gorgeous bente…and you have captured his personality brilliantly..give him a hug for me
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Adorable pictures! Your companion seems to be so happy and frisky. Is he a Irish Setter?
Regards, Charlotte
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I can see how much he loves going out and about with you – such joy and abandon at the end of a leash! I can imagine how he might be a trial sometimes – when your aims diverge! Beautiful, beautiful dog … 🙂
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Wonderful photographs, Bente. He’s a handsome boy and you captured his spirit beautifully!
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He’s a beautiful dog, Bente! I’d let him ruin some of my photos.
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Helt ursnygga!
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Great shots and a beautiful dog.
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I’m not a very doggy person. But thse photos make me long to spend the day with him. 🙂
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Such a beautiful dog, Bente. My pup likes nothing better than to run without the leash. Luckily I can let her do that at most of our beaches.
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Such a beautiful dog and such briliant and dynamic phots. Great series!!!
Ha en fantastisk dag! 😀
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I can see his love of the mountains. Such a beautiful model.
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Fabulous photograph Bente, beautiful colours
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My old girl loves to photobomb my photos. (I don’t mind.) Your boy is handsome, dignified, and happy, and your photos capture his spirit. Gorgeous!
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Beautiful images, full of character, and such a handsome dog.
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Great photo’s Bente of your best friend.
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He looks so happy! Especially in the one “sniffing the air”! Excellent photos, my dear!! 🙂
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What a lovely dog Bente, especially the greyish beard. Pure wisdom I guess? Bye, have a nice day together.
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Very handsome dog – i’ll bet he’s a real handful, too…
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Awww, he’s so beautiful. And I love the way you have captured his delight in his surroundings.
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¡Excelente cánido, excelente tierra, excelente hacer fotográfico!
Buen día.
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Fantastiske billeder, Bente. Nummer 2 billede er meget stemningsfyldt med lyset, farverne og landskabet, WAUW!
Mange hilsner,
Hanna
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You captured the motion beautifully!
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WOW 🙂
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You had me at DOG! 😀 My favorite friends!
Thanks for sharing. I love the one with him looking up the tree. Funny!
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WOW Bente what a beautiful photos and what al lovely dog, a big hug for the dog and many grouses!
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WOW! This is amazing dog and photographs… Blessing and Happiness, Thank you, love, nia
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What a beautiful dog. How cute.
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Love the expression on your dog’s face in the 3rd photo. Looks like he is in his supreme element and loving every minute of it.
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It is his element, and I am glad you can see how much he loves it there. Thanks, Vicky.
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Yes, great! And the colors, so good!
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Thanks a lot, Roswitha. Danke.
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What a handsome boy he is! I especially love the windswept look of the first two shots and the silhouette against the water of the last shot.
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I agree with handsome. Thanks, Composer.
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He is fabulous! Ham for the camera, but a gorgeous specimen.
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Thanks, mary.
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really like the first one – should be on your wall.
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Thanks, that was a fine comment.
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Jättefin hund och jättefina foton – särskilt nummer två och tre. Det syns att du är fäst vid honom.
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Tusen takk for det, og han må nesten være i bånd hvis det skal bli noe bildet på fjellet. Ellers er det full fart for å finne rype.
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He’s really beautiful!!! Amazing pictures.
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Thanks, Mijn Nikon.
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Beautiful dog! Our Pointer shares his love for grouse.
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If you have a pointer, you know this dogs spirit. They are fast moving, and LOVE the mountains, like you. And me.
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Terrific photos! You did such a lovely job capturing his spirit.
I’ve tried (and failed) to take photos of my spaniel. Just as I press the shutter he moves and it’s a blur. He’s supposed to be a bird dog also, but he’s not interested in birds at all. 🙂
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A spaniel for sure is a bird dog, for finding and fetching the birds. And moving fast. I know, they don’t really like to model. Try again. Thanks, Jackie.
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Great pictures, Bente. I like the last one.
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Thanks, Chris.
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Lovely shots, Bente! He looks like one happy fellow:)
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He sure is one happy fellow, Uday.
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He is so happy in the mountains. In one photo he appears to be in ecstasy.
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Ecstasy, that is the word. And pure pleasure. Thanks, Elaine.
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He is incredible Bente! What a beautiful canine companion you have 🙂
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I have to say thank you for the nice compliment from both of us.
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Your dog has the colors of autumn .°
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Yes, you are right Val, the warm colours.
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A gorgeous companion you have there, Bente!
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I know. The best, Karen.
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OOOOH, these are stunning, what gorgeous portraits of your b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l companion. Seeing these brought joy to my heart.:-)
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Yes, I know you like dogs. Thanks a lot for your nice comment.
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You know I love dogs and these pictures of yours are wonderful! Judging by the grey around his mouth and around the eyes I think he is not very young any more, but he still got the passion for sure!
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He is 8.5 and I am a bit surprised he already got a white mustache. It probably only means the time is moving faster than presumed. Passion, yes. Not so unlike your’s I guess.
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What a handsome boy! He’s quite the model 🙂
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But don’t tell him. He doesn’t really like to model, but he will be on some of my pictures for sure.
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Wow great shots bente!
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Thanks, Yvonne.
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How adorable, handsome, cute … I’d kidnap him right away! 🙂
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He is mine, Dina, mine. But thanks.
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Luck you! 🙂
Ha en god helg, Bente!
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What more can I say!
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And what more can I say, but thanks.
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Love the photo with the wind in the face – so cute:)
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Wind in the face and mountain smell in the nostrils, that is typical for these ones. Thanks.
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Your dog is absolutely beautiful ! It looks like an Irish Setter, a breed I always wanted to have, maybe my next dog 😉
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Yes, it is an irish setter. Lovely dogs, but energetic, and they neeed to do their job, running, searching, hunting, or, at least the first two. It is not a dog only to be parked in the sofa or on the lawn. The good thing: I get exercise too.
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That’s good to know. Most dogs shouldn’t be left on the sofa. I have a Shetland sheepdog and they are energetic too !
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Then you know, and I have no problem recommending an irish setter, or any kind of setter. And I agree, no dogs should be left on the sofa..
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I forgot to say, the last photo is superb 🙂
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so wonderful…i love them all as a person who loves critters 🙂
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Good for the critters. Thanks, Sloppy Buddhist.
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Underbara bilder på din hund! Jag har två, en kleiner munsterländer och en wachtel/norrbottenspets. Skulle aldrig vilja leva ett liv utan hund! Oj vad de tillför mkt! Är så glad för det!
Kramar och allt gott till dej!
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Ikke jeg heller, hund må det være. Kjenner munsterländeren, selv om det ikke er så mange i Norge, men har ikke sett norrbottenspets (ennå). Sikkert herrlig begge to. Tusen takk, god helg, og klem til deg også!
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each photo great and distinctive! perfect in many ways! what a handsome dog
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