It all started when user Crabmeat posted a picture on reddit.com :
In his kindness, he also offered a link to the original with a request to see what we, the reddit community could do with it:
User Bezzer made some much needed improvements, adding a touch of realism and old-world classiness to the photo:
But the users still felt something just wasn’t quite right… It needed to be sepia, it needed some touch-up work around the paws, the background wasn’t quite right, and that wine really needs to be sloshing as the dog is, after all, jumping. Thus:
Behold! Dandy Dog!
Meanwhile, at the http://www.theshaveden.com, my friend Jim suggested some subtle changes:
Aaaarr, ye' scurvy dog!
Doesn’t that dog have panache?
He certainly does.
Then, after looking more closely at the original image, I noticed a striking resemblance to a certain Jedi master…
Here he is conducting the Boston Pops:
Woodwinds, pick up the pace, or I'm coming over there!
He had a short run in the movie industry:
You talkin' to me?
Then there was that time he took a walk on the dark side:
That is indeed, one Dandy Dog!
Jim
October 18, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Bravo, sir!
Doug
November 9, 2009 at 7:30 am
I say, Capital!
Naba
September 3, 2010 at 8:17 pm
A and B the C of D, good chap!
hxa
September 4, 2010 at 3:23 pm
Hi,
This is Toby’s facebook, btw:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Toby/111091498940537
Yes, he’s my dog and I love the pics. LOL
gentlemanbeggar
September 4, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Thanks! Do a search on my blog for “Dandy Dog”; there’s more.
castaboca
September 5, 2010 at 12:28 am
… and, yes, I shoot this Toby picture. Check this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/castaboca/3563636610/in/set-72157623310911134/
Thanks for making Toby famous and eventually you can mention the source. Hope will share some royalties
gentlemanbeggar
September 5, 2010 at 10:30 pm
I hope I haven’t offended by appropriating Dandy Dog’s likeness. I’ve just had so much fun dressing him up and putting him in new situations. When the picture was submitted to reddit, I assumed it was in the public domain. If I need to remove the pictures from my site, I understand, but I will be saddened. Thanks for providing so much fun for me and my friends with this photo!
castaboca
September 7, 2010 at 11:15 am
No, you don’t have to remove the picture, I understand that your play have not a comercial purpose, and I like it
Sally
December 13, 2010 at 9:20 am
Love what you did with Toby’s picture. It looks like you had sooooo much fun! I especially like him conducting the Boston Pops. He looks very elegant in his little tuxedo. Thanks for the entertainment!!