It isn't a photo shoot about a Panda you might find in the zoo. Oh no, no, no. It's a photo shoot of Panda, a tiny little Poodle/Pomeranian mix I met in Orange County at Top Dog Barkery in Newport Beach.

I tried to divert her owner's attention so I could nab her but Christina wasn't having it. Panda is so sweet you can practically get diabetes from admiring her. Oh lawdy, she is breathtakingly cute.

Panda is about a year and a half old so even at her seemingly puppy stature, she's full grown. She's pretty tiny... Christina was trying to buy a bag that she would fit in and she did succeed but had to return the bag because it didn't fit her quite correctly.

Nonetheless, we had our quickie little photo shoot. Christina said she's hard to photograph because she's black (yes, it can be a little tricker to photograph black animals) but once we put her in front of the beauty dish, why, her fun just popped. Oh, did I write fun? Her fur popped. But Panda was fun. Christina really wanted her ears at full tilt but I don't know, I kind of liked her with them down. It doesn't matter, we got it both ways and in between, too.

So you decide. Ears at full attention? Or relaxed.

Which is Panda's better look?

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