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I belong to a super top secret Anatolian Shepherd group on Facebook.  You have to be LEGIT to get invited to the group, and the initiation involves several tests of courage, feats of strength and surviving an anatolian puppy stampede.  Ok, maybe just the latter, and driving for nearly 20 hours through pea soup fog to a reputable  breeder to adopt an anatolian shepherd puppy  I met Rachel through this group, which is indeed so secret that even it’s Facebook status is marked ‘secret’  Rachel owns Bauer, or should I say, Bauer owns Rachel–kind of like how there are 6 million players in the world of warcraft only because Chuck Norris allows them to live.  Yes, anatolians are that badass.  So Rachel saw my awesome photos of Razi and spontaneously hired me to photograph Bauer and his glorious Snaggletooth.  At certain angles, he looks strikingly like Chopper, our adult anatolian.  Rachel’s first thought upon seeing these teasers was, “oh, thats a handsome photo of Chopper…oh wait! that’s my boy Bauer!”

Without further adieu, meet Bauer:

Razi’s squiggle has now nearly completely two full twists and resembles a delicious cinnabun breakfast snack–so much so, that Razi tries his hardest to partake in his swirly tail whenever he can, often going ’round and round and round without the slightest hint of dizziness…..

His paws are also now so big that he can almost ‘palm’ his alluring tennis ball that always seems to roll away from him, as if driven by tiny men inside the ball…

I finally got around to setting up the seamless paper and managed to tire out Razi enough that was quickly snoring away.  I literally can’t get over how amazing our little anatolian shepherd puppy is.  We found out a weeks back that he actually likes to play fetch, which is a rarity for anatolians and their classic “i’m too cool for stupid dog tricks” demeanor.  One of the neighbors tossed a tennis ball his way, and he was hooked.  Behold, the curly tail in all its glory!  This is Razi at 11 weeks and 35 pounds.