Spot the Dog! Can You Find the Camouflaged Canines in These Homes?
See if you can find the hidden doggy subjects in these interiors
Victoria Harrison
12 April 2017
Editor, Houzz UK and Ireland
For many of us, a house is not a home without a canine companion. Whether they’re curled up on a rug or stretched out on a sofa, our doggy friends like to make their presence known. But occasionally they do their best to sidle out of shot and be as inconspicuous as they can. See if you can spot the camera-shy dogs in these interiors.
The sun worshipper
“I’ve found the perfect patch of sunlight to stretch out in here, and I’m not about to move for anyone. Fortunately my humans chose the perfect cream-coloured sofa to match my fur, so the room just blends in around me.”
“I’ve found the perfect patch of sunlight to stretch out in here, and I’m not about to move for anyone. Fortunately my humans chose the perfect cream-coloured sofa to match my fur, so the room just blends in around me.”
The just-5-more-minutes dog
“Yes I could get up, but I think I’ll just stay here a little bit longer thanks.”
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“Yes I could get up, but I think I’ll just stay here a little bit longer thanks.”
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The coordinated dog
“There are so many lovely soft cushions on this sofa already, they won’t notice if I quietly add myself to the mix… will they?”
“There are so many lovely soft cushions on this sofa already, they won’t notice if I quietly add myself to the mix… will they?”
The neat freak
“I like my living room to be calm, ordered and neat. Once everything is in place, I tuck myself into the corner of my sofa and survey my ordered kingdom.”
“I like my living room to be calm, ordered and neat. Once everything is in place, I tuck myself into the corner of my sofa and survey my ordered kingdom.”
The design purist
“Hello? I’m over here! Why should my human get the best seat? I had a small matching sofa made so I can lounge in style and had it positioned right in front of the window. I like to arrange my paws just so.”
“Hello? I’m over here! Why should my human get the best seat? I had a small matching sofa made so I can lounge in style and had it positioned right in front of the window. I like to arrange my paws just so.”
The rugged outdoor type
“‘Stay out of shot’ they said, ‘we need to take a photo of the garden without you in it’ they said. Will this do?”
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“‘Stay out of shot’ they said, ‘we need to take a photo of the garden without you in it’ they said. Will this do?”
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The defeated dog
“I know who the boss is in this household, so I let my feline friend take the limelight. I don’t really mind though, because my fireside bed is a pretty comfy second best.”
“I know who the boss is in this household, so I let my feline friend take the limelight. I don’t really mind though, because my fireside bed is a pretty comfy second best.”
The lounge dogs
“If we curl up together on this brown rug they’ll never spot us…”
“If we curl up together on this brown rug they’ll never spot us…”
The optimist
“If I just wait here a few minutes more, a scrap of food is bound to fall from the table. And if I freeze completely still like this they won’t even know I’m here.”
How do your pets make themselves comfy at home? Share your photos – or tell us your favourite pooch from this collection – in the Comments below.
“If I just wait here a few minutes more, a scrap of food is bound to fall from the table. And if I freeze completely still like this they won’t even know I’m here.”
How do your pets make themselves comfy at home? Share your photos – or tell us your favourite pooch from this collection – in the Comments below.
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This was great. It is a good idea to pick an animal that coordinates with your interiors. They too can feel safe when they have been naughty. LOL!
Nothing like knowing there's a always a place for the dog! Love these.