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WOOF. (contest RESULTS)

Journal Entry: Wed Jan 16, 2008, 5:44 PM
The Canis Obscura Celebrates Rare Breeds! Contest Results

1st Place:
:iconmoonsongwolf: [link]

2nd Place
:iconwolfdog: [link]

3rd Place
:iconqueen-of-greyhounds: [link]

Thanks to all the participants!

Lack of activity on everyone's part has prompted me to stop contests and just make this club into a gallery. There will be no more activities until further notice, but members are welcomed and encouraged to submit their breed artwork to the gallery! Just drop us a note with a link to the artwork in question and we will upload it for you. :3

:heart:
-Swift

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If any of our members would like to plug something dog-related they're planning or doing, or any of our club affiliates would like to plug contests, send us a line! We'd be happy to give you support =)

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Welcome to Canis Obscura.
We're the club on dA dedicated to breeds of the domestic dog, canis familiaris, that we feel are underrepresented in art and fandoms. If you are a fancier disgruntled over your favourite breed not getting enough love or limelight, or if you simply would like to see more breed variety in the canid artists' community, then do stop on by, we'd love to have you =) Anyone who has characters of underrepresented breeds, or are simply fanciers of a certain one, are welcome.

Joining Requirements:
No joining requirements other than that you have one or more favourite breeds and wish to see MORE of said breed/s than there is already out there. Although if you have a fursona or a character of such a breed, that's a plus. ;)

To join,

DO
Send a Note either to the club itself, or *swiftwhippet.
You could alternatively comment on the club page or journal entries, but there's a chance we might not see those.

DON'T
just watch the club and expect to be added as a member.

Founders-cum-Admins
:iconswiftwhippet: :iconsneauxmcfly:

Members

Affiliates
:iconsighthound-fans: :iconbordercollie-fanclub: :icontollers-ink: :iconairedalez: :iconterriers-club: :iconxochitl78:
:iconcatsanddogsunited: :icondog-lovers:
:iconcanis-lupis-lovers: :iconlunar-voices-club: :iconmisfit-pride: :iconwildlifeconservation:

A big THANKS to ~GollumSmeagol for the kind gift of the wonderful avatar!

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Devious Comments

~Canis-Obscura:iconCanis-Obscura: Dec 25, 2007, 5:31:48 PM
This is a club for rare or less-seen breeds of dog. why are you submitting a picture of wolves?

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Canis Obscura - 'cause other dogs deserve some love too!
~bmbbaby4:iconbmbbaby4: Dec 21, 2007, 11:18:03 PM
I dont really know how i get a picture on here but heres one ^^ [link]

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~Queen-of-Greyhounds:iconQueen-of-Greyhounds: Mar 8, 2007, 1:29:20 PM
[link]

HERE BE MY ENTRY ARRR! *is a pirate today*

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avatar image by hellodingo :3
~CatsandDogsUnited:iconCatsandDogsUnited: Dec 9, 2006, 5:49:38 AM
yaaaaaaay :D
no probs :)

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This is a club dedicated to our wonderfoul pets!
*swiftwhippet:iconswiftwhippet: Dec 8, 2006, 4:01:22 PM
Yay affiliations! we'd be glad to affiliate, Mirta, I'm sorry for the late response ^^;

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-John Steinbeck

icon by *axsca :3
~Dalmatinka:iconDalmatinka: Dec 5, 2006, 1:05:25 PM
Iīm sorry, but I didnīt get a message about this reply, so I didnīt noticed it earlier

is it a reply to my affiliate comment?
~CatsandDogsUnited:iconCatsandDogsUnited: Nov 8, 2006, 12:40:12 PM
Hello! We are a club about all cat and dog breeds, and we would love to affiliate! Anyway this is talking and I am personally in love with rare breeds!

Our club is still new, and we dont have many members or many artwork..

So I hope you would like to affiliate!

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This is a club dedicated to our wonderfoul pets!
*swiftwhippet:iconswiftwhippet: Apr 4, 2006, 2:45:55 PM
*is one of the mods* =)

We'd love to! :heart:

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-John Steinbeck

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~Airedalez:iconAiredalez: Apr 1, 2006, 3:36:07 PM
Well, we aren't exactly a rare breed, but we ant on the top 10 list either. Are you interested in afffiliating with us?
*chaifox:iconchaifox: Mar 14, 2006, 9:26:50 AM
Thanks a bunch and sorry to bother you!

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~VortexDragon36:iconVortexDragon36: Mar 14, 2006, 12:36:52 AM
Well, you have a smoothly run club either way. :) Thank you. :D

I'll see if I can draw some rare breeds. ;) Hopefully I can submit them to the club. :)
~Canis-Obscura:iconCanis-Obscura: Mar 14, 2006, 12:33:24 AM
All the same, it's true that Border Collies and GSDs have been featured quite a bit (although as far as GSDs go I haven't seen all that many besides my own o.O).. I'll have to think of something to regulate that, it had been admittedly bugging me for a bit back there.

By all means! =D

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~VortexDragon36:iconVortexDragon36: Mar 13, 2006, 11:58:38 PM
Ah, I see where you're coming from. That's quite true, just because a breed is popular as a companion dosen't necessarily mean it's featured in art often. :)

Thank you for considering my suggestion though. :thanks:

By the way, may I join this club? :)
~Canis-Obscura:iconCanis-Obscura: Mar 13, 2006, 11:46:24 PM
We never got your Note. But I put you on the list =)

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~Canis-Obscura:iconCanis-Obscura: Mar 13, 2006, 11:45:45 PM
*sorry, not organised mainly because of the popular breeds not getting enough art but because my favourite breed isn't seen nearly enough in real life =_= I meant to say that I nonetheless realised the lack of real-life popular breeds in art and such and tried to plan the club around it to accomodate everyone as much as I could ^^;

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~Canis-Obscura:iconCanis-Obscura: Mar 13, 2006, 11:41:36 PM
Apologies. We'll get right to it =)

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~Canis-Obscura:iconCanis-Obscura: Mar 13, 2006, 11:40:49 PM
Hmm, you're probably right. Well, we're all dog nerds here too, so I can understand where you're coming from. I guess I organised this club mainly because many breeds popular in real life nonetheless don't get much recognition in art - the retriever family being one prime example.

And it's not a problem, suggestions - especially from fellow canine enthusiasts - are most welcome. I'll think about how to better the requirements based on your suggestions.. thanks very much! =)

-Swift

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*chaifox:iconchaifox: Mar 11, 2006, 11:24:05 PM
At the risk of sounding annoying (eep XD)

I sent a note to join and never got a reply. I apologize if your all busy.

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And all this way before murder was cool
But your memory is here and I'd like it to stay
Warm light on a winter day.
~VortexDragon36:iconVortexDragon36: Mar 9, 2006, 12:35:13 AM
Hmm... don't you think you should be more selective of your breeds? I mean... there's very popular breeds in your gallery. I know this is a club for people who want to see more of their favorite breed out there, but I've seen many German Sherpherds and Border Collies etc. in art. When you say "other breeds" you should be more specific on your requirements. Like only breeds not registered with the AKC, or at least breeds that aren't on the top 50 most popular breeds of america list.

Keep in mind, I am not cutting this club down, I am not flaming or insulting you in any way. In fact, I'm all for you. I'm just offering suggestions. Please take nothing personal or with hostility. I'm just a picky perfectionist and dog expert. Thank you.
~Canis-Obscura:iconCanis-Obscura: Feb 19, 2006, 8:41:03 PM
We have recieved our first contest entry! *cheers*

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~Canis-Obscura:iconCanis-Obscura: Jan 26, 2006, 2:24:33 PM
Welcome arcticfox!

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~arcticpaw:iconarcticpaw: Jan 23, 2006, 9:40:03 AM
This is awesome, I'll join!
~arcticpaw:iconarcticpaw: Jan 23, 2006, 9:39:54 AM
This is awesome, I'll join!
~Mitia5:iconMitia5: Jan 23, 2006, 8:37:25 AM
We def. need to hold a contest really soon... (as said before) Any ideas? Send the club a note or post it here! Thanks everyone for your support! ;p

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~auddwaggin:iconauddwaggin: Jan 22, 2006, 4:59:46 PM
HI SWIFT

I guess I'll join!

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