How to take the perfect puppy picture

[B-man]

Remove camera from case.

Remove case from beagle puppy's mouth and throw in trash.

Remove puppy from trash and brush coffee grounds from his muzzle.

Choose a suitable background for photo.

Mount camera on tripod and focus.

Find puppy and take dirty sock from his mouth.

Place beagle puppy in pre-focused spot and return to camera.

Forget about spot and crawl after puppy on hands and knees.

Focus with one hand and fend off puppy with other hand.

Get tissue and clean nose print from lens.

Take flash cube from beagle puppy's mouth and throw in trash.

Put cat outside and put peroxide on the scratch on puppy's nose.

Put magazines back on coffee table.

Try to get puppy's attention by squeaking toy over your head.

Replace your glasses and check camera for damage.

Jump up in time to grab puppy by scruff of neck and say, "No, outside! No, outside!"

Call spouse to clean up mess.

Fix a drink.

Sit back in Lazy Boy with drink and resolve to teach puppy "sit/stand" and "stay" the first thing in the morning.

Consider buying older, trained beagle.