The day before coming to the studio, Dale was abandoned on the streets. He was blind, in incredible pain from a ripped cruciate ligament in his right rear leg, and was severely malnourished. I posed him in a typical 'stack shot' pose that pedigree show dog people use, to highlight the difference between a well cared for dog and an abused dog. He is well on the way to a full recovery thanks to Peiradise Shar Pei Rescue in Brisbane, Australia.