Think about the photo before and after, never during. The secret is to take your time. You mustn't go too fast. The subject must forget about you. Then, however, you must be very quick.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
What a cute canine.. Lost a couple of the lovable buggers myself, the first one a long time ago, in a car accident. The second one got ill and had to be put down. I can relate is what I am saying, and trust me: the pain will eventually go away altogether, leaving behind only the good memories.
"We, the Dreamers, are thus alike.
For our dreams we will fight, and we'll write
the future history less bloody than the past,
with our dreams we'll build a peace to last!"
-Hukka