Camera Shy

The Puppy Rescue Mission has issued an invitation to dog owners - "Photograph your dog in 4th of July attire to add to our photo album".  As I look at the pictures that people have sent in, I am amazed.  The dogs are wearing sunglasses, hats, scarves - you name it, they are wearing it.  So as I run errands I get the fantastic idea to run into the Dollar Store for 4th of July swag for Khandi to wear.  I don't want to spend a lot because I know she tends to be camera shy, so I pick up a total of $4.32 ($4.00 of stuff plus 32 cents of sales tax) of 4th of July bling for her to pose with.  Not a huge investment on my part.  Then the fun begins.  After ten failed picture attempts, only a couple pictures even come close to being able to be submitted.  How do these other dog moms get their dogs to cooperate so easily?  It is all I can do to get her in a picture without looking like I am abusing her.  Here are some attempts.

 By the time we were done struggling with the sunglasses, one of the lenses had already popped out and I had lost my patience. I then move on to the "pet my belly" strategy, which results in a picture of a dog looking pensive with her ear somehow missing from the picture.
I try draping red, white and blue Mardi Gras type beads around her neck, which only causes panic from her and absolutely no pictures being shot.
In the end, I have to settle for the bandana and a sleeping dog.   I guess I won't be sending a picture in to Puppy Rescue Mission for their album.