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And then I felt like taking photos of bones. (And putting them together in the messiest layout in a while.)Anyway. If you ever come across a sudden need to draw a skull of a small canine, feel free to reference this. I hereby give you permission to reference, trace or even copy stuff from this particular ref. If it helps you, it has done what it was made to do. Have fun!
Featuring all my current canines.
*Sigh* Someday I dream I could buy a replica wolf skull to add to the collection. I'm just really bad at saving up for one. If only there wasn't so many awesome people offering commissions every time I manage to get some money...
(Also, the dog needs a name. To keep with the main theme of my skulls, it should be a name from any of Shakespeare's plays, and if possible, I'd like the name to belong to an old character. The skull is old, and I'd love to keep the Grandpa-feel to it. Suggestions welcome.)
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Lear or Claudius are old man Shakespeare names. XD
And I personally love the name Shylock. So close to Sherlock. Cx
Anyways, this is a really nice study! Your skulls are positively glorious for this kind of comparison. ^^
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Haha, I love the name Shylock too. Unfortunately I can't use it, though, my crow skull already claimed that name.
Thank yous!
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How jealous am I that you have all those skulls!?
I adore animals and I /wanted/ to be a vet, but I still love studying skulls up close and charts...
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Lear! He's old, and I just like the name 
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How about Caesar or Polonius for the old dog? C:
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How about Yorick? After the skull of the jester from Hamlet?
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...interesting hobby, collecting bones.
Cool though.
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Grandpa feel, huh? Well, I don't know about grandpas, but I've always Touchstone as a Shakespearan nae.
Also, I have two deer skulls, two bears, a raccoon, a beaver, a ermine, and a packrat. X) Lotso bones.
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Wow, bears! That's awesome! And beaver too, I'd love to have one myself.
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They're pretty cool...good for anatomy, thats for sure.
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my sister suggests Prince Escalus! (the one that says "a glooming piece this morning with it brings; the sun for sorrow will not show its head. go hence, to have more talk of these sad things.." in romeo an juliet) i hope i got that quote right
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...i was just comparing these in class last week o_o
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I agree with ~Vulpix-chan on Polonius
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I agree with ~Random-Star 's name suggestion, since you seem to have a Shakespeare theme going.
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i love your skulls! my uncle hunts an promised me a deer skull an antlers 
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This'll make a wonderful reference 
Thank you for sharing! A favorite for you
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I need to practice drawing animals, this should be helpful
also, maybe Belthasar or Antonio for a name?
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Interesting reference, I never noticed how... round a dog's head is. XD Also, as for a name for Gramps, you could call him Prospero.
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The dog's head shape of course depends on breed, but small dogs do have generally rounder heads than the wild canines of the same size.
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I'd be interested in seeing the differences in skulls of different breeds. I bet a chihuahua skull could fit inside a mastiff's skull.
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In the movie they made for Julius Caesar, all of the characters were old...
Brutus? xD
I always love seeing all your tutuorials and bone-thingies <3
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Geez! Hamlet's jaw is huge, it's surprising. Wonderful idea to upload these, I like seeing the differences in the anatomy means for the species. And thanks for all those little pointers on what's the windpipe and the ear-things, I didn't know thats what they were.
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If only Ed Gein just collected animal bones... Though I'd imagine there would be a lot of pet abductions and murders involved.
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How about Balthasar? He was Romeo's manservant, along with other small roles in other plays.
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Whoa, I think I might take up bone collecting. /shot
Anything that I should watch out for?
And you should name Gramps King Lear. :'D
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Depends on what you want, and where you get it from. The laws regarding buying and owning animal bones might vary from country to country, and I've understood that the laws vary between states in the US too. I recommend being aware of what your local laws say, specially if you buy something from outside of wherever you live. Generally domesticated animals are okay (dogs, cats, cows, etc.). There's also a thing called CITES, which is an international list of animals that are protected, and are therefore forbidden to import and/or export (without right permits). If it's listed on CITES, it's no-no to buy one from abroad without a license. The list can be found online, so it's easy to check once you find something. (That's why I'm looking for a replica wolf instead of a real wolf skull, as wolf is listed on CITES.)
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Oooh, okay O:
Thank you for telling me this! I'll definitely be looking into the local laws here.
If you hadn't told me I probably wouldn't have known to check- /shot
Thank you again! :'Db
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Oh, they're beautiful! I really would like to collect some bones sometime, but my parents are like "LOL NOPE"
I envy your collection.
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Have you ever considered replicas? They're often as pretty as the real deal, but being plastic they avoid the "eww-factor".
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Hmm, not really, but I suppose I'll have to look into them sometime. Though, real would be preferred, but if the replicas are accurate that would be awesome. Either way, collecting bones are on my bucket list.
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The dog should be named Polonius.
I wish I had a bone collection like this. And I would love to see a pitbull & wolf compared to Grandpa dog.
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Grandpa dog should be called Prospero! He's the perfect old, fatherly, strict kind. And he uses magic and sorcery and stuff!
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You should call the dog Kent after King Lear's old, loyal servant guy. I really liked looking at this, it was fun to see the comparison.
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Ol'Timer. XD thanks for the comparison you planing on doing more of these?
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Awesome, I might use this for a reference.
For some reason, I wanna call the old dog skull 'Rasputin. (I'm sorry if that offends you ;.; )
Also another name I have is Montague. Just some suggestions
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How about Duncan for the dog skull? He has all those holes so he could have been attacked (it would make for a fun story to tell at least)
and those skulls seemed so big at first, then i realized you were using pens to hold up Titus and the dog skull. they seem so small now! but cool
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THANK YOU for the wonderful chart!!
I found a full body skeleton in the woods weeks ago of what I thought was a dog or fox, and I am finally now able to identify it - apparently it's a red fox! It looks exactly like Titus! He's going to my sister for her birthday (she's in veterinary school right now) and I named him already for her.
Coincidentally his name is Yorick, too! 
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Wow, I'm glad I could help! You're lucky, you don't find complete skeletons lying around everyday! That's awesome! I wish your sister good luck with her studies.
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Oh! And I think Cornelius or Benedick would be cool names for the dog skull!
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