That is a good looking stand and considering the time it would take to make I thought it was a really good, can't say no, deal. I saw a lot of those types of trees in the Durango area and they stay fairly short with trunks contorted near the base so I see where the stand wood came from. The dog is our old, wonderful Rhodesian Ridgeback mix "Bud". We've had him since he was a puppy and in about 5 months he'll be fourteen. I was out early to take knife pictures hoping to get good light with the least glare and Bud just had to be part of it all. It was a nice morning and the right time to record an old friend's big mug.