Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Margot Lasher

Shiro is one photogenic pup. The 8-year-old goldendoodle has been the subject of his owner's art all his doggy life. A writer and psychologist, Lasher investigates the relationship between people and their dogs. She turns to Shiro for inspiration and insight, photographing him interacting with other animals, wading into still waters or stopping to gaze over freshly mown fields. In her show "Shiro in Manhattan," at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier, the pair ventures to the big city, taking the urban oddities — sidewalks crowded with cut flowers, snowdogs in the park and, yes, leashes — in stride. Through February 28. Pictured: "Snow Statue Washington Square Park."