Dog - Color or B&W?

Which is better of these two edits, color or B&W?

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Im not an expert in photography because i'm just starting but i do like the black and white better

Cool shot, awesome dog.

I prefer the color version.

Thats more sepia , no? Not a fan of this one, but the color works with the Bernese

Flo wrote in post #10427103
Thats more sepia , no? Not a fan of this one, but the color works with the Bernese

Yes, the B&W does have a light tint. I just thought it added some warmth to the shot.

It's originally a candid shot that I thought had some potential, so I did some heavy cloning on this one as well. This is the original:

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I think the color one shows the dog off better.

color for me.

I also prefer the color (edited, not original)

The lack of the other dogs makes your bystanders look like morons who have never seen a dog before. However, you could take it a step further and clone the dog out completely.

corkneyfonz wrote in post #10428151
The lack of the other dogs makes your bystanders look like morons who have never seen a dog before. However, you could take it a step further and clone the dog out completely.

So then they can be looking at the empty ground?

I'd definitely leave the dog. I didn't take it as they hadn't ever seen a dog, just maybe that someone was telling a story about the dog, or made a comment about, "Look at him laying there" or something to that effect, so they looked at him.

Color, the B&W version is not bad, but it doesn´t improve the photo in any way.