Mark Taylor / German Shepherd Dog bitch pup, Coco, 14 weeks old, with raised paw.

George Sanker / Black bear (ursus americanus) cub standing on hind legs, Yellowstone National Park, USA, June

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious cub sits up on its hind legs, paw raised, and tries to balance itself, along Bernard Spit in autumn, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, US...

Mark Taylor / Border Collie bitch, running towards the camera.

Petra Wegner / Smooth haired Chihuahua puppy standing with front left paw raised, blue-tan, 4 months

Brent Stephenson / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) walking over sea ice, with front paw raised. Kong Karls Land, Svalbard, July.

Mark Taylor / Tabby kitten, 5 months, standing up with raised paw.

Mark Taylor / Birman-cross cat with one paw raised, claws extended.

Sergey Gorshkov / Kamchatka Brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) with paw raised on rocks on coast, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, July

Petra Wegner / Chihuahua, long haired, portrait sitting with one paw raised

Petra Wegner / Magyar Vizsla /Hungarian Pointer, portrait sitting in autumn leaves, with paw raised, and head turned in profile

Petra Wegner / Neva Masquarade / Siberian Forest Cat, blue-tabby-point-white, portrait sitting in snow with one paw raised, with picket fence behind