The legs...the legs were definitely harder than shaping the torso, the head or the tail of this topiary. The legs had to look like they were caught frozen in mid-air. The legs had to be sturdy and strong because if the animation spell worked, they would be moving and running around.

Sander first started snipping away the base of the plant...snip....snip....snip using his shears. He cut away at the bottom of the plant, all the while making sure that he left the main trunk and branches of the plant intact. Once he had the base of the dog's torso shaped out, using Sander slowly cut out the dog's forelegs and then the hind legs.

Snip....snip....snip...he worked his way through the plant with his pruning shears pausing ever so often to study his drawing to make sure he was following its design as closely as possible.

....snip....snip...snip....the legs were beginning to take shape. Then its paws.

Sander stepped back to study the base of the plant. The plant now looked like it had legs sticking out of it. Legs that looked like they were meant to run.