Damon, Your photos are beautiful ... as is your dog.
There is so much plagiarism on the web that people might not know whether to believe if these are yours.
It would help to claim them as your own and write about the events leading up to the photograph.
A good goal would be to write at least 50 words telling about the image. Many groups require 150 words.
I very much encourage you to look for photography challenges and contests on steemit and participate in groups. Steemit will be a very lonely place if you don't do this. And visit with other photographers on their blogs, too.
:-)