Is there a way i can force my background image to load before the other images?

[webcosmo]

There are so many ways. here is another by css.

<style type=“text/css”>
.hiddenPic {display:none;}
</style>
<img src=“poodle-puppy-Clara.jpg”
alt=“Clara at 8 weeks” title=“Clara at 8 weeks”
height=“350” width=“350” class=“hiddenPic”>