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Photo Session with Madison the Lab/Shepherd Mix!

Friday, May 22nd, 2015

I think every dog should be as lucky as Madison.

She’s a labrador/shepherd mix, living the good life with her parents in Pacific Beach, and she’s truly the light of her mother’s eyes. Madison and her mom, Summer, have an incredibly close relationship, since they’ve been together since Madison was just a tiny puppy. And they’ve been through a lot together – most recently, a hard-fought battle with cancer that’s still ongoing. But Maddie’s a tough dog, and she’s doing so well that I have no doubt we’ll be able to get together next year for an anniversary photo session!

In the meantime, we visited the studio and the beach for a great variety of photos, and Madison had a blast playing with us the whole time! Maddie is a funny dog – her personality is a fascinating mix of sweet and bossy! For example, she’s eager to please and is simply crazy about her mom… but if we took too long to throw the ball or deliver her treats, Maddie would start barking/talking to us! Her gentle but insistent “woof, woof, woof”s had me laughing for our entire session – such a sweetie, but so bossy at the same time! Haha! :)

 

 

Oh, Maddie. You’re adorable.

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Maddie loves the beach – and so do her parents! We had a great time running up & down the sand!

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Hold on…

wait for it…

one more photo…

of every dog’s dream…

SO MANY TENNIS BALLS!!!

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Summer & Lou, thank you so much for a lovely afternoon with your girl! I’m looking forward to talking with you (and seeing you) again soon! :)

 

Photos of Daisy, the San Diego Boxer

Wednesday, May 20th, 2015

One day I received a call from someone looking for a great Mother’s Day gift – something to celebrate her mom’s relationship with her 4-legged daughter! I was happy to oblige, and that’s how I met Daisy and her mom!

Daisy is an 8-year-old San Diego boxer, and a total sweetheart, who lives with her mom in Point Loma. She enjoys spending her time in her amazing house, which is full of favorite spots to lounge around in/on: her crate, her bed in the living room, the bed in the spare bedroom, her mom’s bed, the front patio, the backyard… so we spent a relaxing afternoon lounging around in all of the different locations!

I have to admit, I loved seeing the relationship that Daisy shares with her mom. These two are incredibly close; Daisy was always keeping an eye on her mom no matter how many treats I had in my hand! And when I first arrived, Daisy put on a pretty intimidating “guard dog” display of barking & growling – but the second her mom said “it’s ok Daisy!”, she completely relaxed. Some of my favorite images from our photo session feature both ladies together, but for this sneak peek, I’ll just focus on the star of the photo session! :)

 

Oh, that sweet face, and those big eyes… Daisy, you’re such a beautiful pup.

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Daisy gave me the impression of being a very wise dog…

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And she always keeps a watchful eye out for mom.

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Tami & Jenny, thank you for introducing me to Daisy! I’m excited to show you the rest of our photos soon! :)

 

Photo Session with Tricolor Dogs Tate & Skyler!

Thursday, May 14th, 2015

I’m so excited to share this photo session with you! And I know calling these dogs “tricolor” isn’t very descriptive… but for two pups with no identifiable breeding and yet look like they might have been separated at birth, that’s the best I can come up with! Haha! :) Tate & Skyler weren’t separated at birth, though; Tate is a 3-year-old border collie mix, says his DNA test, and Skyler is a 10-month-old Siberian husky/Rottweiler/border collie/sheltie mix (whew!) according to her DNA results. Regardless, both dogs are gorgeous, fluffy lovebugs and I had an absolute blast playing with – I mean, photographing them! :)

I really enjoyed getting to know these pups’ beyond the surface during our Dalmatian Package. Because for as similar as they look physically, they have incredibly distinct personalities – Tate has come a long, long way in becoming less dog-reactive since his mom adopted him. They’ve worked hard for him not to freak out upon seeing another dog, even at a distance… and today, you’d never guess that it was an issue he struggled with so much! His mom Robbin has done such an incredible job helping him overcome his fears! Skyler, on the other hand, is a happy-go-lucky puppy who’s “a sweetheart 95% of the time”, Robbin says! Luckily, she was a sweetheart 100% of the time for our photo session, haha – and I never got tired of photographing her beautiful smile. (Seriously – this pup could be a doggie model!) Skyler loves to play, too, but she leaves the task of fetching tennis balls to her brother – otherwise he completely runs her over as he charges toward the ball! But I think it’s still safe to say that playing together is their favorite pastime.

Okay, enough storytime – I simply can’t wait any longer to show you their photos!

 

This is Tate! He was pretty much a pro at posing for the camera, don’t you think?

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And this gorgeous girl is Skyler! How beautiful is she?!

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And here’s one of several portraits that both dogs were willing to pose for together… I was so impressed at how willing they were to snuggle up together & smile for the camera, time after time!

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Robbin (and Jen), thank you so much for a wonderful afternoon! I hope you had as much fun as I did – and I can’t wait to show you the rest of our photos! :)

 

Action Photos with Indy & Molly at Fiesta Island!

Tuesday, May 12th, 2015

Well, let’s be honest: you can’t take a couple of big dogs to their favorite beach and not run around the whole time! Haha, this “sneak peek” blog post is full of action photos, even though I typically try to mix things up and feature a variety of images – but that’s because “action” is all these dogs wanted to do for their photo session! I always tell my clients that their dogs will be “in charge” of how things go at their session, and it’s true; I wouldn’t try to force a high-energy dog to sit still any more than I would encourage a low-energy dog to run a marathon. So Molly the golden retriever and Indy the great Pyrenees/lab mix must have discussed the matter before jumping out of their mom’s Jeep… the primary objectives of our session were A) play fetch, B) run around, C) chase birds and D) have a fantastic time!

 

Indy & Molly’s mom is a professional dog trainer (she works at The Golden Paw, one of my Bailey’s favorite places to stay!) and so of course her dogs knew all the commands that made our session go super-smoothly. She insists that they have a bit of “preacher’s daughter syndrome” (haha!) but I thought both dogs behaved like angels. They each have their quirks, of course – at one point Molly tried chasing after some ducks, thinking she could out-swim them (she couldn’t), and Indy particularly enjoyed the idea of coating himself from head to toe in sand – but they were such a joy to work with!

 

This is Molly! She’s not a puppy anymore, as you can tell from the white fur on her face, but this girl can get up and GO!

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And this handsome boy is Indy (short for Indiana)! He was always ready to chase the frisbee – unless you threw it too far. Then it was Molly’s responsibility to fetch it. Clearly.

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Ahhhhh – I love a good sunset over Fiesta Island.

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Christie, thanks so much for waiting out the cloudy weather with me! Those blue skies were definitely worth the wait! :)  Can’t wait to see you again soon!

 

Batiquitos Lagoon Pet Photography Session with Roo!

Monday, May 4th, 2015

I am so excited to introduce you to Roo! We shared a Batiquitos Lagoon pet photography session recently, and I can’t possibly describe what a joy she was to photograph! Roo is a happy-go-lucky, eager-to-please mixed breed dog who lives with her mom in Vista, CA. We met at Batiquitos Lagoon in Carlsbad for our photo session, and Roo showed me all around! She loves to go on walks here, and I can see why it’s her favorite spot; the winding trails seem to hold adventure around every bend and the gorgeous foliage made for gorgeous backgrounds for our photos. Roo is a wonderfully social dog – I hear her neighbors take her to the dog park on weekdays, while her mom is at work! – and it was so refreshing to see her well-mannered behavior! Even though she gets along with every dog she meets, her mom was careful to keep Roo by her side when other dogs would walk by on the trail… because you never know how someone else’s dogs will react toward yours! All too often, I’ll be out on a session or walking Bailey when a strange dog will run up (often unleashed) as their owner shouts “it’s okay, he’s friendly!” … but that’s risking so much. You never know what can happen or the personality or triggers of that other dog. So we didn’t take any chances: Roo was constantly by her mom’s side, and we were also careful to investigate any off-trail locations for wild creatures before we let Roo explore. (We didn’t want Roo accidentally stepping on a snake!) Honestly, I think Roo’s mom could teach a class on pet etiquette – and I felt so lucky to work with her polite pup! Roo was the perfect little lady for our photo session – and she kept us both smiling with that gorgeous grin that seems to be constantly stuck on her face!

 

Roo’s mom thinks she’s a cattle dog mix… what do you think? Shepherd, pit bull, lab…?

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Roo only has two speeds. Stop and run!

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Don’t you love that sweet face?!

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Megan, thank you again for introducing me to my new favorite location! :)  I’m excited to show you the rest of our photos soon!

 

 

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