Do you recognize this gorgeous Belgian Malinois face? You should! I just blogged about 3ee a couple of weeks ago!

So why does this special pup get two blog posts? Because our Ordering Session (which is when 3ee’s dad gets to see all of her photos for the first time!) unfortunately had to be postponed by a couple of days. You can ask almost any of my clients – I work hard so that they can preview their photos ASAP, and it’s a total pet peeve of mine to have to reschedule that appointment! I don’t want my clients to have to wait any longer than absolutely necessary – and even if it’s no one’s fault, I feel bad when an Ordering Session gets delayed. So this blog post (hopefully) serves as a small consolation to 3ee’s dad, for having to wait just a little bit longer! :)

In case you didn’t see 3ee’s other blog post, we visited gorgeous Mission Trails Regional Park for the first part of our photo session.

It was a hot day! So 3ee enjoyed relaxing in the shade on our way out of the park.

And then we went to Presidio Park, for a change of pace – and why is 3ee’s face wet, you ask? Because she dunked her head in a bucket of water her dad brought! Haha! This dog really knows how to cool off!

Craig, thank you for your patience to get together again! I’m looking forward to our appointment tomorrow! :)

“Maybe he’s a lab mix, or a Shepherd mix, or something else?” Tex’s parents puzzled over his heritage when they first adopted him, and so did everyone they met – because it just wasn’t clear from his appearance what breeds might have been hiding in his DNA. That is, until one day when Tex’s mom saw a TV show featuring a breed called the Chinook sled dog – and she knew immediately! That’s Tex! After a bit of research on the breed, and finding tons of similarities (his fur/ears/tail, his natural predisposition toward people instead of other dogs, his distaste for swimming/water), they deemed this mystery solved! Tex is a Chinook sled dog, through and through, and although I’ve never heard of a rescue Chinook sled dog before, I guess anything is possible! :)

Tex’s parents really lucked out when they adopted him, in my opinion. I mean, in addition to the bragging rights of owning a super-rare dog breed, Tex is simply a great dog! He adores his parents and is always excited to go on a walk with them. They say he’s so people-oriented that taking him to the dog beach usually entails stopping him from leaving with other families – but I saw a special glint in his eyes when he looks up at his mom & dad. :)  Plus, you can’t be in a bad mood around this guy – he won’t let you! That handsome, contagious smile and his sweet disposition will wipe a frown off anyone’s face! So naturally, our session together was a total blast!

This is Tex – he wore his patriotic bandana to our session, of course!

We relaxed in the grasses of the Balboa Park Rose Garden …

… and then found a few fun architectural spots in the rest of Balboa Park! (All that constant love & attention from his parents is so rough, poor Tex…)

And lastly, I couldn’t resist including this outtake! This curious boy came up close for a bite of chicken treats! :)

Stephanie & Steven, thank you so much for a fun afternoon! I’m excited to show you the rest of our photos when Steven is back on dry land! :)

I first met Archie & Leo’s mom several months ago at the Helen Woodward Animal Center Puppy Love 5k event – and we just recently had the chance to get together for a photo session with her happy pups Archie & Leo! Archie is a Greater Swiss Mountain dog mix, and Leo is a beard collie/English sheepdog mix… as you might guess, they look absolutely nothing alike, but they’re inseparable best friends! From the moment they first met each other, as their mom explains, “they had no idea they weren’t actually brothers.” And it’s so funny to see them run & play; Archie is tennis-ball-obsessed and will run around fetching for hours (even fetching stray balls left behind in the bushes by other dogs!) and Leo simply wants to give his brother a hard time, so he runs around herding and barking at Archie nonstop! It’s the cutest thing to see… they each have such a distinct personality, but even though it’s the sort of thing that can’t quite be put into words, you can really tell that they’re meant to be together.

So in the spirit of brotherly love, this “sneak peek” blog post is going to be a little different than usual: I’m going to highlight these dogs’ close connection by picking images that all have both dogs posing together! We have some really cute individual photos, too… but these pups are a natural pair, so that’s how I want to introduce you to them! Here we go…!

Archie is on the left, and Leo on the right. (How gorgeous are Leo’s two different colored eyes?!)

I love the way these dogs look up to their family…

I’m so glad Archie & Leo’s mom introduced me to a beautiful new park! Debra & Alan: remember how I kept talking about the great light we had? THIS is what I was talking about! :)

Thanks, Debra & Alan (and Julian!) for a great photo session with your handsome dogs! I’m excited to show you the rest of our photos soon! :)