What a day!

Eight dogs and umpteen stories to tell. But I'll keep it short and to topic: the nuances of being a dog photographer.

The day began with three crazy adult pups. And I loved working with them. It was exhausting and cold - as you can tell by Jack's breath in the photo shown here. Even Kelsey commented 'I don't know how you do it day after day!' But the humans who are owned by those dogs - they are going to adore their portraits. So worth the effort.

Next up ... three Pet Patrol dogs for Friends of Pets (shown to the right). The gray dog shown in the 1-2-3 sequence was renamed (at least during the session) 'Humpy." Prior to snapping the photograph I had removed his E-Collar as he had just been spayed two days ago.) Problem is, anything that moved or didn't moved was a target of his, ummmmm... amoristic attachment. So, we moved right along with 'Humpy' hoping that the "fix" job may curb his enthusiasm sometime soon.

Finally, two Doberman Pinschers strolled through the studio. They were magnificent. Both are rescues - one (Casey) with a tragic beginning in life where she endured severe treatment. But she's in good, forever hands now. The other Dobie, 'Justice,' was a great poser. Problem was, he also fumigated the studio. Don't tell the military about this Gas as they would have bottled the stuff for chemical warfare.

And in the final tally, I think to myself: This is a wonderful life, indeed.