Hound and Hoof Pet Photography Louisville Blog

I realized today as I was running through some files that I neglected to post one of my very favorite pre-holiday shoots! And the colors on this day QUITE the contrast over our current winter dullness! Ahh….

This is Sporty, Daisy and Churchill and they have their very own farm! How beyond wonderful is that for three “I love to run and drool and play” kind of dogs?

Below: Meet Churchill. He’s the brains of the operation- loves trees, bones, twigs and cameras!

Next: Daisy= dane + lab. Daisy is everyone’s best friend. She loves jumping on Churchill and chasing Daisy.

And last- but, as they say, not least- is Miss Sporty. She loves her Mom and she loves to run. She does not love cameras. She doesn’t love them at all. But we managed to catch her in some lovely photos- which wasn’t too hard since she really doesn’t take a bad picture.

So as I am sitting at my desk with my parka on because I am freezing and my feet are wet…. I am just remembering this day that was sunny and crisp and really fun! Makes me smile:)

Is it REALLY two weeks until Christmas????

As I cram to get in the final, final Christmas orders.. I must pause to update this seriously neglected little blog.

Time management may not be my greatest skill. I’m not sure I even have it in my skill set at all. Every day I look at the to-do list and my heart races a bit. I’m sorry in advance to any of you who will not get holiday cards this year. Printing my own cards is falling way behind in the pecking order.

However… I did take a Christmas photo of my dog, Henry, the other day which I must share because it’s like the cutest picture EVER!

Here it is- get ready to sigh……

I mean, is it just me? I LOVE this photo of him.. he is the most adorable creature on the planet.

So sweet, ahh..

Anyway. I’m planning a massive blog post here in the next little bit that will include my faves from all the Christmas shoots I’ve done but haven’t had time to blog about. So… stay tuned for that. But in the meantime…. ahhhhh. Man, I love dogs!!!!

I try not to have any preconceived notions about my dog models before I get to know them.. but I have to admit that I did judge these two a bit and I got it ALL wrong!

Frosty and Patti came together for their photo shoot with their two humans, who are sisters. Frosty was initially so quiet and reserved while Patti was jumping all around that I certainly thought Patti would be the more challenging to shoot!

But… Frosty decided right away that I was just not that interesting. Neither were my treats or my toys or my animal noises! It must be a Westie thing. I mean, he is adorable and so sweet- but he definitely knows he’s a handsome guy and he knew he was in hot demand! And nothing I did seemed to really catch his eye… until…… I brought out the ole’ 15 cent duck whistle!

What a face, right? I had to finagle a bit, but once he got the hang of working the camera- he pretty much went for it! Here, he’s showing off his best side:)

Frosty is just gorgeous, isn’t he? Wow! Adorable.

Now… back to first impressions…. I thought Patti was going to be a little wild child with her wiggly behind and her happy little self. But can this dog pose or what?!!! This dog was fantastic to photograph! I swear if dogs could be paid to model, she’s be a millionaire!

I’m not sure what all to say about Patti except that I could have taken a million photos of her. She was perfectly attentive and polite. She did pretty  much anything I asked. She’s really a lovely dog.

Patti and Frosty were a blast to photograph- each in their own way. That’s what makes this job so much fun. Every animal is different and… I’ve learned…. you can never judge a dog by it’s cover:)