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Mickey and Sissy

November 17, 2008 – 9:54 pm

Mickey and Sissy are adorable chihuahuas who braved the cold today for their portraits! Luckily they had their warm sweaters on or they might have frozen. (I still can’t feel my hands!)

Sissy is the most outgoing of the two- she is super funny and very easy to photograph because she is extremely attentive. And she’s brave, too- I put her into a fountain and climbed a ladder to get this shot!  She wasn’t even the slightest bit nervous!  :)

 

Don’t you think she has the sweetest face ever? She is so precious it’s ridiculous.

Mickey is kind of the opposite in personality. He’s much more shy and reserved and I have a LOT of pictures of him not looking at me- but then he decided he really liked my dog noises and he perked up and we got some super pictures of him! 

He looks like the dog in the new Chihuahua movie- the one who saves the day!

 

Mickey and Sissy are a wonderful pair of little dogs and I had a BLAST photographing them. And thanks to their human brother Darren who helped SO much with the shoot!

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Kaitlin and Dylan

November 13, 2008 – 9:46 pm

I always love the chance to try to capture the true bond between a dog and his/her person.  Kaitlin and Dylan have a really special relationship. Dylan is a former service dog but his bad hips caused him to be released from the program. He found a fantastic home with Kaitlin and her family!

 

Kaitlin plans to take Dylan to the Prom so they’ve been practicing!!   ( just kidding….. :) )

 

I love that they both have red hair- how lucky is that for me the photographer? I mean, with the autumn leaves… yeah! 

But I also think they look really great in black and white.

Lots of fun- she and her Mom are terrific people and Dylan is an awesome dog. And…. we finished just in time before it rained- whew!!

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Tommy

November 13, 2008 – 9:27 pm

I had a blast today taking pictures of Tommy. He’s a Humane Society dog which makes him extra special! Tommy’s Mom had him DNA tested to see what breeds of dog he might be. The test came back with German Shepherd and Beagle. I think he may have a few other breeds mixed in there….. check out his white tipped tail- cute, right?

Tommy was obsessed with the horses next door. In fact, it was all he could do to mind his Mom and stay out of the horse field! 

I don’t think they liked him as much as he liked them!   Look at his really sweet face- darling! And can’t you see how intelligent he is? Very focused, this one!

 

As a reward at the end of the shoot- he got a new toy. A canadian goose! But he still thought the horses were way cooler than the toy:)

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Toby

November 6, 2008 – 6:13 pm

This is Toby- a super sweet Shar-Pei. 

He is pretty sick with bone cancer, but he has survived the odds for a long time now, and he is still a happy and peaceful little guy.


Toby has a rock in the backyard that is family calls “Pride Rock” because he loves to stand there and look over his territory!

I think he has a really beautiful face- very intelligent and soulful.

He loves his treats- and have you ever fed a Shar-Pei a treat? It’s so funny because his mouth is really recessed behind his lips so it feels like you are reaching into a little slobbery cave when you feed him treats! Here he’s coming in for a peanut butter biscuit- his favorite :)

Besides Pride Rock, Toby really likes to sit on the porch and watch for cars, mailmen, and other dogs. He doesn’t do much when he sees something- his ears just perk up a little and his tail wags. He’s a good boy.

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Hello again, Louisville!

November 4, 2008 – 3:27 am

I’m back from Paris! What a fantastic place. I loved it so much- especially the food. I ate pastries every day without fail and they were amazing!! My favorite were these little apple flan pastries- I know I will dream about them (because I’m one of those weirdos who actually does dream about food). And they make these super amazing macaroons that are like meringue sandwiches with different flavored fillings. YUM!!

Anyway… I took a lot of pictures… shocker! Just breezing through.. here are a few.

This is my “dog in front of the Eiffel Tower” shot that I HAD to have! Isn’t this boxer great? The French people love their dogs. They take them everywhere.. into restaurants, into shopping malls, on the Metro (subway). My kind of place :)

Dog in Paris in front of Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower was blue at night…  it was really spectacular! I took this the same day as the picture with the dog. It took us that long to stand in line to get to the top! ( and then I had to close my eyes the whole time, anyway..  that thing is pretty high, you know?)

One more Paris pic- this is a mime that was performing in front of Notre Dame Cathedral one night. Truthfully, mimes and clowns sort of freak me out… but the scene was so French that I had to take a picture. How about me tackling my fear of heights and fear of mime/clowns in one trip? Pretty impressive, right?

OK- those are all the Paris shots for now… must to get back to work!! I LOVE Paris but, as always, I’m glad to be home :)

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