shh … someone’s getting a birthday surprise.
so i can’t reveal this bruiser until the birth-date. please stay tuned.
Monthly Archives: October 2009
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wee wonderful winnie
9 October 2009 – 10:07 am
meet Winnie …
for those of you have see our own Aslan (and yes, we did end up keeping the beast) you can see that Winnie is a mini-Aslan … shorter, rounder, squatter, and just way, way, WAY too cute.
three months out of the Perth County shelter, Winnie seems to have adjusted to her new digs rather quickly, although the furnace rumbling to life is still cause for alarm and a reason to run for cover …
but recovery is mighty fast in the right arms … and Winnie knows she’s got it good.
content to be an indoor-cat, Winnie is still mighty fascinated with the birds that visit the brickwork and trees outside the windows of her wonderful new home …
… watching them endlessly with those enormous, saucer eyes of hers …
… and to hunt any pesky intruder that might venture in with an errant photographer.
she’s a busy little girl, this Winnie, making her rounds through the house … she certainly kept me hopping …
but fortunately she did chill out with new mom and dad for a while.
thanks little Winnie, for a fun afternoon. and thanks, Michelle and Marco for lavishing this sweet girl with such adoring love, and giving her an awesome home. i hope you enjoy your gallery of images.
goldens in the mist
5 October 2009 – 9:31 pm
there’s just something about seniors that gives them that edge over other dogs. they just sorta seem to know it all, don’t they? it’s like they’ve seen it all … and as such, they’ve got it all together, they know what life is about … and even if they do happen to slip they do it with such grace that they make it look like they meant to do it … like maybe you needed a smile just then and they totally knew it.
meet Sara and Clancy …
… two lovely old souls i had the pleasure of shooting one very foggy morning last week. as the scruffy dog-mobile hurtled toward Guelph in the early morning hours, the fog grew denser and denser, squashing all hopes i’d had of catching those first a.m. flares of the rising sun with my un-hooded lenses. and yet, that heavy gray mist was just a little kind of magic …
the dogs certainly seemed to enjoy it …
and sara definitely had lots to say about it. this girl is undeniably a talker.
… while Clancy is more the silent type.
down by the river Sara set about her usual task of hauling out rocks from the riverbed to be placed on a pile she’s apparently been building over the years. you can see it on the shore behind her in the second photo.
while dad tossed stones for Clancy …
… and a few for Sara, too.
back at home Clancy welcomed me warmly …
and we chilled on the back deck for a while …
… as well as the back yard, where Sara still hadn’t said her fill.
not by a long shot …
it was wonderful to just hang with these two gentle souls, to witness the deep love owners Sue and Richard have for their two ‘kids’.
thank you, Clancy and Sara for a lovely morning … and thank you Sue and Richard for giving me the opportunity to capture these memories of your wonderful pups. i hope you enjoy your double-wide gallery. i had a hard time narrowing down the field so i’m sure i haven’t made your job easy. enjoy!
the big red dog
3 October 2009 – 5:56 pm
meet the most handsomest red dog .. evah! big boy Brewer.
this blog entry is a little late, and it’s a little big. i’m simply unable to narrow down the choices of images to share. i mean, with a face like this …
… so less words, more pics. after all, what more do i need to say about this handsome boy?
this young boy tore up the place. for those interested, these shots were taken along the trails near the scruffy dog studio … always a great place for some scenic shots.
of course, i think Brewer is happy no matter where he goes …
Brewer was a wonderful model … even at only 14 months of age his obedience was solid and his connection to owners Jamie and Steph was wonderful to witness. and of course, i’ve always got a thing for hunting dogs.
from the scruffy dog studio area we headed to Brewer’s home and a nearby cut wheat field …
gotta love a dog who loves his momma.
and then back home …
… onto the forbidden couch.
i just love it when clients break the rules for the sake of a photo shoot. thanks Steph and Jamie, for a wonderful shoot and for introducing me to your amazing, amazing ridgie boy. i’m sure he slept well after our long afternoon. i look forward to our studio consult and seeing your boy in print. i might just have to grace my own studio walls with his gorgeous mug.
no worries …
1 October 2009 – 7:13 am
… dogs still rule.
hopelessly behind in blog posts. please stay tuned. there will be more of this little precious girl and, of course, more dogs very soon.
