apologies for the tardiness … hoping everyone and everydog is recovering from a fabulous holiday season. in the meantime, matea wanted to wish everyone a most happy New Year!
… may it be filled with many biscuits!
Monthly Archives: December 2009
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an afternoon at Country Paws
26 December 2009 – 10:34 pm
a couple of weeks ago i had the hairy, muddy, slobbery pleasure of shooting some of the regulars at Country Paws Boarding in London…
i thought i’d share a few of the crazy faces and unique characters with you.
i loved this red girl … you know me and hunting dawgs …
and of course, as in any well-working facility, there ARE rules …
… but more fun than anything else.
… and lots of running.
and finally, a little something extra. i couldn’t help doing some more serious post work on this wonderful blue girl … (at some point i’ll show you the “before”)
hope you enjoy your gallery, Michelle. i’m looking forward to the Kitchener location shoot.
if you don’t love a basset …
9 December 2009 – 10:07 pm
… then you’re a weirdo. i mean, seriously, who doesn’t immediately fall in love with those eyes and those ears, that face!
meet cinnamon …
a perfect example of everything to love about bassets. and she’s not as shy as she looks … in fact, she had her nose into everything, including my lenses, with no hesitation.
a real poser … although some of her looks gave her the air of a well-versed, been-there-done-that, yet underpaid model.
you might recognize the location in this shoot from Kiera’s shoot a few weeks ago. Kiera’s owner introduced me to this place in Elmira, and although i have great tromping grounds right here around the scruffy dog studio, this spot offers a great variety of backdrops, including it’s own beach!
you’ll also note in the previous two photos (and more to come) that i use a long-line for dogs like Cinnamon … 60′ of light mountaineering rope with a light caribiner. with a few instructions to owners, this line allows us some freedom and action shots without taking the risk of dogs like our darling basset here picking up a scent and tearing off. for images ordered, i always remove the long-line in post, but for purposes of the blog, it’s too much work … so forgive its presence here.
don’t you just love those ears??
did someone say something about ears? 
did i tell you Cinnamon had huge ears?
thanks, Cinnamon, for a wonderful shoot. and thanks Denis and Nat for bringing your girl to Waterloo for me to shoot. i hope you enjoy her huge gallery.
who doesn’t love a scruffy little terrier?
2 December 2009 – 10:32 pm
i do! i do! and this little girl is cuter than a whole pile of cutes!
this is 7-month-old Sasha … adorable’ist of the adorables … with a good dose of giddy-up.
and she loves her mama …
still, i was able to coax her into a few good sprints away from her mom …
with a huge gallery of images for mom Kim, it’s very difficult for me to narrow down the images for the blog, so bear with me …
we had a blast in the park across the street … lots of running …
… and jumping …
… and, of course, keeping a close eye on passersby.
a real little poser …
although sometimes she could be a little coy.
and when this little girl gets her rip on, she goes like stink!
after a good romp, we took some photos at a historic home on the park grounds. an awesome setting for this sweet little girl …
thank you so much, Kim, for sharing your darling girl with me. glad you’re enjoying Sasha’s images … sorry I wasn’t able to narrow down the selection any more!
get your scruffy dog / KWHS calendar now!
1 December 2009 – 3:59 pm
… makes a great Christmas gift and you’re helping the dogs and cats at the Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society!
calendars are only $15 (no tax) and proceeds help the animals at the centre. if you’d like yours, they can be picked up from the KWHS at 250 Riverbend Road, Kitchener … or contact scruffy dog photography. shipping is extra, but we’ll get ‘er there!
if you want to see the calendar cats, you can check ‘em out here … and the dogs are here, and here too.
so get your copies now before they’re all gone.
