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Monthly Archives: February 2011

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another dip into the archives ~ {Ontario pet photography}

26 February 2011 – 11:43 am

i have so much fun doing this … i literally go to my catalog of clients, close my eyes, scroll up and down, and blindly click.  then, on the page of thumbnails from their finished gallery, i blindly click again.  it’s fun to see who i come up with.

this morning it was sweet Sasha …

you can see her original blog entry images here.  i love this little girl, and owner Kim is such a fabulous supporter of SDP, and has recently attained her CET (Certified Educator Trainer), so will be helping others help their dogs!

next i blindly stumbled on beautiful boy Bauer …

this was taken during the summer portion of his Winter/Summer session.  here’s his summer shoot, and here’s his winter one (one of my favorite shoots).   owner, Karen, has also been a long time supporter of SDP.

in fact, as i write this i’m only just now realizing the bizarre coincidence of this particular “dipping into the archives” entry this morning!  i swear to you, this is always done blind!  but Karen and Kim are both on board as my staff for Woofstock this summer!  so if you come to visit us at Woofstock this June, you’ll not only meet Karen and Kim, but you might also meet Sasha and Bauer.

have a great weekend everyone.  i’m off to meet a woolly boy named Barkley for his Winter segment.

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wieners running amok ~ {Waterloo, Ontario pet photographer}

25 February 2011 – 2:11 pm

you met Oscar and Rollo first during their sneak peek … now i can share some more images from the winter portion of their Winter/Summer session.

we started indoors, and Oscar was just fine with that, especially since i brought the good treats.

i just had to keep the treats coming!

and Rollo was a pretty easy mark with the treats as well.

and i couldn’t resist the two resident cats either — Tallon and Puddles …

of course, a dachshund photoshoot wouldn’t be complete without some flipper … er … foot shots …

Oscar’s obsession is balls.

much like my Merrick, i’m betting that unless there’s food in his mouth, there’s likely to be found a ball …

of course, it’s all fun and games until the ball rolls under the sofa.

even while gearing up for the great outdoors, Oscar’s gotta have the ball in his mouth.

then, all geared and ready to go …

… we headed to the snowy outdoors!

oh, and did i mention that Oscar loves balls?

and Rollo’s got some awesome running style … or should i say “flying style”?

i had a blast with these little guys out on the trail.  of course, being little hunters and with so many coyote sightings in the area, we had them on long-lines for the shoot.  and the lines i provide for shoots never hinder the fun to be had!

of course, i’m not sure how far these two would have gotten even without the long-lines.  after a fresh fall of snow, it was pretty deep out there for the wieners.

thanks, Rollo and Oscar, and thanks Meaghan and Ben, for a fun afternoon.  i’m looking forward to our summer session … as i’m sure the boys are.

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some days at scruffy dog headquarters …

24 February 2011 – 9:26 pm

… things get a little crazy.

today was one of those days.

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big, black, woolly sneak peek ~ {Caledon, Ontario pet photographer}

23 February 2011 – 10:37 am

i was so happy to revisit Sox and Shoez yesterday, the resident beasts of the Caledon Inn … such wonderful dogs …

this is gorgeous Sox …

… and goofball, gregarious Shoez …

… and sweetheart, heartthrob, rescue boy Sneakerz …

in this case, three is definitely not a crowd.

you’ll be seeing a lot more of these three beauties soon.  really, this was supposed to be just a sneak from our awesome shoot yesterday.

so stay tuned for much more of these guys.  and thanks Deanna and Brian for yet another lovely afternoon.

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dipping into the archives ~ {Ontario pet photographer}

18 February 2011 – 9:05 am

on a dreary day, somewhere between winter and spring when the weather gods can’t seem to make up their minds, i thought it might be nice to dip into the archives … and perhaps offer this as a semi-regular occurrence on scruffy dog blog, where i know a lot of followers really hope to find an entry to brighten their every day.

so, literally with eyes closed, i scroll through the archived collections, click blindly, and come up with a client-folder … i then open the page of thumbnails and once again, click blind.

and here’s what you get ..

remember, sweet baby Marvin?

i loved this boy.  his shoot was a birthday present for his mama.  his full blog entry can be found here.

and why not double the fun?  going in blind again, i found cute little Koda.

his full blog entry is here.

enjoy the spring-like weather … scoop the back yard while you can … and pray for more snow.   we have a lot more winter shoots on the books and we need snow!   have a great weekend, everyone.

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