Internationally-renowned, award-winning animal photographer Illona Haus created scruffy dog photography inc. as the province's premier pet photography business which continues to serve clients across Ontario, the US and the world. Based in Kitchener, Ontario and photographing exclusively animals for fifteen years - both commercially and for private clients - Illona is considered one of the world's leading and most influential pet photographers.
To learn more about the scruffy dog photography, its creator and history, and the scruffy dog experience, feel free to browse through the menu above, and scroll through over a decade's worth of blog entries below!
Please drop me a line! I'd love the opportunity to capture stunning, creative, one-of-a-kind photographic memories of your 4-legged loved ones to treasure in artwork for a lifetime, and show you just what makes the scruffy dog experience second to none.
yes, another cat. meet jazper …
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he loves his backyard …
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and, for some unknown reason, he fell in love with my Crumpler camera bag …
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he does enjoy just lazing around …
but he’s also a boy with much to do … places to go … flowers to sniff …
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and … then … more napping …
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of greatest note are Jazper’s fabulous eyes.
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thanks for being such a willing model, Jazper. i hope you enjoy your client gallery, Dawn.
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oh man … what can i say about this little dude? this is just a sneak of a little guy i met the other day for a shoot. his name is Miles …
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… and his mom made sure he was tucked firmly under her arm as i packed my gear because, i swear, i was gonna stash him in my Crumpler camera bag and take him home. or maybe he would have just danced all the way home with me …
you’ll be seeing loads more of Miles’ smiles once i get a little more caught up with all of the July client shoots and get through Miles’ massive shoot. i totally overshot this little guy … who wouldn’t!?
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so for now, you’ll just have to wait.
remember this face?
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you saw these rough-and-tumble boys a little earlier on the blog as a sneak peak. and here they are – at last – in a slightly fuller entry…
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Drake is the wild, younger brother … and typical of GSPs is low on common sense and high on crazy …
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older brother Spike — at thirteen — is a little wobbly and weary, but there’s no stopping him, no matter how many times his younger brother bowls him over.
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i was able to fit Deb’s shoot in just before the last of the wheat fields came down …
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although this particular wheat field was mighty tall. of course, i’m sure i’ll be standing corrected when someone informs me that this isn’t wheat. anyone?
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this boy certainly has some unique expressions … even though he rarely sat still longer than two seconds for me to capture them.
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this boy almost never stopped moving …
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… or hunting.
old man Spike was a little more easily manipulated into a stay …
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… but not by much.
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thanks, Deb and boys. hope you enjoy your finished gallery. see you soon at your follow-up shoot on the beach!
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SamanthaI love him! Such a fashion model! Lay down here over there pose, look pretty, look pouty, look serious. And the red tags make it all POP. And on top of all that he’s floofy. Especially love the last photo.