• ... home of Ontario's premier pet photographer. This is where the photos of scruffy dog photography meet the heart and soul behind all of those fun and wacky photo shoots and the long hours in the digital darkroom ... a behind-the scenes peek into the zany life of a pet-exclusive photographer and her two trusty sidekicks. For more details on illona and the mcscruffies, check out the "about" section.

    What you will find here is the past several years of blog entries -- selected client shoots, sneak peeks, facebook recaps, news and announcements, promos and specials, as well as info on canine health and general dog chat. (NOTE: previous years of blog entries have been archived.)

    So, grab a cup of jo, give your scruffnut a beef tendon to gnaw on, and enjoy the photos and ramblin's.

your chance to win a scruffy dog session and more! ~ {Ontario pet photographer}

in celebration of Merrick’s 3rd re-birthday with us — the day we ended his six-year stint of breeding for a puppymill situation — we’re having another scruffy dog session giveaway!  well, actually, it’s much more than just one session giveaway; there are many prizes to be won to celebrate the goober’s re-birthday!

the contest is taking place right now on the scruffy dog facebook page, and anyone, yes anyone, can be a winner.  this isn’t just about the dog with the most votes wins!

there will also be:

- an artist’s choice, winning $100 towards a session of their choice!

- anyone with 100 votes or more receives 20% off any SDP session!

- anyone with 50 votes receives 10% off any SDP session!

how’s that for prizes!?

the full contest details and rules can be found on the contest page.   the contest is already well under way, but don’t let that stop you!  this kind of contest is really about the individual … and you have plenty of time before the contest ends at NOON on March 21st to get those votes in!!   voting can start as soon as you enter!

in regards to voting: the contest is set up for one vote per person per individual animal, so make ‘em count!

make sure to share your entry on your FB page … the contest platform is also set up for you to share via Twitter and email as well, if you like!

it should be noted that when entering the contest or when voting with mobile devices, the contest app (which — by facebook regulations — we are required to use) will ask you to “Register Using Facebook,” and then request permission to access your FB account.  DON’T PANIC!  this is only to confirm who you are!  the app does not access your friends or personal data, nor is SDP able to access this.  it is merely to keep track of who is who, and to make sure that everything is fair.

have fun!  enjoy!  i look forward to seeing all of your scruffies on the SDP contest page, and hopefully meeting them in the near future!

  

new page about scruffy locations ~ {Waterloo, Ontario pet photographer}

have you seen the newest page here on the scruffy dog site?  yes, we’re always changing content and adding new stuff, housecleaning and moving around the furniture … and a page which has been a long time coming is finally here: a page devoted to the various scruffy locations available to scruffy clients who make the trek to SDP territory for their sessions.

over the years, more and more scruffy clients are coming to the Waterloo region for their sessions to take advantage of the locations they see on the SDP facebook page and here on the blog.  years of scouting have resulted in some pretty great locations, and we never stop looking!

whether natural locations or urban, we’re always searching for locations that provide not only amazing backdrops for your scruffies and offer huge variety for your sessions, but are also safe and fun.

winter, summer, fall and spring … different locations have their best seasons as well … and here in scruffyland, we’ve got it all.  well, okay, we don’t have wide open sandy beaches and palm trees, but you get the idea.

so to help make it a little easier for our many far-flung clients — from the GTA, Hamilton, Burlington, London and beyond, from outside of the province, and those from the US — we’ve put together a number of slideshows featuring the various locations to assist you in visualizing the possibilities!  of course, with the scruffy dog Standard Session, travel is still included in your session feel (up to 100kms from Waterloo), but if you choose to come to scruffyland for your session, remember, there is a $75 courtesy print credit applied to your file!

you can find the full scruffy locations page here, along with its array of slideshows.  enjoy!

  
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