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Internationally-renowned, award-winning animal photographer Illona Haus created scruffy dog photography inc. as the province's premier pet photography business in 2007 ... the first of its kind in Canada ... and, still today, continues to serve clients across Ontario, the US and the world. Based in Kitchener, Ontario and photographing exclusively animals for almost 20 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 scruffy dog photography, its creator, history, and the scruffy dog experience, feel free to browse through the menu above, and scroll 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.

Lucy & Poppy ~ {Oshawa pet exclusive photographer}

let me introduce you to two gorgeous greyhound girls who had their scruffy Seasons Session with me last year — Lucy and Poppy — from Bowmanville.  photographing dogs across three seasons is always a pleasure, creating big variety of images spanning the seasons and different settings, and these two beautiful girls did not disappoint.

Lucy here is a former racer from Birmingham, Alabama.

01-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy poppy real-192and this is Poppy.  i don’t actually have too many details on this sweet rescue girl as she was a last-minute addition to the session and a new adoption to the family!

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08-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy poppy real-29209-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy poppy real-261-Editfor the girls’ fall session, we simply had to pull in along this side street with all of its lovely red leaves …

10-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy poppy real-357and then, of course, Jennifer wanted the tunnel of trees …

11-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy poppy real-48012-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy poppy real-51513-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy poppy real-54814-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy poppy real-37815-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy poppy real-56316-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy poppy real-59917-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy poppy real-62818-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy poppy real-638-Editfor their Winter session, we needed a warm but snowy day for these two thin-coated greyhounds, and fortunately Mother Nature complied.

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  • Michelle BradshawAgain…. Stunning!!!!ReplyCancel

  • Andy MathisYou ladies look Maahvelous, simply maahvelous.ReplyCancel

  • Lauren A MillerThose pictures are so beautiful! Fantastic job! I just love greyhounds!ReplyCancel

  • Pat Hurley LairdSpectacular photos. Greys are a very special breed.ReplyCancel

Lucy and her fabulous ears ~ {Kitchener, Ontario pet photographer}

let me introduce you to Lucy … and her incredible ears.  Lucy is a Jack Russell-Beagle cross adopted through Petfinder.  according to Lucy’s session booking form, guardians Stephen and Nicole went to Lucy’s foster home to meet her, “watched her be crazy for about a half an hour, and brought her home.”   … now that’s commitment.01-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy frederick-23Lucy is a true representation of both of her breeds … she is such a little hunter, always alert, and hearing things with this big ears of hers.

02-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy frederick-59-Editof course, that crazy hunting drive meant that Lucy couldn’t be off leash, so for those dog guardians thinking about a session but worried about the fact that their 4-legger had to remain on leash the entire time, Lucy’s is a prime example of a session with such a dog.  in the case of these photos, obviously, the leash has been removed.03-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy frederick-7004-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy frederick-32305-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy frederick-95-Edit06-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy frederick-15607-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy frederick-10708-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy frederick-34609-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy frederick-25310-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy frederick-332thank you, Stephen and Nicole, for choosing scruffy dog for your sweet little girl.  and thank you, Lucy, for sharing your fabulous ears with me!11-toronto-ontario-professional--dog-photographer-lucy frederick-130

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  • Lauren A MillerLucy is so cute!ReplyCancel

  • MichelleLucy is adorable. Beautiful shots as always Illona. I think I saw the Scruffy Dog Fairy sprinkling that magical dust again as it danced in the light shining through the trees.ReplyCancel

  • Yolanda WesterLove them!! Two of my favourite breeds together … and those sideway glances LOL … I get them all the time from my two jacks!!ReplyCancel

  • Jen MetzgerWhat a cutie!ReplyCancel

  • Darlene GirardI can’t pick a favorite pic.. they’re all lovely.. and Lucy is a doll.. I love floppy ears on a dog.ReplyCancel

Max ~ dog photography session ~ {Waterloo professional pet photographer}

this little dumpling is Max — a.k.a. Maxipoo … a.k.a. Bone Head — a Pomeranian-Chihuahua mix who had a Fine Focus session with me so that his mom could have some artwork of him on her walls.

01-waterloo-ontario-professional-dog-photographer-best-max rooke-8402-waterloo-ontario-professional-dog-photographer-best-max rooke-5703-waterloo-ontario-professional-dog-photographer-best-max rooke-224i worked with Max and his mom in a few different settings, and always Max was a willing model, even though he could never be off the leash. if you are ever considering a scruffy session, but are worried about your 4-legger being unable to be off-leash, think twice as you look through just this small selection of images from Max’s session.  as explained on the FAQ’s page here on the scruffy dog site, safety is always of the utmost importance at every session, so in a lot of cases leashes and/or long lines are used, and then removed in post … as you see in Max’s images (or don’t see, as the case may be!).

04-waterloo-ontario-professional-dog-photographer-best-max rooke-10705-waterloo-ontario-professional-dog-photographer-best-max rooke-2706-waterloo-ontario-professional-dog-photographer-best-max rooke-16107-waterloo-ontario-professional-dog-photographer-best-max rooke-220-Edit08-waterloo-ontario-professional-dog-photographer-best-max rooke-12209-waterloo-ontario-professional-dog-photographer-best-max rooke-26110-waterloo-ontario-professional-dog-photographer-best-max rooke-249thanks for being such a willing little model, Max.  and thank you for entrusting me to capture you boy’s images, Elizabeth.  it was a pleasure!

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  • Lauren A MillerWow! What a cutie! Great job!ReplyCancel

  • Michelle BradshawBeautiful as usual Illona!!!!ReplyCancel

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