yup, we’re behind in blogging … again.  i think we need to hire a blogger.  i threatened to withhold the goober’s food until he gets the next blog post up, but his utter lack of opposable thumbs makes the task rather arduous, and his last entry — well, to be quite honest — really made no sense at all.

so, the task continues to fall on me, your humble photographer, editor, blogger, scruffy mastermind, mentor and one-woman-show…

of course, if you actually want to see sneak peeks of the crazy busy times we’re having here at scruffy dog you need only drop by the scruffy dog photography facebook page for a quick gander at the many photos shared there.  yeah, we’ve been b-u-s-y!  …and we haven’t even gotten into our crazy fall shooting schedule yet!  once September hits, it’s nothing but shooting, downloading and backing-up in time for the next session … yes, we basically shoot the crap out of fall.  everyone loves the fall season, SDP included.

this fall season booked solid already back in March, but don’t fear, we’re taking bookings for Fall 2013 … and already have several sessions on the books.  next spring is already booked up as well, and we are now booking into June 2013.  of course, there are always exemptions when it comes to aging pets and pets in failing health — what we call our Honor Session™.  these are still our Starter or Standard sessions, but the Honor Session™ designation means we fit them into the already full schedule no matter what, and that we go above and beyond to make sure we have ample images and variety of your beloved 4-legger.  contact us today if you are requiring an Honor Session™.

in the meantime, here are just a few of the scruffy faces that have made us smile in the past weeks.

the dynamic duo of Tanner and Rascal …

how handsome are they?

mom Nancy was after some running shots of her boys, but there was little cooperation on the day of their session.  Rascal, pictured above, was content with more of a sedate trot through the gorgeous field i provided them.  and Tanner, well, Tanner developed a sudden phobia of the long grass and after a good 20 minutes of coaxing had to finally be carried into the field!  once there, he seemed to have a good time … even if he appeared to be in a mild state of denial.  😉

i had fun working with these two red dogs in and out of the woods …

thanks, Nancy, for introducing me to your two lovely boys.

next up we have young Kaja.

this little firecracker was a blast to work with.  in spite of her youth, this little girl was calm and so obliging … so unlike most crazy puppies her age.

how cute is this little monkey?  i can’t wait to photograph her as she grows up.

grrrr … Kaja hated the deer flies … and i didn’t blame her one bit!

and this blog entry has a few more photos of my own girl matea, as i took her out twice for some location scouting.  first to some resident wheat fields … where, yes, i did ask permission. i love this first shot of matea as i can almost never get her to look directly into the camera … she is a hunting dog, and as such, she is always ‘working’, whether that is working the bushes and ground, or working the air for a scent.

and here we have the evolution of a sneeze, matea-style …

as i had a client making the long drive from Chicago and one of their location requests was the graffitied train tunnel, i decided to make a quick stop down there while doing my scouting to check on the state of the graffiti.

…and yes, i was pleased to see that Memphis’ dad’s own dog-skull graffiti is still standing the test of time!  next up was the red caboose…

and then, just around …

of course, no blog entry would be complete without some images of the goober — merrick goobernuts mcscruffy — in all of his goobery adorableness.  just hangin’…

always keeping his eyes on me…

of course, it should be known that the goober isn’t without his issues.  as a former puppymill stud dog, used for breeding for 6 years, he’s something of a hoarder.  it’s just a good thing we don’t actually use his crate as a ‘crate’ anymore … now it’s his stash-house.  he’ll never ever ever admit he has a problem though.

and i leave with you a final photo of the goober at his happiest — wet.

hope you’re all having a fabulous August … and staying a little dryer than the goober.