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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.

marvelous macy ~ {Waterloo, Ontario pet photographer}

here at scruffy dog — with a fall shooting schedule that made all previous fall seasons seem like a cake-walk — we’re still behind in processing our fall shoots.  what this means, unfortunately, is less time for blogging.  so if you’re wanting daily photos and fun, let me suggest that you join the scruffy dog facebook page.  seriously, there’s a lot going on over there, including a win-your-own-scruffy-dog-session contest going on right now!  if that’s not enough to convince, i don’t know what is.  🙂

but let me introduce you to just one of the lovely models from our past fall … this is Macy.

she’s got the most expressive eyes, as you’ll see in some of her photos, and i loved working this aspect during her session.  we started our session indoors, knowing that she might be getting a little wet and muddy during our session … and i think Macy was already imagining her wild, outdoor session.

one word, and this girl was ready to go.

and the high-in-demand scruffy location was the destination …

besides the tunnel of trees, we also hit the beach.  how gorgeous is this girl against a bright blue sky?

lots of fun at the beach …

and i can never resist the long grasses of late fall, especially with such a gorgeous girl like this.

i think it’s safe to say that this girl had a blast up at our location …

and all this running around builds up a bit of a thirst …

thanks, Tracey and Chris, for sharing your lovely girl with me, and trusting scruffy dog with her photographic memories.

i look forward to seeing you again at your studio consult!

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  • Kris JacksonWheatens have the most beautiful eyes! Great shots, as always, Illona!ReplyCancel

  • michelle bradshawWith a name like Macy, of course she’s marvelous!!!!! Beautiful shots illona…and those eyes; especially her expression in the last shot, melt my heart.ReplyCancel

  • Julia ThompsoonMacy is the essence of our beautiful SCWT’s. You have captured the beauty and versatility of our loves. You go Macy and reveal why you all are so loved–Thx for beautiful photos and sharing them as well!ReplyCancel

  • Tucker's MomWhat great shots!ReplyCancel

  • Sherry in MTAhhh I miss my swheatie! Thank you for fond memories and they are lucky to have such a great photographer to capture those imagees. Macy rocks!ReplyCancel

  • Caroline TwohillI LOVE THIS UPDATE. Seriously … these are all 100% gold! I adore your talent. Your updates always make me smile!ReplyCancel

another facebook recap ~ {Ontario pet-exclusive photographer}

if you don’t follow the scruffy dog facebook page, you’ll have missed the following photos of client sneak peek and the resident scruffies!

first up is an image of little Indy from her shoot earlier in the fall …

it was a heavy-duty week when it came to processing orders last week, with five albums to design.  this is one page from the big Best in Show scruffy dog album of Rose, Ebony and Chase …

then there was wee little Nahla, one of my California clients, here for her second shoot … in snow!

i also shared a little before-and-after of the post-production on Duke and Daisy’s session …

this boy looks handsome whether processed in color or black-and-white …

i also had a little fun with the images of these guys …

then there was Toby …

i had a lot of fun with merrick in our new sink …

i should have known it wasn’t a good idea to torture him with a bath …

… because later that afternoon, merrick got his payback.  this photo was snapped with my new BlackBerry Curve …

and during a drive a few days later, i had to pull over and take this.  this was shot with the little Nikon V1 mirrorless camera … a fraction of the size of the regular scruffy dog cameras, which means i can actually take it along for our own walks, and not have to rely on the so-so quality of the Blackberry camera.

and finally, last week, my girl had to have surgery to remove a button-tumor off her back leg due to its growth-rate and the fact that she was always scraping it open when on walks or even in the back yard.  she also had one of her many fatty tumors removed from the bottom of her chest.  the lycra vests i made years ago for visibility on the trails have come in handy; snugly covering the stitches, great breathability and comfort.  today — five days post-surgery — all of her stitches look awesome …

thank you to everyone for your well-wishes on facebook and via emails.  i’m sure your positive energy is partly responsible for her quick recovery.

have a great week, all!

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  • David G.Hey great doggie shot’s! Thanks for sharing!ReplyCancel

  • Tucker's MomOMG – Merrick in the sink made my day! And glad “your girl” is recovering well post-op.ReplyCancel

  • JoniDelightful photos as always!

    “mirrorless camera … a fraction of the size of the regular scruffy dog cameras, which means i can actually take it along for our own walks”

    I take most of my dogs photos (personal dogs and foster dogs) while on walks and am considering one of these smaller cameras too. Are you happy with yours? Right now I have a point and shoot, but would like to move up to something a little better, but worried about not wanting to carry around a large camera.ReplyCancel

    • illonait’s a great carry-around camera … but it doesn’t replace your DSLR. basically, you’re looking at a much narrow “sweet spot” with these mirrorless cameras. if the conditions are great, you can get just as great a shot from a mirrorless as your DSLR, but as soon as you’re getting into a more challenging shooting situation, you’re going to be a little disappointed. but i do think that that “sweet spot” is bigger on a mirrorless than any point and shoot. mirrorless cameras — from my very limited experience so far — falls comfortably b/w DSLRs and p&s’s.ReplyCancel

thor & indy ~ {Toronto pet photographer}

here at scruffy dog we’re still working on the post production of a number of our fall sessions due to the extremely heavy shooting schedule last season.  and even while some clients’ galleries are up, and orders are already being processed, we’re woefully behind in blogging the amazing sessions we’ve had … with dozens of sessions, unfortunately, never making it to the blog.

wherever i can, i’m trying to make room to do up a blog entry here and there, but right now it’s only a dream that i’ll get even a fraction of last fall’s sessions onto the blog.

some of you who follow the scruffy dog facebook page will already have seen a few of these images of Thor and his little sister Indy … and they would have made an appearance in the facebook recaps posted intermittently here on the blog … but since they’re among my favorites from the session, you’re getting a couple of repeats.

Thor is a repeat client from several years ago.  it was so amazing to see this big guy again as he was one of my most memorable sessions early on in scruffy dog history …

and wee little Indy … well, need i say more?  “hey, lady, down here!”

how adorable is this little sweetie?

and those wee, undersized legs work just fine when it comes to keeping up with her big brother …

and how utterly handsome is this big guy?

and this boy can move!

although it’s been my experience that long-haired doxies can be a little on the shy side, i think this little girl actually believes she’s a great dane as well …

we had a lot of fun at one of our favorite locations, and then made our way to the red caboose …

thanks for a lovely session with your two, Jennifer, and sharing them with me.

these two are certainly a couple of my most favorite scruffies …

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  • Lisa BrencisYou must have really enjoyed playing up the difference in their sizes. Dane to doxie… doesn’t get much more than that! Great shots and I adore little Indy!ReplyCancel

  • michelle bradshawWow…great shots…those two are adorable!ReplyCancel

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