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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.

your weekly Facebook recap! ~ {Ontario pet photographer}

if you don’t follow the scruffy dog facebook page (and why wouldn’t you?), you’ll have missed some of these sneak peeks of scruffy clients …

first up, the lounging Daisy at the beginning of her session last week …

and her brother Duke … a.k.a. Ears McGee …

and fun in the park …

then i offered up a photo of little Baxter, in an attempt to share my feelings about Rogers and their service …

Scout showed off her catching abilities … eye on the ball, eye on the ball!

and i shared some more before-and-afters in regards to the post-production work that goes into scruffy dog images … these are some of Lolli’s images from a shot a few weeks ago.

then there was Jack and Fergus …

and Fergus showed off his newly discovered post-balancing skills …

then there’s big boy James during his second scruffy dog session … showing off the floatmount from his first session …

and last, but not least … sweet, sweet Macy, who i so easily could have taken home … always mindful of the camera as she quickly overcame her camera-phobia …

… especially once she let loose in the autumn leaves and along the beach.

and that’s what you missed last week on facebook!

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  • KarenThat’s a lovely shot of Daisy running in the park Illona. She looks so happy. I love the limited colour palette of her coat and the branches in the background.ReplyCancel

  • PennyGreat shots! How many dogs do you have? Lolli is so cute!ReplyCancel

    • illonathanks, Penny. i have two rescue dogs … most of the dogs you see here belong to clients of scruffy dog photography. thanks for stopping by.ReplyCancel

  • DLuker#347 Fergus on the post: all that great detail in that delicious light! Big fav!ReplyCancel

  • Tucker's MomWow, those are beautiful. I love seeing the pre and post processing.ReplyCancel

  • michelle bradshawFace Book was fun last week!!!!
    Macy is pretty sweet…lolReplyCancel

gilmour and murphy very autumny shoot ~ {Muskoka, Ontario pet photographer}

you’ve seen these two in their sneak peek earlier on the blog, and i know we’re behind in blogging due to the heavy fall shooting schedule, but here — at last — is their fuller blog entry.  these two sorta kinda loved the beaches.

Gilmour owns the strip of beach at his cottage …

and like just about any golden retriever, he loves the water …

add a stick, and this boy is in his element.

then there’s rescue-boy Murphy…

Murphy is almost completely blind but still manages to get around very well …

did i mention how much Gilmour loves his beach?

after some shooting at the cottage, we headed to a different beach … and the colours were glorious …

with lots of running …

and just because his vision is failing, don’t count Murphy out of some running games on the beach!

of course, sticks are always an integral component to any fun afternoon on the beach with a wet dog …

from the beach, we headed to the woods.  just check out the brotherly love …

grrrr ….

and that Gilmour sure knows how to have fun with mud …

thanks, Gilmour and Murphy for a memorable shoot.

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  • michelle bradshawBeautiful shoot. Gilmour and Murphy melt my heart!!!!ReplyCancel

  • Tucker's MomWhat beautiful dogs … love the settings as well, and the water shots!ReplyCancel

  • Janice CraigThese shots made my day – smiling ear to ear! Makes me think of my own golden – water loving, muck rolling, stick chewing!! 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Karenhow’s it possible to not love dogs!ReplyCancel

  • CrystalNice to see someone else takes those low-down shots of a dog’s legs. I really love how some of those can turn out.ReplyCancel

  • A Knox-DostaleAnd again, your photos amaze me & make me smile ! Capturing the best of dogs being dogs ! The way you use the light & environment is brilliant. Bravo !!!ReplyCancel

another weekly facebook recap ~ {Ontario pet photographer}

if you’re not following the scruffy dog facebook page, well, i’ve said it before: you’re just not running with the pack!  … and you’re missing a lot of sneak peeks.  but just in case you’re not very keen on facebook, i always make sure to share a few of them here on the scruffy dog blog.

first we have Indy, owned by Tami Packham of  Waterloo Dog.  you’ll be seeing a lot more of Indy … one of my favorite models of the year.

i also shared a couple of before-and-afters on facebook, as a lot of people enjoy seeing the work that is done on scruffy dog images.

we shared a couple of sneak peeks of handsome boy Kaiser from his Standard session …


… and crazy Baxter … expert leaf exterminator …

and little Gus, whose session was a squeeze-in a couple of weeks ago …

then there was wildman Sprocket and his flurry of attempts to catch a ball in spite if his dwindling eyesight due to PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy) …

i also shared a photo of our two resident scruffies — Matea and Merrick — wanting in from the cold and our first snowfall …

and Indy again … she just cracks me up with her myriad of expressions …

and we closed out the week with a dramatic shot of resident scruffy Matea … my girl.  this photo was taken in answer to a challenge of “black” within the 52 Weeks for Dogs project on flickr (a photo a week of your dog) …

hope you have a great week!

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  • jenniferI love the leaf shots….all great though, as usual. I am happy to see your post processing work, because mine are sometimes just as dramatic and it is good to know your photos don’t come out perfect straight from the camera! 🙂ReplyCancel

  • KarenYep, Indy really is funny and sweet. Love seeing dogs with personality.ReplyCancel

  • Holly Garner-JacksonYou know I love all of these, but your two scruffies are the best. The one of Matea is my favorite of her of all time!!!ReplyCancel

  • Tucker's MomAll great shots – Indy is a hoot!ReplyCancel

  • michelle bradshawEven though I “run with the pack” on face book there’s nothing better than a Scruffy Dog blog entry! Have I mentioned how much I adore sweet Matea all dramatic in black? That shot is marvelous illona.ReplyCancel

  • Katy BrunkardIllona, your post processing is just fabulous! The before and after screen shots are a real treat 🙂 I also LOVE the photo of Matea – I’ve been following your photos on Flickr and I hope she is feeling better than she was a while ago! (and you too!) ~Katy BrunkardReplyCancel

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