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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.

little boy ryder ~ {Toronto, Ontario pet photographer}

the other weekend i had a blast with young Ryder during his first scruffy session …

a breed i’ve always admired from afar, this little boy didn’t disappoint.  Ryder was so much fun to work with.

Ryder is not mom Katharine’s first wire fox terrier, so she knows what she’s doing with this crazy boy, and the bond between them, even at his young age, is already extremely obvious.

and in spite of his youth, Ryder’s training is well underway, which always makes certain aspects of our shoot a lot easier.

and he had so much fun with recalls …

zoom zoom …

thanks for a fun shoot, Ryder.  i look forward to watching you grow up.

i hope you enjoy your gallery, Katharine.

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  • Joanna ReichertLove, love this series! You know the drawings of Snoopy, where he’s always walking way above the ground? Your photos look just like that! 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Amy @ Pet RiderStunning photography .. i love the karate kick the dog is doing in the second photo 🙂ReplyCancel

  • michelle bradshawLove them all, but especially the running shots and the one on the log. Beautiful!!!ReplyCancel

  • SolteraOh, the colors! The colors! I’ve never encountered this breed. What a great introduction.ReplyCancel

  • Sherry in MTAhhh nothing like a terrier grin, bounce and stubby tail to make my Monday morning shine! Thank you!!!!ReplyCancel

  • DianeIllona, I have been following your blog for a little while now, and I am in awe of your images. I am currently starting up a photography business, with a view to photographing pets, and I would love to be able to capture images such as these. Are there any tips you can pass on? Is it the lens? The camera settings? Post production?ReplyCancel

  • Janice CraigLove the energy in these pictures – what a great shoot!ReplyCancel

  • CarolineWhat a wonderful dog ! And wonderful pictures ! Great work !ReplyCancel

  • Schaffer PhotographyThese are great!! I love the jumping shots in the leaves 🙂ReplyCancel

  • StephanieQuite possibly the 2nd cutest scruffy there is (behind mine, of course). Great colors and great wittle doggie!ReplyCancel

  • MargaretWhat a cool little dog!ReplyCancel

  • TatyanaAwesome 🙂 Bouncy fox terriers rock! And he’s an unusual ginger (I’ve read that this is a relatively uncommon color in the breed compared to the tricolors)ReplyCancel

more puppies ~ {Ontario puppy photographer}

the fall schedule at scruffy dog is crazy packed right now … more than quadrupled booked, and working to make the most of the great weather and the season, memory cards are flying as the cameras seem to be snapping non-stop.

as a result of the heavy shooting schedule, there’s not much time for blogging.  if you want to keep up with sneak peeks of the amazing scruffies i’ve been meeting this season, you really need to join the scruffy dog facebook page and get your daily doses of happy.

but in the meantime, i figured i’d throw some adorable puppies at you …

i could intersperse all kinds of text and wonderful verbal descriptions of this little golden team, but honestly, who’s reading this anyway?  when confronted with the overwhelming cuteness of puppy butt …

… isn’t all of this text just gobbledygook anyway when framed within such cuteness overload?

little monsters …

and sweet mama, Severn.


hope you enjoyed this litter of furballs as much as i did!

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puppies!! ~ {Ontario pet photographer}

i can’t believe i haven’t put these darlings up on the blog yet!  you’ve seen sneak peeks of them on the scruffy dog facebook page, but the mountain of super cute images from this seven-puppy litter made it almost impossible to narrow down the selection for the blog.

so i figured, why not make it two super cute, irresistible blog entries?  yup, two.  so, don’t adjust your cute-meters and buckle in for the ultimate carnival ride of “awww!” you’ve ever been on!

and there’s almost no point in me writing anything for these entries since you’re all here just for the piles of cuteness anyway, right?

by the time of the shoot, mama Severn had had just about enough of this ravenous, razor-toothed brood …

ah yes, so sweet and innocent …

… not!  just look at these beasts at work!

can you believe that a couple of the new puppy owners actually took on two puppies?  i think their photos are the latest entries in the Wikipedia definition of: “glutton for punishment”.

and who doesn’t like a little puppy butt?

oof!

stay tuned for another dose of puppy coming soon.  and today i’m off to meet a couple more adorable puppies!

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  • jenniferI have no words, LOL! 855 is one of my favs and the b/w one, but geez, can puppies get any cuter? Although I agree with you — TWO? Ack!! What chaos this session must have been, It would have been fun to watch!ReplyCancel

  • Sarah Henson AlfordAdorable! The one with the pup drinking from the bowl is so cute (well they all are) – how on earth did you get close enough not to freak him out? You must be a dog whisperer.ReplyCancel

  • michelle bradshawummm….my cuteness meter has exploded!!!ReplyCancel

  • AnoukWhen I got my puppy, I was advised not to get two at the same time because what one doesn’t think of, the other will. Given how much trouble my singular puppy managed to get into, I’m glad I listened.
    Such cutie pies though!ReplyCancel

  • V.SchweissAwww, they’re cute lil’ boogers. Hard to pick a favorite out of these shots.ReplyCancel

  • Nicole MlakarAbsolutely too cute and amazing for words. Fantastic shoot!ReplyCancel

  • SlavicaOMG, PRICELESS !!!! So adorable .ReplyCancel

  • Morag ReidOMG – puppies! They are adorable and as always the photo’s are gorgeous! Hard to say which I like the best.ReplyCancel

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