sweet rocky ~ {Burlington, Ontario pet photographer}

this is Rocky, Simon’s older, calmer brother …

although only 5 years of age, Rocky has a calmness and wisdom about him that reminded me of my old man morley.

well, that was until we reached the river full of salmon …

this boy was obsessed with chasing the salmon that were easily twice his size and almost double his weight.  he spent our entire time down there hunting the big fish and chasing them down.

and even from the bank, he wasn’t about to let them go without a good ol’ beagle sendoff …

of course, with that beagle-mentality, we had to keep this boy on the line, and as i always mention on the blog, although lines and leashes are removed from images that go to print, i simply can’t take the time to remove lines and leashes from every photo i post to the blog.

further down the river, with less fish flapping around in the shallow flow, Rocky calmed down a little …

… actually posed a little for the cameras. how adorable is this boy?

in the woods on the way home, he was on high-alert for the horses we’d crossed paths with …

and in the field, his beagle came out …

… and who knew beagles could point?

i just loved this boy’s energy.  as i said, he reminded me of morley, walking along …

… not to mention his equally wicked head-tilt.

of course, i had to capture his cute little folds for mom Carrie.

back home inside, Rocky had one last blast of energy …

before he was out for the night.

stay tuned for big brother Brody’s blog entry tomorrow!