Northern Virginia Pet Photography Blog – Dogs, Cats, Horses

The dogs were especially animated today so I wanted to share a few of the images and outtakes.  All of these dogs are currently (as of 8/28/09) up for adoption from the Animal Welfare League of Arlington.

Faster than a speeding bullet . . .

. . . nothing’s more powerful than a tummy rub . . .

. . .  able to catch flying red balls in a single bound!

Look, here at the shelter, it’s a dog, it’s a pal, it’s your new best friend!  Run, don’t walk, to the Animal Welfare League of Arlington. 

This concludes our public service announcement.

But WAIT!!!      

                              There’s MORE!!! 

If you go quickly, you’ll be able to see the anti-gravity dog.

Here’s how it started:  ”I’m interested in having some portraits done of my 4 little geriatric dogs.  . . . I would like to have them all together in one portrait – one is blind (and stubborn), one is a diva, the other two might respond a little better to orders but none of them is really “trained.” Am I crazy?? I’d just like to capture them all together since they’re getting older and they’re such a huge part of my life.” 

And, here’s how it ended:

All four of these dogs were adopted.  Ninja and Sassy came from the Best DAWG rescue in Bethesda, MD. Poppy came from the Animal Welfare Society of Howard County and was blind when he was adopted.  They thought he’d live the rest of his life there until his adopter saw him and knew he had to join her family.  Keebler was adopted from the Orange County Animal Shelter in Chapel Hill, NC.  They couldn’t be more loved.

Keebler loves to lounge on the furniture.

We created a series just for Keebler.

Here is how Keebler and Sassy looked as we were leaving.  Poppy and Ninja were sleeping in the other room.

I met two very adorable beagles and their amazing owners today.

This is Sophie.

And this is Daisy.

Oh, how they love to play!

I call this series “Air Beagle”.

And this one – “Watch the tail!”

I’ll be back there in the next couple of weeks to focus on their other dog, Larry.  Larry is a service dog from www.vetdogs.org and an incredible companion to his owner.  It is a truly special relationship that has changed both of their lives.  I’m honored to be working with them.   Here’s a sneak peak.

This is the second part of our session with Morgan, the beautiful yellow lab.  Because of the heat, we worked in the very early morning, and it turned out to be one of those very humid, foggy mornings.

Someone suggested I try this in black and white, and when I did, I liked it!  It almost makes the sun look like the moon.

This is Morgan waiting at the window thinking about the next time she gets to go play in the field near her house.