As promised, a few more of the adorable Zoe.

This photo captures Zoe’s first official swim.  She took to the water amazingly.

I hope to create more horse images this year.  I actually had a horse for a few years as a kid.  He was more of a pony, actually, (13.5 hands) – and his name was Frank.  If you can believe it, his full name was Frankenstein.  He was a very sweet pony and spending so much time with him made me very comfortable around horses.  I broke my arm when I fell off once, but my sister made me get back on and ride home – it was a good move – otherwise I think I would have held on to the initial fear of falling off.  (thanks, sis!)  I am one of those people who loves the smell of a barn.  Here are a few of my favorite images after getting up early to hang around a barn just for fun.

These images were created at the Northern Virginia Animal Swim Center.  It’s really cool to see the horses swimming in a pool.  I used to take my dog swimming there as well – they have a separate area for dogs.

If you’re trying to picture what a horse swimming pool looks like – here it is:

You can see the ramp on the far right – that’s how the horses get into the pool.  No diving boards here.

Great things happen when the local pool goes to the dogs!!!!

                                                          Clyde

                                                              Josie                                                              

                                                        Jaws!

                                                         Carwash!

                                                  Like ships  . . .

                                                              Tug!

                                           Not the usual suspects

                                                 Look Ma, One Paw!

To see all of the pictures we took, (and we took a lot) – click here.  If you want to see some of the pictures from 2008, click here.

Doggie Swim Day!!!!! 

Here’s an event you don’t want to miss – especially if your dog loves the water!

What’s so special about this day?  The City of Alexandria will open up the Old Town Pool to dogs. 

Date:  September 2, 2008 (Tuesday after Labor Day)

Time:  4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Location:  1609 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA

Cost:  $5.00 per dog (humans free)

I’ll be there taking pictures – come up and say Hi – or Woof – as the case may be.

Photographing the Elusive Cat

Now, enough about dogs.  Here’s to a wonderful article about photographing cats.  It’s written by Susan McCullough – an award-winning writer about various animal-related topics.  Click here for the article and click here to go to Susan’s website.  We had the privilege of photographing Susan and her dog a few years ago and some of our pictures are featured on her website.