Minneapolis, St. Paul Pet Photography
I just heard the good news today that a foster dog I had photographed has been adopted from Homeward Bound Rescue. Yay Trixie! She is a Toy Fox Terrier puppy who is all cuteness and sass. I peeked back through her images and found a couple that I had initially passed over. Best of luck in your new home, Trixie. Please check out Homeward Bound or your local animal rescue if you are thinking about adding a new member to your family!
Warmer winter weather means nicer walks, but it also means muddy paws, legs, and bellies (which also means bath time).
A bit of unsolicited advice: If you are going to attempt to bathe and photograph your dog, you should not try to assume both roles without assistance. You can probably imagine what happened after this first picture… sadly, I don’t have any images to document his sudsy tub escape, as I was fully-occupied trying to protect my camera from wayward drips. The camera is ok!
Did you have any idea Ajax’s head is so small under all the fur? I see it every bath time, yet it always comes as a surprise. His ears look HUGE.
And the post-bath crazies. As soon as the bathroom door opens, he’s out of there like a racehorse exiting the starting gate. He finds the closest toy and tears around with a wild look in his eye. I usually try to stay out of his path, but I risked it to try to capture this relatively infrequent mental state.
Hope you are enjoying your Sunday as much as we are!
An image I love from a recent session photographing fostered puppies from Homeward Bound Rescue. I believe miss Ruby has been adopted (yay!!), but plenty more dogs are looking for homes–please check them out!
As many of you are probably aware, I recently held a contest to give away a pet photography session to a deserving pet. Here’s the winner–Tucker! I do the majority of my sessions in clients’ homes, but Tucker’s family made the trek all the way from Two Harbors, Minnesota for his session in Minneapolis!
Here is Tucker’s contest entry, in case you didn’t see it:
“Hi! My name is Tucker and I am a white Boxer. For the first part of my life I was stuck in a bad situation and an unsafe house, but one day I got lucky and my real forever family came along and took me home with them. I am four years old and loving life! My favorite thing to do is go to the lake cabin and run! I might have some bad habits, like counter surfing, but heck who can resist a tasty sandwich just waiting to be eaten inches from their nose? Definitely not me. Luckily my family loves me and all my flaws 🙂 Unfortunately last Thanksgiving my family found out that I have cancer. The outlook is not good. What my family would like best is a great picture to keep with them when my time comes and I would very much like to give that to them! Just look at my smiling face and try to tell me no ;)”
Interesting fact: Tucker was actually entered into the contest by his “cousin” (his owners’ niece) who is a volunteer for Ruff Start Rescue!
Can you tell he’s loved? 🙂
Modeling is very hard work–I make sure to take plenty of time for water and play breaks.
Tucker was full of great facial expressions (but he spent most of the time smiling).
These last two images were suggested by Tucker’s mom–I think one of these would look amazing as a canvas above a sofa or fireplace!
Thank you so much Tucker and family for driving to Minneapolis for your session! It was such a delight to meet everyone and I hope you love your images as much as I do!
