Here is a photo of my thin wraps on display at the Green Paws in Golden! If you happen to be nearby, stop and take a look!

‎104 degrees weather and no wind. It was a hot afternoon! Mickey was way too cute and a great model – check the sneak peek images.

We had a fantastic time getting together with Daisy’s siblings yesterday in Windsor. Barry, Maddie’s owner, opened his home for all puppies and their people, and provided a great afternoon with delicious food, cold beverages, dog treats and tennis balls.

Maddie, the Mommy, got to see her puppies from the second and third litters, and they all played, ran, wrestled, chased the ball, had a lot of plain old fun. And all dogs were sooo well behaved! Yay!

On the way back home we stopped at Boyd Lake State Park, and Daisy got to go for a swim, and was not afraid of the waves crushing on the shore.

Daisy, Dakota I, Max, Killian, Jake, Buddy, Molly, Maddie, Annie, Brodie, Dakota II, you are great Goldens!!

More images at my Dog Photography gallery.

We are going to meet some of Daisy’s siblings this next weekend! It has been a fun year raising a puppy, and we can’t wait to meet the other dogs! Here are some images from this past year… she was so little!!!

There were 11 puppies in that particular litter, and Daisy was the last girls available! Luckily we arrived at the house in time to pick her. They have a website for the puppies, and Maddie has her third litter this year. They are so adorable, check it out at the Maddie’s Puppies website.

So I have been without my camera for almost a week – it is up in California for a checkup and cleaning at Canon. Hmmm. Felt funny not to have a camera, so I have been using the Iphone to take pictures. Here are some shots from the past few days! It does not matter what kind of camera you have, just shoot, shoot, shoot and have FUN!

We went for a hike at Kenosha Pass with the dogs, watched a great sunset in Golden and enjoyed the mountain views from Lookout Mountain!

I met with Atlas, Aspen and their owners for a photo session last Saturday in Golden. What a pair! Atlas is a gentle giant and Aspen, well, she was really upset because she got a bath for the session – poor girl! It took sometime for her to stop pouting, but we all had a lot of fun after all.

Their owners, Alex and Sunnie, own The Green Claws and Paws, a great holistic, all natural store for your pet in Golden! Go check it out! Thank you for a wonderful time, your dogs are awesome! And they are big ones: Alaskan Malamutes – but, ohhh, so well behaved!! Sweet dogs.

I have been accepted as a member of HeARTs Speak!

Connecting Animal Artists with Animal Rescues & Shelters and increasing the number of animals adopted and ultimately decreasing the numbers euthanized each year.

A compelling photograph can reach into the heart of a potential adopter, and bring an animal one step closer to a long-life outside of a shelter. An artist can be a life-changer, and that is priceless. HeARTs Speak was created to harness the power of art to effect social change, to connect artists with shelters and animal relief organizations, and ultimately, to save and better the lives of animals and people.

Vision:

Working to unite the individual efforts of animal artists & animal rescues into collective action for social change.

Mission:

1. To provide the framework, tools & resources to support animal artists working to help animals in need.

2. To disseminate messages that inspire a better understanding of the emotions of animals & ultimately an understanding of, and compassion towards them.

3. To connect animal artists to animal rescues to improve adopt ability and ultimately, to reduce the number of animals euthanized each year.

OMG, I met the sweetest Golden today: Woody, a very handsome 9 years young boy that looks a lot like our own Golden, Cheyenne.

We had a lot of fun playing around Clear Creek in Golden, and the water is really running fast! Carol (Woody’s Mom) and I made sure he would not go too deep into the water, and he was a very good boy

Thanks Carol & Woody for a great session!

I have finished editing all the images from our session in Evergreen! They look great!

Today also I donated 5% of their session fee to the Humane Society. Deb, my client and Trevor & Stoli’s mom, chose them as the recipient for the donation! It feels good to give back

Trevor, Shepherd mix, 14 years young. Rescued and adopted after he was put into a trash bag and tossed into a river… And Stoli, English Setter, 12 years young, a bundle of energy! So much fun photographing the duo!