Monthly Archives: August 2009

Rosie Weimaraner

Meet Rosie, the Weimaraner photographed in Lion’s Park in Port Coquitlam on a very sunny afternoon. Rosie is a first show dog that  I had a chance to take  pictures of in the Off Leash photo session.

Her full name is Silverisle’s Der Rosenkavalier. Sounds impressive and complicated so we stick with Rosie.  She comes from the breeder on Vancouver Island, SilverIsle. I did the first photo in back and white vintage, because I thought it adds more dignity and shows off the timeless beauty of this breed.

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Rosie is two and a half and as expected she is very playful and active dog. I think the photo below shows her funny side, just look at that smile…

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And then there is more serious side…

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And a mix of both looks..

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On our walk by the creek we came across the blue bridge..

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Unlucky for me Rosie does not like water at all and even the fact that it was quite hot would not get her closer to the water than this…

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And the end of our walk we decided to try to get Rosie to jump, but she had on interest in doing so..after a few hops she started coming at me like a bulldozer. Her mom says this is how she shows affection, so I guess she decided she liked me! I still managed to get a couple of in the air photos.. here is one..

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And the end of the session Rosie was tried enough to give me some chances for close ups..

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I would like to thank Victoria for giving Melissa (Rosie’s mom) the gift of Off Leash Pet Photography session. As always I had fun doing what I love and Melissa and Rosie worked hard with me in the process.

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Henry German Shepherd

Summer is just about over, where did it go so fast? I am looking at the yellow grass in this photo thinking we had it good this year! Oh, a tough life of a Vancouver pet photographer!

This week started just great for me I got to photograph Henry, fabulous 2 year old German Shepherd, what a dog!

The first photo on the blog is one of my favorites, it shows his funny  and active nature.. and it you look closely you can see his mom cheering him on! So cute!

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And here in his glory at the park. It was difficult for him to part with this ball..but he is such a poser..

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His mom wanted some photos with Henry…you see where my focus is…I cannot help it lol I could not believe how well he listened to me!

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And then we set out to the near by beach. Henry is so lucky, he lives close to the beautiful Crescent Park in White Rock and the beach is just a few steps away.

I have to admit that photographing dogs on Vancouver Beaches (South Surrey, Tawassen, White Rock) gives me the most pleasure, there is nothing better that getting the shots of the dog splashing around..

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After the swim all dogs get their photographers wet..it is mandatory! Henry went a step further and licked me when his nose was full of sand… Got to love him!

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After his affectionate display towards me we got some real love shots with mom again..

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Isn’t this amazing how fast the wet dog can dry?

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Little poser again! In the photo on the right he is looking at his mom, you can just see the love pouring out…

And there came the time to say good bye!

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Henry, I am hoping to  see you at Walk for Paws, I will be there taking pictures by donation for Surrey SPCA (100% goes to Surrey Shelter!).

Thank you Janne for hiring me to photograph your fantastic dog! I had a blast! More pictures coming soon in your on line gallery.

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Vancouver West End Dog Show

I participated in Vancouver Event for dog lovers created in support for BC Guide dog services. I had a table with some photos on it and I got to show people some of my work. It felt great to meet so many new people and dogs!

Vancouver sure does not lack in dog population, it is estimated that the city itself has over 80 000 dogs! I was taking photos to document the event for Jason and Dave through out the day and wanted to share a few…

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If you wondering what breed is the dog on the left (top)…it is quite rare here South African Boerboel, he is still quite young and he will put on another 50 lbs or so.

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The Show this year was quite busy with lost of contests, prizes and pure old fun. There was a dog look a like contest..

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and many others like 6 legged race, dog tricks and lots of informative presentations with dog massage, teeth cleaning, grooming etc.

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The show benefited BC Guide Dog Services, a fantastic organization that trains the dogs for the people in need. Big thank you to everyone who participated, your support is greatly appreciated!

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