Three Dog Afternoon! (Winnipeg Dog Photographers)

It was lovely to have met these 3 beautiful dogs this week. Our 2 beasts were not impressed and barked their little heads off but these 3 were very well behaved!

Have a look at this preview:

Just Me and My Puppy! (Winnipeg Family Photographers)

Session number 2 on Saturday was with this adorable little person and her doggie! This little one loved ringing the Christmas bells and tossing the foam snowballs that I had. I had a great time with this family!

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Such Cute Doggies! (Winnipeg Pet Photographers)

It was great to be back in the studio yesterday after having surgery for lung cancer, followed by a bout of pneumonia. It hasn’t been fun but I am slowly getting back to normal.

This was such a fun, easy session to start back with. The dogs were so cute and so easy to manage and the outfits this group wore were so adorable. Have a look!

Beautiful Ginny! (Winnipeg Dog Photographers)

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting this beautiful almost 2 year old black lab cross who was rescued from The Winnipeg Humane Society.

Have a look at the lovely doggie! Which colour do you prefer for the backdrop? The options really are endless!

I love interaction pictures between subjects best, especially with dogs, who attention might be difficult to get.
You can see the shared love in this image!

Love these Dogs! (Winnipeg Dog Photography)

I met this fun 10 month old puppy yesterday. It was challenging to contain her energy and pose her but look at these amazing images!

Winnipeg Dog Photo Studios — **Shake a Paw!**

Puppy Love! (Winnipeg Pet Photographers(

I fell in love with this puppy yesterday and I guarantee that you would too! This is 5 month old Hallie, who found her forever home on Halloween. Hallie was shy at first but she settled down beautifully.

Have a look at this wonderful puppy!

Beautiful Puppy Photography — Puppy Love!

Two Delightful Doggies! (Winnipeg Dog Photographers)

Yesterday I photographed the first dogs for my Spirit of Hope Rescue fundraiser and I couldn’t have had better models. Meet Caddy and Yuki, who are a breed called Keeshond. I hadn’t ever heard of this breed so I looked them up and found this: “The Keeshond is an old dog breed, once a companion and watchdog on the barges and boats that traveled the canals and rivers of Holland in the 17th and 18th centuries.”

These 2 were perfect dog models and listened really well to their owner’s commands. It was a lot of fun to work with them.

Have a look at Caddy and Yuki.

Spirit of Hope Fundraiser (Winnipeg Dog Photography)

I am once again raising money for Spirit of Hope Rescue (https://spiritofhoperescue.ca/) by doing photo sessions with your fur babies. The poster below shows the Christmas backdrop that I am planning to use for these sessions but I also want to do some more generic pictures with a plain backdrop. The Christmas backdrop would be perfect for your Christmas cards (for example) and the other one would be a great memory picture that would be appropriate all year round.

Spirit of Hope is an amazing group of dedicated people who rescue dogs from more than 38 Indigenous communities in Manitoba. They have rescued more than 3500 dogs in the last 9 years. We have 2 of those dogs and are very grateful to this organization. Help me to help support them but bringing your pooch for this Christmas Dog Portrait session.

This is my new dog Otis in a formal posed picture. Isn’t he beautiful!

Happiness is living with dogs!

My husband and I love living with dogs and we share the sentiments in this poem by Ogden Nash.

The Dog

by Ogden Nash

The truth I do not stretch or shove
When I state that the dog is full of love.
I’ve also found, by actual test,
A wet dog is the lovingest.

There isn’t anything that speaks to my soul the way that walking with my dogs on the beach or in the woods does. Being outdoors while walking our dogs give me a sense of calm and peace that I never feel anywhere else. I love watching our happy dogs sniffing the ground and wagging their tails. That kind of happiness is contagious. It makes me forget the troubles in the world because of joy in being in their presence.

We are lucky to have 4 dogs this week, as we are looking after my step daughter’s dog, Kassidy. All of our dogs are rescues. We know that there are many dogs out there that need homes and we prefer to adopt those dogs.

Here are our beasts:

Kassidy is the youngest of the pack at only 10 months. Kassidy thrives on being petted and hugged. She loves to run and play and never seems to get tired. She is the most affection of the pack and will cuddle up to us while sleeping or watching tv.

This is Kassidy in the field by our house.

I adopted Zara 7 years ago from Spirit of Hope Dog Rescue (where we also got Kassidy). Zara is the leader of the pack at our house. She controls the other dogs but all is well at our house as long as none of the other dogs challenge her. Zara will control them with barks, growls and baring her teeth. Her short little legs mean that she can’t keep up with her younger, faster siblings, but they know that she has is the growl of authority.

**Zara has the ball and Otis is wondering if she will let him have it. “Is it wor**th the effort to get it from her?” Otis wonders.

Otis is 22 months old and is our newest dog. He was originally a street dog in the Bahamas and was rescued by a group that took him, along with 75 other dogs, to Toronto. From there, he was adopted by a couple in Winnipeg and had a lovely home until health issues forced the couple to give him up. Otis is very shy and slow to make friends but once he is your friend, you have a friend for life. Otis is loving our home as he has so much room to wander and sniff. He also loves the beach and playing with other dogs!

Maddie, at 14 is the elder of the pack and has slowed down a lot. You won’t see her in the running or walking pictures as she doesn’t join us on walks. She has had many health issue; one of which meant she had to lose an eye. She continues to have mobility issue but she does the best she can.