Thursday, July 2, 2009 Posted in Life
The dogs’ beloved Christmas moose suffered an unfortunate drowning incident in the rain. A MONTH AGO.
This is him, still trying to dry out. Just one torrential downpour at a time.
When I arrived at the Animal Rescue League of Brewster this past Friday, I was greeted by a full house of gorgeous dogs!
Unfortunately Blue and Sasha are back. These were two of the sweetest pups I’ve met there, so if you have it in your heart to help them through a little extra training, please consider stopping in to meet them!
The first little sweetie to come join me in the paddock was Kenzi. She’s a 1 1/2-year old Beagle mix, described as a “busy girl, very lovable and outgoing, and always wanting to please.” She is easy to train. She may not be very tolerant of small children, but loves bigger kids and other dogs.
Next out was Murphy, a 3-year old Cocker Spaniel/Poodle mix. He’s listed as a “special adoption” because he has exhibited some nervous territorial behavior in protecting his yard. He needs an attentive owner who will give him exercise, training and discipline. But just look at those eyebrows!
This is Joshua, a 1 1/2-year old Chihuahua. I can’t even bother listing some of his “issues” here because if he had ANY exercise he would have made an incredible pet. Seriously… I just got all steamed up while reading through his surrender forms.
And this is Ralph, a 3 1/2-year old Shih Tzu. Not much is known about this little guy, but he has been very calm, quirky and non-reactive at the shelter. He even had his television debut on a recent feature for the Animal Rescue League!
There’s one more thing that I don’t usually do, and that is to show you some of the dogs still awaiting evaluations. Since the shelter was full, and all the handsome pups were out in the sunshine, I thought I’d give you a sneak peek at who you’ll find if you visit toward the second half of this week:
Look what just arrived on my doorstep yesterday! I am so excited to finally see my prints in canvas… what an exuberant feeling!
To give you some perspective, Brewer - in red - is 30×20 inches large. Buddy, licking his tongue, is 16×24 inches, and shelter-pup Heinz is 14×21 inches.
Care of SimplyCanvas.com
We had visitors in town from Vermont this past weekend, including brand new rescue pup, Otis! Rich & Sarah come from a very boxer-friendly family, and we were so excited to hear that Toro’s new little brother was coming through an adoption. Otis is about 10-months old and full of love. Eventually, I’m sure he’ll also gain some spacial awareness ;-)
Thankfully, the rain stopped at the exact moment that Otis stopped (it was a short moment), and I had my camera ready. The image on the right was given a color boost, just having fun with those wrinkles.
Another special guest showed up and thankfully is here to stay! My new Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS camera lens! These shots are some of my first zoomy goodness from across the table at a familiar Brewer pose.
The lens was officially brought in for the huge task of photographing Border Collies at the New England Border Collie Rescue group’s Dog Dayz of Summer event in Stephentown, NY on August 1st - all breeds are welcome, so maybe I’ll see some of you there?! If you’ve never met one, Border Collies are highly active, and this event will call on frisbee, agility, dock-diving, herding skills and more!
Twist my arm - this new lens was necessary!
I’m currently working to confirm whether Sasha is still available at the Animal Rescue League of Brewster, MA. I think she may have been snatched up already!
As with most white boxers, Sasha is deaf. She’s almost four years old, loves dogs and kids, and has been trained using hand signals.
It didn’t take much convincing to get her up on top of the table in the yard of the rescue group.
In this photo, I was kneeling down to change camera lenses and Sasha came up close to me with curiosity. I had to take the opportunity to get a few close-ups with the wide angle lens!
This is one cool lookin’ dog… he definitely has the name Tiger for a reason! And what a loving, cuddley and young personality! My assistant (my mom) and I both took to him very quickly, but according to his records, he hasn’t been exposed to home-life all that much. He’ll need an experienced owner to help him learn the ropes, but he’s still young. He’ll melt your heart.
Call the Animal Rescue League of Brewster, MA if you’re ready to meet this handsome guy!
This is Prince, a 6-year old beagle currently residing at the Animal Rescue League of Brewster, MA. Having come from a home with an elderly woman, Prince was only let outside once a day. He is paper-trained in the house, but needs a big refresher on the rules to follow. I’m sure an active home and some active love will keep these eyes twinkling for many years to come!
Saturday, June 13, 2009 Posted in Rescues
The first of today’s photos are now accumulating at THIS SITE (my Flickr page). Please check that page again, because I have plenty more to upload!
I am so happy that I was able to be a part of this wonderful day, and wearing the t-shirt of this wonderful organization. I definitely found myself a bit choked-up at times, watching the people of Boston jump and wave when they saw the Animal Rescue League coming toward them. So much love!
Thanks team! And I look forward to seeing you again!
I had the pleasure of photographing Maxine’s brother Thomas this past weekend as well!
Thomas has a special bond with his mom, as you can see, but he also gets quite excited when he knows his sister is around!
We got a few shots of the whole *family* as the sun was going down. Of course the grass was just too much to pass up while we were in the fields!
This is quite the fancy set up you get when you stay at this horse stable… Or, like my human clients, when you get married on the site! They hosted a long table right here for their reception.
Linda & Rick, thank you again for a beautiful afternoon with you and the horses, and for giving me the freedom to romp around with the day’s various barnyard animals! I really hope to capture more of the Cape’s many horses soon!
With a special request for donkeys today, I give you donkeys!!
And sheep!
Perhaps even some web-footed guests…
Next up will definitely be Thomas - the other gorgeous horse I was out to photograph!
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