This Saturday’s theme is “Sleeping Sunny”, yes at 10 weeks old, we actually managed to tucker the little guy out. We’re working on a video of all the activities that led to all this slumbering….oh yes, there was plenty of action leading up to these moments-much of it very early in the morning. The cappuccino …
Innocent
“I really have no idea how all the flip-flops ended up in my crate!”-Sunny
The Joys of Spaziness
In the few days since he’s been here, Sunny is fitting in nicely to our little family. He’s got all the usual puppy spazziness (or “puppy brain” as I like to call it), but he settles in nicely once he’s burned off that excess energy. We are working hard on manners and Sunny has mastered …
Introducing Sunny
Through a series of fortunate events we find ourselves the guardians of a new family member. Introducing “Sunny”, a 10 week old Golden Retriever pup with a big heart (& giant paws). It’s been over 2 years since we lost Kona to cancer, and the house was starting to feel too empty, so when Sunny …
Duke
After a really great time roaming around New Zealand in a van for a month, life is getting back to normal here at home. I went to a dog agility even last weekend to learn about how that all works. The dogs had a lot of fun running the courses and it made me laugh …
Another New Zealand Mail Dog
More of the dogs we saw on the mail route in the Queen Charlotte Sound in New Zealand…we found this gentle giant, a shaggy Newfoundland Retriever, waiting on the dock for the mail boat and his cookie. Once the boat pulled up along the dock, Matt the mailman rewarded this fuzzy guy with a big …
Adventures Afar
Oscar & Franky waiting for the mail boat. Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand This year has been a year of big change for us. We took a break from fostering to focus on our work and to travel. I really contemplated whether or not to continue blogging, and decided to take a hiatus instead of …
Missing In Action
Raja summer of 1997 at age 4 months, a field in the middle of Canada. “Don’t just stand there with that shiny thing, let’s go for a walk run.!” Time has flown by, its hard to believe March is here already. The past year saw a lot of changes for us and we are forging …
Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year!
Hard to believe the year is almost over. I haven’t been able to blog as much as I’d like to but I think of everyone often. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!
Foster Updates!
Coming up on the end of the year and we have a couple of foster updates…. Kobe is doing great in his new home and adores his human brother. His quirky antics have his family completely smitten with Kobe, whom we had the opportunity to visit with last week. Of course Kobe is just as …
Some Golden Goodness
Whew, it’s been a long time since I’ve posted. I hope everyoe is keeping happy & healthy! We took a little time off, did some traveling and a lot of working, so now it’s back to the daily routine for a bit. This summer I was happy to donate photography services for this year’s Golden …
A Smile For The Weekend
I just want to say a big thank you to everyone for all the kind comments on my ramblings about loving and loss. Everyone who has loved someone (dog or human) and gone through the pain of losing them, knows exactly how I feel…both are a universal experience. I didn’t mean to wallow, and I …
Lasting Love
It is hard to believe a year ago, today, we lost Kona to cancer. Not a day goes by that I don’t remember him in some little way and with a smile. A lot of people ask us why we haven’t adopted another dog into our lives yet. Healing takes time. Some heal quickly, or …
Pinup Pups-Part 5
These are the last set of photographs for the Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles Rescue‘s 2013 calendar. The calendar features rescue success stories and helps fund new rescues in finding their furever homes. Meet Penny and Hunter, a pair of gorgeous gorgeous red heads.
Pinup Pups-Part 4
This session photographing for the Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles Rescue‘s calendar was a big challenge…trying to get a decent frame of 4 Goldens! After much experimentation it was decided they would sit still in the truck and voila!…a frame with no one barking, blinking, slobbering or moving.
Pinup Pups-Part 3
Continuing with photographs for the Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles Rescue‘s 2013 calendar. The calendar features rescue success stories and helps fund new rescues in finding their furever homes. Meet Pang Pang, another rescue who found her way to America from Taiwan. This happy girl now spreads Golden smiles as a therapy dog. …
Pinup Pups-Part 2
My second session photographing for the Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles Rescue‘s calendar was with a super cute rescue named, Sweetness. He’s named after the Bear’s Walter Payton but Sweetness lives up to his moniker in all ways. He was a total sweetie. These are a few of my favorites from our session. …
Pinup Pups-Part 1
This year I was asked to be the photographer for the Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles Rescue‘s calendar. So over the past week, I drove all over Los Angeles to meet some awesome Goldens and their people. There were many cookies, laughs and lots of Golden smiles during the sessions, as I tried …