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Shanti is going to Doggie Day Care…

Just sharing a little bit of my personal life here :)

Tomorrow we are trying Doggie Day Care for Shanti.  We went yesterday for her tempermant test and they said she’ll do great, but I feel like a mommy sending her 5 year old off to Kindergarten for the first time.  And, oh my gosh, what an annoying mom I’d be.  You should see the list that I have typed (yes, you read that right) out for the daycare people–no tug toys (remember her awful surgeries last year?), no playing outside if it is over 90 degrees out (she is a pug, you know), please practice “wait” and “leave it” with her…oy.  I’m sure these people can’t wait to see the back of me driving away!

I think that this could be a really good thing for her.  She’d have a chance to socialize with other dogs and also to meet new people.  But, yesterday, after we got back from the one hour assessment she was so exhausted she slept until this morning.  So, of course, the worrying begins (how can that be normal to be that tired, blah, blah, blah)–because, hey, that’s just how I roll.

Anyway, keep in mind this face tomorrow and send good thoughts her way!  I hear there’s a French Bulldog that will just love our Shanti!

Proud member of NAPCP and HeArts Speak…

I am so proud to have recently been accepted into two very special professional organizations.

First, the National Association of Professional Child Photographers (www.napcp.com) Their mission is “to promote and support the artistry and integrity of the most talented, creative, and professional child photographers”.   It is an honor to be accepted into such good company of talent child photographers.

Second, HeArts Speak (www.heartsspeak.org).  They are a wonderful new organization whose focus is to connect animal artists with animal rescue groups in order to use their art to help get animals adopted.  Now, you all know how crazy I am about animals.  I am super excited to get started working with this organization to help give back some of the love that I get from my two dogs every day.

Just wanted to share my excitement and pride!  You can find out more about both on their websites and they are both also on Facebook.

Our little birthday girl…

Shanti is 3 years old today.  As you know, if you follow the blog, this past year was a tough one for her.  We had some big surgeries and some scary times.  It makes this birthday extra special.  We sure do love this little girl :)

Meet Tucker….

Tucker actually lives down the street from me and is just a little bit older than my Shanti.  To be honest, he is so well behaved that he puts both of my dogs to shame.  And I think he just came that way!  Actually he has two little boys who love him to peices and he gets lots of loving and playing.

Anyway….is this boy adorable, or what?

Oh Oscar…../Dog Photography

Oh, how I waited for this little boy to come for his session. He is a mommy’s boy 100%, and I don’t mean that in a bad way. He is the cutest, sweetest, most loving little guy that you can imagine. No wonder his Mommy is just in love with him. I fell in love with him too!

And a very, very pooped little guy by the end of our time together..

Pretty little Lola/Dallas Pet Photographer

This little girl has more dresses than I do!  And she is the sweetest, most gentle little dog ever.  And a delicious snuggler too (as you can see in the pic of Lola and her “mommy”).  She is just a yummy girl.

Snowy Dallas morning

We have had SO much snow this winter!  I woke up to such a winter wonderland that, of course, pics were in order! Man, when your mom is a photographer you just never get a break, do ya?

And how lucky are we to live here?

I’m just sayin’…

I really do have the 2 cutest dogs in the world.

So, I’m in the studio getting ready for a session and have a couple of new things to try out in the meantime…light, etc.  Well, of course these 2 want in on the action.  And, really, how lucky am I to have 2 such adorable models whenever I want to play?  Normally I wouldn’t have collars and tags on in pet portraits, but they literally just got in the basket as I was setting things up so of course I had to take their pic.  They were just asking for it!

They are so cute…and its not me being biased.  It is just a universal truth.

Happy Holidays!

I am so, so, so behind in my blogging and I do have a few sessions that I need to post about…but first things first.  I just have to share holiday pics of our two “babies”….the cutest 2 dogs in the world!

And my favorite, which was taken by Pat.  Now we totally understand how hard it is for parents to get pics of their own kids!  You should have seen us out there….Pat ready with the camera, and me trying every possible trick to get them to “stay!” and “look at Daddy!”…