Bath Time

These pups.  They are always making me laugh.

Recently, the three of us were walking in our neighborhood when Miley and Stanlee both decided to stop and sniff the same fire hydrant.  One of them {ahem... Stanlee} decided he needed to hike his leg and leave his mark at the same time Miley tried to walk around the hydrant, resulting in someone peeing on someone else's face.  It was one of those moments when I couldn't stop laughing, yet I felt bad for Miley, especially because she dislikes bath time very much.  After laughing for a couple minutes, we walked back to the apartment and I filled the tub to bathe these two little guys.

What's funny is the way both of these pups feel about bath time. 

One pup, Stanlee, enjoys bath time.  He does a great job holding up his leg for me while I scrub and standing still.  Miley on the other hand is always inching toward the edge looking for a way to escape.  She hates being in the water.  She hates being told what to do and she hates having to be towel dried.  This last photo cracks me up because she is really great at giving glares, telling me exactly how annoyed she is at that moment.

Pups.  Aren't they great?!

Wordless Wednesday: Modeling

Stanlee proved yet again that he is a perfect model for my bow-ties.
Dog bow-ties sold here: Little Blue Feather Dog Bow-Ties

Family Time

There are very few things I enjoy more than spending quality time with my family outside.  Sometimes Justin is a little overworked and the pups are usually cooped up inside our apartment with me during the days while I work from home.  When a warm sunny day comes along, we just can't seem to pass it up.

Every time we have a warm fall day, I tell MileyJo "we need to really enjoy this because it is probably the last one we are going to have!"  But then surprisingly, we get a 65 degree sunny day thrown in the middle of upper 40s weather.  Thankfully, we had one more weekend day to enjoy some outdoor play time.  Justin, MileyJo, Stanlee and I packed a bag and hiked the Cuyahoga Valley National Park this past Sunday.  We all loved it and I would say I was the most exhausted and out of breath family member by the end of the hike. -wink

I think that is a smile on Stan's face :)

Pet Portraits

Last month my friend Abbey was telling one of her friend about my new Shark Pups blog and showed her my site along with some of my photos of Miley and Stanlee.  After talking for a little while, her friend suggested I look into programs to allow me to photograph foster dogs to help their chances of getting adopted.  She read an article about this and was going to send it over for me to look into.

About two weeks later, I saw the same article surface on the Midwest Boston Terrier Rescue (MWBTR) Facebook fanpage!  I thought this could be a really fun opportunity for me and something great for the dogs as well.  I am a volunteer for this group, I have a nice new SLR camera and a love for photographing my pups.  When I was younger and starting college, one of the directions I wanted to go was Photography.  Although I did not follow that career path, I still have a love for it.  I take pictures everywhere I go and really enjoy the whole process of photographing and editing.  After reading the article on the MWBTR page, I emailed the person in charge and attached a few photos of my pups letting them know I would be more than happy to photograph their pups.  After running a small online store selling my products I have learned that it really is amazing what good photography can do to help sell your items.  So after emailing back and forth a few times, we are setting up a date or two in northeast Ohio for boston fosters to come get their pictures taken :)

This is something I could reeeeaally love doing on the side!  Here are some of my recent photos of my pups and photography.