Okay, so my first blog in 2021 is halfway through February and it is of a dog portrait shoot I took before Christmas 2020. These are strange times, I feel I have an excuse! Don’t judge my slack blogging habits.

I am starting off with the completely gorgeous Teddy though - so that makes up for the blog radio silence right?!

Teddy - what can I say?

I have admired this wee pup for quite awhile on Instagram. I met her at a HUHANZ collection day back in 2019 where she stole the show with her mad posing skills ( under pressure too with members of the public “squeee”ing at how clever she was)

So I was SO excited to get the opportunity to photograph her in a much more calm, relaxed environment.

Teddy is quite an expressive dog - with I feel a lot of her expression coming from her ears! She is also a water baby. I have never seen a dog sit down and let waves break around them before. She just adores being in the sea.

She has a huge amount of energy but has lovely manners and really listens to her Human Mum. Her sit and stay is on point.

While I love working with dogs who are fantastic at listening to commands I also love photographing dogs that find a stay a little more challenging. People often say to me “I’d love to have a sitting but there is no way my dog would sit and pose for you”

Do you know what? It doesn’t matter. I have photographed dogs who can’t do a “sit” and I have photographed dogs who will sit and stay even when their Human runs after their child who is tearing off down the path.

There are lots of tricks I can use and I’m pretty quick on the shutter. People are often surprised what I capture when their pup has been a little “hard of hearing” during the shoot.

So please don’t think your dog isn’t “we behaved” enough to have a shoot - feel free to have a chat with me and we can talk about how we will get great images of your furry family member x

P.s. check out my FAQ for pet sittings for more info.