Edith

Edith (Edie for short) is a ridiculously photogenic two-year-old English Bulldog whose family just welcomed a baby boy last year. She has been wonderful with him – gentle, attentive, and sweet. She’s even great about distinguishing between her toys and his – it’s her baby brother who thinks the dog toys are for him! Edie has such a loving bond with each member of her family and I hoped to capture just a slice of that in these images.

Edie is one of the most agile and athletic English Bulldogs I’ve ever met – she can run surprisingly fast and even has a vertical leap! I had so much fun meeting her and her beautiful family.

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One of Edie’s trademark poses: sleeping with her back foot out like this:

Riley

This session was scheduled to commemorate Riley’s tenth birthday! She was rescued as a puppy from an Alabama shelter and has pretty much been living the life ever since. Every day is filled with her favorite things – walking at the creek, playing with her squeaky soccer ball, and making comfy nests out of all the blankets and pillows in her house.

Riley is part chihuahua, but it’s anyone’s guess what the other part is. She’s so unique and adorable that literally every person who saw us while we were outside shooting stopped to say something. I’m pretty sure she knows how cute she is because she can sometimes be shy with strangers, but as soon as I took out the camera she started modeling left and right – hopping up on to anything she could find and tilting her head this way and that way. My own chihuahua mix Sienna needs to take some lessons from Riley!

 

Russo’s slideshow

Since Russo Specklypants McChunkybutt has so many fans, I thought I’d share the full slideshow from his session. (Turn your sound on! The lovely song is “I Do Adore,” by Mindy Gledhill and licensed through Triple Scoop Music.)

Enjoy!