Pups at 3 Weeks

Jolie's pups will be 3 weeks old tomorrow, but I did these photos yesterday when I had the chance. The two boys were pretty easy. It's not *that* difficult to get two puppies facing a similar direction at the same time. Still, one would invariably be facing north while the other preferred south. Persistence and patience are absolute requirements for shooting puppies!!










But if I thought getting the two males to cooperate was a test, that wasn't anything compared to the four girls. I finally gave up trying to get them at all organized by myself, and enlisted Chelsea's help. Things went much better, but did fall apart from time to time :).














Even Rustle had to get his two cents in ... :).

Maternity Shoot

My niece Taylor is pregnant with their first baby, due in mid-November, and our entire family is quite ecstatic. We haven't had a baby since our own kids, and this one is apparently a boy, which we also haven't had in 30 years! I was really pleased to do a maternity shoot for Taylor and Bill, something I hadn't done before. I've posted a few of the photos here. Now I'm anxious to meet "the bump", and will hopefully be on hand to capture his first introductions to his new family. We can hardly wait!

Five Days Old

We welcomed our second litter of the year last Tuesday ... Am/Can Ch Shaydeechase Girl Interrupted - "Jolie" - gave birth to 4 girls and 2 boys by Westar's Roulette - "Jaxson". At five days old today, everyone is doing well, and Jolie is mom extraordinaire!


Group shot (the boys are the second and third from the left).




The girls ...













And the boys ...








Naturally, the "yawning puppy" shot for extra cuteness :).