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Jun 20 2010

Ollie

Since we moved to the farm we have had 2 dogs show up. Both Labs. The first one we came across one night on our road in a blizzard. Thinking it was our black Lab Charlotte we got the dog into our truck only to discover half way up our driveway that it wasn’t our dog! He stayed with us for two days until his mom came and picked him up.

This time Ollie the chocolate Lab walked up our driveway and we were all instantly in love with her. We love chocolate! She was a keeper if not claimed. Of course we did our thing and posted signs at the local general store and called the radio stations and humane society. Two days later Ollie’s mom came and got her, very appreciative that we’d taken care of her baby.

Living in the country, a lot of folks let their dogs roam. Both times we found dogs, we were unsure if we should keep them. The culture is different in the country and some people can be bothered if you keep their dog and would prefer that you would let them wonder home. But we don’t let dogs wonder so if your dog should happen to cross our path, they will be taken in and cared for until we find you.

Here are some photos of the very wonderful Ollie the chocolate Lab who made us smile for two wonderful days.

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Nov 11 2009

‘Trapper’ John McIntyre

It’s November and we’re at the beach. I can’t believe it! Anyone who knows me knows that Labs are my very favorite dogs. Here is the very gorgeous Trapper John McIntyre, aka Trapper, (okay so I’m huge M*A*S*H fan so I’m loving the name), celebrating his first birthday at Cavendish Beach on Prince Edward Island. What could a Labrador possibly love more than to get to run in the surf, eh? That’s one lucky dog!

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Oct 06 2009

Jasper

I was so flattered that people travelled from away to have me photograph their beautiful dog. What a compliment! Thank you Jennifer, Jason and Jasper. I had an awesome session with Jasper the Leonberger and his family. I wasn’t familiar with this breed but imagine the combination of a Newfoundland Dog, Saint Bernard and Great Pyrenees without the drool. Pretty amazing, eh? Well so was Jasper. We took some shots around the farm and on the Confederation Trail when Jasper started losing interest and started avoiding me. So funny. But my feelings weren’t hurt too badly. This happens sometimes. So we decided to give Jasper a little break while we headed for the beach where Jasper came back to life. The smell of the air and the sound of the waves perked him right up. We had such a great time. Imagine a beautiful fall day at the beach; blue skies, white sands, waves crashing and one big happy dog. We were all smiles, and so was Jasper.

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Aug 21 2009

Gracie

We’ve had our Bouvier Gracie (nee Gigi) for about a month now and she’s fitting in just great. We decided to change her name to something a little harder sounding and the ‘GR’ sound of Gracie has actually made a big difference. She actually responds great now!

She’s still a pup and so our 2 older dogs have been helping her learn how to act in our pack and she is really doing well (aside from the herding instinct making her chase and nip at my dogs butts which is driving them crazy).

Yesterday I decided to try throwing all 3 dogs in the back of our truck together for the first time and it went beautifully. We drove to the shore and the tide was just starting to come in. I kept Gracie on-leash at first but then let her off very comfortable that she’d stay with her pack. She was awesome and loved playing with the dogs and my girls and me in the water. It’s hysterical to see this pup try to keep up with our dog Maggie. There’s no way! Maggie’s so fast it amazing! We only stayed for about a half hour because I didn’t want to risk the dogs getting heat-stroke. So we went home and bathed all 3 dogs with cool water in the shade. What a great day. Happy dogs, happy kids, happy me! (And a happy hubby who was off golfing.)

I have pretty much taken the summer off from my photography. The big move from Montreal to Prince Edward Island, renovating a century+ farm house, retraining a racehorse, getting a third dog, being a mommy and working as a designer have kept me crazy-busy. Not to mention the endless late-night campfires around here! There have been some shows I could have had a booth at but that’s takes time that I just haven’t had. The market here is different from Montreal and my stock dog photography segment may become more predominant. I can see adding farm life photography to my work as well. And we still have to renovate the studio which will be fantastic. I can’t wait for that! Thanks so much to everyone for sticking with me on this crazy adventure. xo

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