Ugh! Difficult day!
This afternoon, Matt was mowing our backyard and ran over a rabbit’s nest. Luckily none of them were hurt or killed. They did, however, escape and start hopping all over the backyard. The last thing we want to do is jack-up nature and cause the deaths of 5 baby bunnies. So we caught 3 of them and put them in a cat carrier while we tried to figure out what to do.
We were frantically calling everyone we could think of that might know of a wildlife rehabilitator in the area that could help. We finally talked to our vet and realized we should have just called them first. Here’s a tip to anyone who ever finds themself in this situation…put them back where you found them. Mama bunny will come back and find them…even if you have touched them. So that’s what we did. But not until we got a couple of photos.
I’m so excited to be a part of my newest Life Group (sexy word for small group) at 4 Corners Church. It’s a photography group led by Paul Armstrong. I’m so excited to get to learn from a great photographer and hang out with some awesome people all summer. Can’t wait to get shooting with you all!!!
This afternoon, our foster dog, Alison is meeting with a Cincinnati police officer to see if she could be trained as a drug dog. Matt and I feel that with her strong prey drive and the fact that she’s always searching for the cats when she’s loose in the house (they are locked up during these times) that she might be really good at it.
This could be great for the pit bull breed to have another one of its kind as a working dog. And I can’t think of a better home for Alison.
Here are a few pics of us working with her in our backyard to get her ready for today…
Waiting for instructions
Look at that concentration
Bringing back her “target”
Enjoying a lil bit of her “target”
Hey look…a camera! (This one just makes me laugh!)
Smiley pittie
So…I have apparenlty become addicted to reading articles on the front page of Yahoo! So here’s another one that I thought my readers would find helpful. Most of this common sense…but there were a few that I was unaware of…so you may be too.
http://shine.yahoo.com/event/green/foods-poisonous-to-pets-1455341/
This story literally made me feel sick to my stomach. Looking through these images is heartbreaking. I am continually amazed at the amount of damage that mankind can do to our planet. I am by no means a “tree hugger”, but I do believe in being responsible and being good stewards of what we have. This is just outright destruction. Matt and I will no longer be purchasing BP gasoline.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_sc2199
Through a series of runny poo…we have discovered that Allison, our foster pit bull has hookworms. That’s right…she has little monsters living in her intestines. So now, not only does she need to be treated…but our 3 dogs need to be treated as well. Woot!
We are so excited about this awesome new pet column that just started up in Cincinnati. It’s called Marsie’s Menagerie and it can be seen in the Community Press. In fact, Love Mutt Photography will be featured in the column coming out this Thursday. In the article, we share some of our secrets for taking better photos of your pet. So be sure you check it out!
Also, be sure to check out Marsie’s new website and then go fan her on facebook.
Here I am with Marsie at Hyde Bark giving her some tips (with the lovely Ivy as our model!)
Our in-home studio is closed for the next 6-8 weeks due to unforeseen circumstances. We are still shooting on-location sessions during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Love Mutt Photography is today’s featured guest on Coffee With A Canine. It’s an awesome dog blog that interviews creative professionals – authors, bloggers, artists, etc. – about their relationship with their furbabies. It was so fun doing the interview and I am so proud to be able to share the link with you now. You can read our interview by clicking here.
