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We will be at Circle Tail this Sunday, June 27th from 12-4 for their Open House and Reunion Event.  There will be lots of other great vendors as well as some awesome demonstrations with the Circle Tail service dogs.

For those of you who don’t know who Circle Tail is, they are a non-profit organization that trains service dogs and then gives them to people who need them free of charge.  They do not buy or breed any of their dogs.  They adopt from shelters and are given dogs from breeders as donations.  They also function as a rescue and the majority of their dogs that are available for adoption are trained through their prison training program.  Overall, we feel that Circle Tail does a great job of caring for all of God’s creation…both humans and animals alike.  That is why we think this group is so great!

So join us on Sunday at Circle Tail’s Open House.  Also, when you make a $10 donation to Circle Tail, we will give you a $50 gift certificate towards a regular private session.  For more details on the event, click here.  And for detour driving instructions, click here.

We hope to see you there!!!

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!!!

In the grand tradition of rare human sessions…here’s another for you to enjoy.  Older sister Abby was in my Baby’s First Year Program last year and now her sister Emily is at the 6 month mark.

Emily

Abby

And no, I didn’t forget the dogs!

Allie

Sadie

We at Love Mutt Photography believe in animal rescue.  Because of this we are introducing a new and exciting program.  Each month, we will focus our rescue efforts on a specific breed.  We call it “Breed of the Month“.  For each standard private session in which the breed of the month is photographed, we will make a donation to a breed specific rescue.  We will select reputable rescues and make a $25 donation from each session and an additional donation equal to 25% of any resulting print sales.

We will begin in July with greyhounds.  The rescue being supported is Queen City Greyhounds.  So if your furbaby is a greyhound, support greyhound rescue and get some one-of-a-kind photos of your lazy racer.  Start booking now!

Today was our first ever Pet Photography 101 class held at the SPCA.  Being our first class, it was a small crowd…but we had fun, learned some new things, and snapped a few photos of some really cute dogs.  Here are some of our favorite shots that we took with our point & shoot camera…

This is dog 347.  He’s a very mellow shih tzu mix.  If you are looking for a small k9 who will occasionally not listen to a word you say…then look no further!

This is dog 902.  She is a very sweet boxer mix.  She’s recently had pups and seems to know basic commands.  She would make a great addition to your home!

If you are interested in these or any other rescue dog, please visit the Sharonville SPCA.  For a full listing of available pets, click here.

Update:  Dog 347 has been adopted!!!

We are offering two beginners pet photography classes this summer at the SPCA in Sharonville. We will go over the basics of lighting, composition, and some basic tips on how to get your pet to cooperate while you’re shooting.

These classes are for the point and shoot shooter.  We will not be teaching you how to use an SLR.  This is simply an opportunity to learn how to make your photographs better and is by no means a replacement for professional photography.

Our first class is being held on Saturday, June 19 from 10am – 12pm.  Cost is $40.  Make a $10 donation to the SPCA and your cost will be $30.  No registration necessary.  We simply ask that you arrive 15 minutes before the class begins in order to get signed-in.

Be sure to bring your point and shoot camera.  But please DO NOT bring your pets.  We will be practicing on the animals at the SPCA.  Maybe the photo you take will end up on that pet’s petfinder page and help find them a new home!

This photo was taken with a point and shoot camera.  It can be done.

Yesterday we spent the afternoon on Main Street in Over the Rhine for Second Sundays on Main.  The theme was “Dog Days”.  And there were a lot of dogs that came out with their humans to enjoy the festivities.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth to say “hello”.  We enjoyed meeting you all.

These 2 greyhounds are available for adoption.  If you’re interested…contact Queen City Greyhounds.

This lil pittie pup was by far one of the cutest dogs we saw all day!

It always cracks me up when I see a family with one giant dog and one itty bitty dog.  This was no exception.

Our booth!

Our condolences to the Sawyer and Jones families for their recent losses.  We are so thankful that we were able to photograph your beloved Buster and Alex before they passed.  We are very sorry for your loss and we hope that your photos will be a continuing reminder of the beautiful spirits that they were.  Thank you for entrusting us with their images.

Need something to do on Sunday afternoon?  Then come hang out at the “Dog Days” Street Fair in Over the Rhine.  There will be lots of fun vendors, yummy food…and US!!!  We’ll be there offering mini-mini-mini sessions.  So grab your kids and your dogs and come out for a fun filled afternoon.

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