Duckie the dachshund was the lucky winner of our Dog Walk raffle drawing for a free session.  Duckie is a two year old dapple short haired miniature dachshund with a great personality & spunk! She was more than willing to follow me around and was a great model:)  Here is a little Dachshund history for you from Pet Web Site:

“Dachshunds were originally bred to be courageous, tough and persistent in order to hunt badgers and also foxes and rabbits. Their small size and short legs enabled them to dig foxes, badgers, and rabbits out of their dens. Dachshunds were originally bred in Germany for hunting badgers and the name, Dachshund, means “Badger Dog”. Dachshunds were originally larger than seen today but were bred to be smaller towards the end of the 19th century.”

“The Dachshund is clever, fearless, lively, persistent and affectionate forming a strong bond with its family.”

I couldn’t agree more!  Here are a few of my favorite images from the session and a slideshow of them all.  Enjoy!

Doxies like to do this trick, we call it "the gofer"

For the past 3 years Dave and I have spent the 4th of July at the Bray’s house:) Its always a great day, full of swimming, eating and fun. This year marked our very first entry in the West Lake Boat Parade! Everyone pulled together to get it finished right on time. ‘Wessy’ the West Lake Monster was a big hit and won 1st place ! Here are a few glimpses of the great day.

Dave’s sister came up with the idea and Dave helped formulate a plan with this sketch:

Next year we will defend our title!

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing Taylor, a beautiful and spunky 2 year old Boston Terrier. I had a great time capturing her personality. Here are a few of my favorite images and a slideshow of the entire session.

Enjoy!

Happy 2nd Birthday Taylor!

Here is the slideshow.