Pooch Shoot!

Yesterday I met three bouncy dogs to take some pics of them, it was a bit manic but my camera loves a challenge.  What was funny was how the two Maine Coone cats that live with them came along and completely stole the show by posing in strategically lit places.  Got to love cats…

Focus on Pooches...

Some of you may know I have a pet photography business (Focus on Pets Photography).  With that hat on (well actually it's a tee-shirt) I did a photo shoot with three adorable whippets last Saturday.  Their owner is writing a book about them and wanted some shots for publicity purposes.  One of the whippets is called Scout and he's blind, and what a character!  He actually ran into my head and then down my back when I was taking pics lying on the ground, it was hilarious.  The same day I did some pics for the local animal rescue centre (Leicester & Leicestershire Animal Aid) at their Family Fun Day along with David and our fellow photographer friend Corrie, it was a busy day!  

Izzy...

Scout...

These three shots were taken at the dog show...

Song-ography...

Born to Run...

Well this title was just made for some pet pics!

Click here for more Song-ography pics.

To boldly go... (to Brighton)

And to hell with split infinitives!  So anyway, what was I up to last week?  I went to Brighton with Helen that's what - I was doing a two day intensive pet photography business course (not sure what Helen was doing).  We had a great time and the course was excellent if exhausting - I feel much more confident about actually starting my pet photography business now.  I really only managed to get photos of non-dog related subjects either early morning or in the evening but at least I managed to get some.  So here are a few pics from the 'Two go mad in Brighton' tour.

This is Boo... 

Boo is crazy...

 

She is also an attack dog :O)))

Brighton in the evening...

...and again.

Calm before the storm...

Helen at the marina...

'I must go down to the seas again...' 

I miss it already.

Very early morning pier...

Cats on Tuesday - and a bit with a dog...

Well the main cat news this week is that we took Charlie's glucose reading and it was 5.6, so hurrah for him!  Yesterday he was a little worried about all the attention that body he buried in a car park in Leicester was receiving, but now thinks he's got away with it, so that's ok.  Meanwhile, Mrs P was meant to go for her final antibiotic jab last night, but due to me not feeling very well this has been postponed until tonight (and you thought you'd got away with it Pod...)... Pepper has been in hibernation mode although did find the energy to lunge at Charlie once or twice to keep him on his toes.  I also popped in to see Bumble... who did her 'I am a terrifying ginger cat look' especially for the camera.

The cats will hate me for saying this but on Friday I did a photo shoot with a dog called Dudley.  He is a very friendly labrador who belongs to Corrie, one of the nice nurses at the cats' vets.  We were all very, very muddy by the end of the afternoon but a good time was had by all. 

Bumble...

Scary face, scary cat.

Mrs P...

Not scary - but may well be tonight.

Here are Corrie and Dudley sharing a joke...

Here's Dudley grinning for the camera...

... and here he is about to cover me in mud.