Nov 10 2008
Zev Valentine
When I found out I had a My Mutt assignment to photograph a dog named Zev Valentine I was, to say the least, intrigued. With a name like that he had a lot to live up to and boy did he ever exceed my expectations. Zev turned out to be beautiful brindle pitbull with love for life even bigger than his name. We went to Ft Funston (my destination of choice these days) and took advantage of the fall iceplants for background scenery.Zev spent the outing marking everything in sight, meeting and greeting lots of dogs, retrieving his wubba, and, believe it or not, climbing a tree. And now, without further ado, meet Zev V…
Let his mom know which shots you like the most for a Pet Food Express poster.
I just love Zev’s focus. This was a classic pose for him
Smiling and Running
Meet and greet
Hi there!
Wheeeeee!
Zev’s Dewer’s Profile Pose
6 Million Dollar Dog
Yep, he climbs trees
Dog Butt
That’s a good look for you, Zev
I had no clue that reindeer migrated this far south
Great work! Love the image with the nose in focus and the depth of field behind. And how on earth did you get him to pose with the antlers? My dog usually rips those things off within seconds.
Gorgeous.
Zev looks like an absolute joy.
I like the antlers!
I love them all! He’s such a handsome boy. My favorite is the first one - it is a classical Zev pose and I like that you can see his body. Zev in the tree is my second favorite.
Zev took fantastic action pics!!! He looks like a winner.
Hahaha. I love the one where he’s making a ’snerk’ face.
I absolutely love all the photos you took of Zev! It is so hard to pick a favorite, but if I must choose, I like the classic pose and the one tooth shot! Great work
WOW - Zev is so handsome, no surprise there…..but such a well-photo-ed dog! I will be of no use in narrowing these down: I love them ALL! If I have to choose: I love his exuberance running toward you, the nose closeup, and the first shot “focus.” I suppose the final one should have his whole body in it, too. These are gorgeous!
Great photos! Love the tongue shot!
ok the SNERK FACe is just hilarious. i had no idea what that meant yet I knew exactly what photo that was in reference to. awesome photos mark.
Thanks, everyone. Mr Z was truly a pleasure to photograph and he obviously struck a chord with lot of people other than me.
[...] down at Ft Funston, a local dog mecca here in San Francisco. The dog, a beautiful pitbull mix named Zev Valentine (love that name!) had just finished playing fetch and was resting on a sand dune when the moment [...]
I loved these pictures. I used to live just a few blocks from Fort Funston, and took my dogs there frequently. Now I live in Vermont. Looking at these pictures made me very home-sick.