Zev Valentine

Posted on 10. Nov, 2008 by Mark in Dogs, Pet Food Express My Mutt, smiling dog

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

Zev Valentine Pitbull

Smiling and Running

Pitbull running and leaping

Meet and greet

Pibull meets Shepherd mix

Hi there!

Zev Valentine the smiling pitbull

Wheeeeee!

Running grinning pitbull

Zev’s Dewer’s Profile Pose

Pitbull on sand dune

6 Million Dollar Dog

Pitbull at full out run

Yep, he climbs trees

Pitbull in Tree

Dog Butt

Pitbull from behind

That’s a good look for you, ZevPitbull with crooked smile

I had no clue that reindeer migrated this far south

Reindeer pitbull

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14 Responses to “Zev Valentine”

  1. gMoney

    11. Nov, 2008

    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.

  2. Isa

    11. Nov, 2008

    Gorgeous.

    Zev looks like an absolute joy.

  3. Gaye

    11. Nov, 2008

    I like the antlers!

  4. Erika

    11. Nov, 2008

    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.

  5. Ducky

    11. Nov, 2008

    Zev took fantastic action pics!!! He looks like a winner.

  6. Nikki

    11. Nov, 2008

    Hahaha. I love the one where he’s making a ‘snerk’ face.

  7. Chrissy

    11. Nov, 2008

    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

  8. Priscilla

    12. Nov, 2008

    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!

  9. Spilltojill.com

    12. Nov, 2008

    Great photos! Love the tongue shot!

  10. Grace

    13. Nov, 2008

    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.

  11. Mark

    13. Nov, 2008

    Thanks, everyone. Mr Z was truly a pleasure to photograph and he obviously struck a chord with lot of people other than me.

  12. Rob

    04. Dec, 2008

    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.

  13. pet portraits

    14. Nov, 2009

    second shot is awesome, you can really se the power in this beautiful dog

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