Smile Like a Dog

Happy 500th, Muttville

Posted on 27. Oct, 2009 by Mark.

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Last week I got one of those calls you love to get. One of my favorite rescue groups, Muttville, has just hit a major milestone: they’ve just rescued their 500th senior dog after only being in existence for 2 1/2 years. To honor the occasion, Pet Food Express is donating a My Mutt poster featuring [...]

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These Dogs Need Homes

Posted on 22. Sep, 2009 by Mark.

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I visited ARF out in Walnut Creek last week and met 3 dogs who’ve all been there for a while and really need good homes. All three are loaded with personality and will make great new best friends for the lucky folks who take them home. Scooter’s a little Chihuahua mix who, takes life in [...]

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Cody Boy Needs a Home

Posted on 10. Aug, 2009 by Mark.

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Last week a blogged about a really cool My Mutt dog named Miles Davis. Well, Miles has a friend named Cody Boy from the Milo Foundation who’s looking for a home. Cody is currently being fostered at Miles’ house while he recovers from a bite he got from another dog–it’s pretty much fully heeled and [...]

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Animal Welfare Photos on SF Chronicle Blog

Posted on 09. Jun, 2009 by Mark.

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A few weeks ago Amelia Glynn, the San Francisco Chronicle /SFGate.com pet blogger asked if I’d be interested in working with her on a series about local Animal Welfare groups here in Northern California. The first piece, one on Nine Lives Foundation, ran two weeks ago and the second one on Muttville got posted just [...]

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Kitten Season Chronicles Part 1

Posted on 06. May, 2009 by Mark.

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This post is a bit of a departure for me. It’s the first of several you’ll see in the coming weeks focusing on what’s known as Kitten Season in the animal-welfare world. For those who don’t know about Kitten Season it essentially runs from spring through fall when the warmer weather converges with female cats’ [...]

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Monet the Bunny

Posted on 26. Jul, 2008 by Mark.

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The folks at Pet Food Express have been keeping my very occupied of late (thanks, guys) with My Mutt assignments. Interestingly enough, none of the recent ones have really been mutts and my new bunny buddy, Monet is the latest. He’s a harlequin mini rex who was rescued through Save a Bunny and he’s absolutely [...]

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Koko the Wondercat

Posted on 18. Jul, 2008 by Mark.

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I had another photo shoot for a Pet Food Express My Mutt poster a few weeks back but this time it was for a cat (I know, they need to rethink the name of the program) named Koko rescued by a nice family down in San Carlos through the Nine Lives Foundation. Koko was abused [...]

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Cover Girl

Posted on 25. Jun, 2008 by Mark.

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This week was a milestone for me. I had my first published magazine cover shot with the San Francisco SPCA’s award-winning Our Animals quarterly. Many heartfelt thanks to Paul Glassner, the editor of said publication for giving me a shot at this and being such a good mentor.The subject, Nikah, is an adorable Chi-terrier [...]

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Project Homeless Connect #22

Posted on 16. Jun, 2008 by Mark.

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Those of you who read this blog semi-regularly know that I volunteer for an organization here in San Francisco called Project Homeless Connect. Every 6 weeks or so PHC holds an event at a major venue in town where homeless service organizations and homeless clients meet. In a word, it’s amazing. You’ve really never seen [...]

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Happy Birthday, San Francisco SPCA

Posted on 25. Apr, 2008 by Mark.

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Last weekend the San Francisco SPCA celebrated its 140th anniversary and I was asked to photograph it for them (I tried to get past the irony that they shared their anniversary date with the 1906 earthquake)
It kicked off on Friday with speeches by SFSPCA president Jan McHugh-Smith, Assmemblyman Mark Leno and others along with appearances [...]

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Sammy Darby Jr

Posted on 13. Mar, 2008 by Mark Rogers.

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I recently completed my second assignment for Pet Food Express’s My Mutt Program. This time the star was a tiny little guy named Sammy Darby Jr. He’s an 8-year old dachshund whose new owners adopted him from Rocket Dog Rescue. His name was orginally just Darby but when his new parents discovered he only had [...]

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I’m a Photographer for My Mutt

Posted on 09. Mar, 2008 by Mark Rogers.

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Look for my photos soon in a Pet Food Express near you.
Anyone who’s shopped or walked by any of the Pet Food Express Stores in the Bay area has seen the My Mutt posters they have hanging in the shop and in the windows. They’re of dogs and cats adopted from various rescue groups. Owners [...]