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A Basset Hound Finds Love After Puppy Mill Hell

Posted on 02. Feb, 2012 by Mark.

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Editor’s Note: This is the first of what I plan to be many more in-depth stories about some of the amazing animals I get to work with. Last month I photographed a 7 1/2 year old Basset Hound named Claire Bear for a My Mutt poster supporting Golden Gate Basset Rescue — the group that [...]

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Ike K-9 Cop

Posted on 17. Oct, 2011 by Mark.

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Photo of the Day – October 17, 2011 Ike, the handsome fellow below, is one of 7 San Francisco Sheriff’s Office K-9s I worked with a few months back to help raise awareness for the Cover Your K-9 fund which helps provide California K-9s like Ike with custom bullet-proof vests. Check him out. I also [...]

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Things Are Looking Up, It’s Friday!

Posted on 14. Oct, 2011 by Mark.

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Photo of the Day How about a couple of pups to celebrate a pair of days this weekend? Bully for everyone! Bonus Shots

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Odie

Posted on 29. Sep, 2011 by Mark.

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Sunrise shoots at Crissy Field are among the most dramatic that I do. Between the bay and the bridge catching that morning light just so it’s pretty breathtaking. The light is also a wee bit tricky because it comes up fast and changes by the second. Toss in a little speed demon like Odie — [...]

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Bella the Red Sox Fan

Posted on 26. Sep, 2011 by Mark.

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Photo of the Day Bella is a beautiful Field Spaniel hailing from Massachusetts with the cutest little pouty lip and underbite you’ve ever seen (check out the second shot below for said pout. Since she’s so adorable we’ll give her a free pass for being a BoSox fan. Bonus Shot

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Muggsley and Ginja

Posted on 09. Aug, 2011 by Mark.

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My, my how the summer has flown by. This blog has been woefully untended so I’m remedying that with an extra fun post today. Muggsley and Ginja are great pooch pair from Burlingame who’s mom signed them to be My Mutts in the store downtown there. She had the awesome idea of photographing the two [...]

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Thor

Posted on 11. Jul, 2011 by Mark.

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Sometimes you run across a dog who’s just perfectly matched with his name. Case in point: Thor — a handsome German Shepherd mix I had the pleasure of working with a few weeks ago at McClaren Park on an atypical hot, sunny San Francisco summer morning. Thor has just about the richest, glossiest, most beautiful [...]

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Mac and Sydney

Posted on 23. Jun, 2011 by Mark.

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There aren’t many shoots requiring as much energy as two-terrier sessions like the one I had at my outdoor studio a few weeks back with a pair of cute little rascals named Sydney and Mac. Mac, the little grey guy with extremely human-looking eyes is a bit timid but he managed to warm himself up [...]

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Ow Nin: Thai Rescue Dog

Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 by Mark.

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I was thrilled to hear from Ow Nin’s parents a few weeks ago that they wanted to have a session with her. They rescued her 5 years ago through Soi Dog Foundation in Thailand and I’ve I’ve worked with two of their other dogs – Besos and Lek on My Mutt posters. She already had [...]

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Dottie & Walter

Posted on 04. May, 2011 by Mark.

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Dottie and Walter are just about the cutest old couple I’ve ever met. Dottie, a little gray poodle recently adopted through Rocket Dog Rescue is 8 and Walter, a white maltesey-terrierish mix is 15. For their My Mutt posters we wanted to try something a little different so we took them down to the Mission [...]