Smile Like a Dog

The Mighty Bandit

Posted on 10. Dec, 2008 by Mark.

To be fair, Bandit’s mom warned me that he was big for Shih Tzu. My parents had one when I was in high school so I was thinking maybe 14 pounds at the most. Wow, try 22 pounds. Toy breed? You must be Shiht-ing me?
Bandit may be big but he’s a doll. He’s a sweet, [...]

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Lenny and Gus: Weiner Dogs Extraordinaire

Posted on 19. Nov, 2008 by Mark.

Dachshunds are one of my favorite breeds and I met a pair of seriously cute ones this last weekend. Lenny and Gus share a really cool flat in the city with two people and two cats. We spent a beautiful and unseasonably warm Saturday afternoon photographing them througout the flat, in the back yard and [...]

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Dogtoberfest 2008 – Upper Douglass Dogpark

Posted on 09. Oct, 2008 by Mark.

Pups were aplenty at Upper Douglass Dogpark last Saturday for the annual Dogtoberfest celebration and raffle. This year the proceeds are to go toward completely fencing off the park which is enclosed on three of four sides. Judging from the enthusiastic crowd I have a feeling the financial goals were met.
I set up shop there [...]

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Chihuahua Meet Up Holiday Card Special…Sort of

Posted on 07. Oct, 2008 by Mark.

Wow. Talk about a full house. They kept me busy at Stern Grove on Sunday during the monthly Chihuahua meet-up and even though only one pup donned a holiday costume, spirits were undeniably high. I’m still going through the multitude of shots (and there are some really good ones) but to tide the patient Meet-uppers [...]

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San Francisco Chihuahua Meet Up Holiday Card Special

Posted on 22. Sep, 2008 by Mark.

Ho, ho, ho!  The onslaught of holiday-card photo sessions continues. I will be appearing at everyone’s favorite breed-specific get-together (The San Francisco Chihuahua Meet-up) on Sunday, October 5th from noon to 2 PM at Stern Grove/Pine Lake Dog Park. These will be free, 10-minute mini-sessions. You have the option of buying prints from my website [...]

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Holiday Photo Sessions for Pets at Under One Roof in San Francisco

Posted on 22. Sep, 2008 by Mark.

If you’re like me you probably get really annoyed when the holiday decorations started showing up in the stores right after Halloween. Well, I’m one-upping them bigtime and am promoting  holiday card sessions for pets less than a month after Labor Day (at least I waited until the first day of fall)
In all seriousness,  I’ve [...]

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San Francisco Pet Photography Event Announcement

Posted on 12. Sep, 2008 by Mark.

The furry fall pet photo season is upon us and I’m kicking it off with the 2nd annual Dogtoberfest up at Upper Douglass dog park on October 4th from 11AM-2 PM. The good folks of Friends of Upper Douglass Dog Park (FUDDP) have put this event on every year now to raise funds for improving [...]

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Early Bird Holiday Photos

Posted on 07. Jul, 2008 by Mark.

For all you ultra-prepared people out there I’ll be holding another photography event at Under One Roof on Saturday, July 19th. The theme this time is Christmas in July so bring your pet on down between 11 and 4 and get your holiday card photo taken care of early this year

Under One Roof
518A Castro Street
San [...]

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Sports Basement Pet Social

Posted on 20. Dec, 2007 by Mark Rogers.

Last Sunday I had my last Holiday photo session of the season at the new Sports Basement in Potrero Hill. It’s a pet-friendly store and they decided to have a dog social. I had a table along with MetroTails dogwalking service and the SF SPCA
I was really pleased with the turn-out and ended up photographing [...]

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A Very Puppy Christmas

Posted on 09. Dec, 2007 by Mark Rogers.

Yesterday I hung out at the Java Beach Cafe off the Great Highway near Ocean Beach for the first annual Very Puppy Christmas a fund-raiser and adoption fair put on by the John Miller Program with Candy Churilloand Rocket Dog Rescue 

I took holiday shots and crowd candids which you can see here.
 

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A Great Holiday Story

Posted on 03. Dec, 2007 by Mark Rogers.

You have to love a dog named Goober. I got to know Goober over the weekend at a holiday card photo event I held down at K-9 Playtime Doggie Daycare in SOMA. He’s an American Bulldog-pitbull and one of the sweetest, loveable dogs I’ve ever met. Goober’s dad was hospitalized for the last 4 months [...]

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Good God, I love this job

Posted on 28. Nov, 2007 by Mark Rogers.

With all the horrible things going on in the world how can you not smile when you see something like this….
 
 
or this
 
 
 

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Cat in the hat?

Posted on 26. Nov, 2007 by Mark Rogers.

This might be my favorite holiday shot of the season. While most of my clients are typically of the canine variety I have one feline favorite who happens to have his own blog. Guido, a.k.a the Italian Kitty, is editor and publisher of the famous Guido Gazette – published every Monday morning. Yours truly has [...]

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Holiday Pet Photos

Posted on 24. Nov, 2007 by Mark Rogers.

For anyone who’s procrastinated and not gotten greeting cards yet for this holiday season I’ve got the answer for you — actually two of them. If you’re in or near San Francisco over the next couple of weekends come on by to one of the two holiday card photo events I’m holding in the city. [...]

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