http://www.markrogersphotography.com/blog The Mark Rogers Pet Photography Blog Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:30:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.markrogersphotography.com/blog/2008/10/09/dogtoberfest-2008-upper-douglass-dogpark/ 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 ... http://www.markrogersphotography.com/blog/2008/10/07/chihuahua-meet-up-holiday-card-specialsort-of/ There's just something about Boston Terriers. The eyes, the temperament, and the way they carry themselves that just makes everyone smile. Then, of course, you have the names. Butch is a case in point. He honestly couldn't be named anything else -- it just suits him. I met Butch on ... http://www.markrogersphotography.com/blog/2008/10/05/butch-the-boston/ Well, bunnies have officially eclipsed both dogs and cats in terms of my most-frequently photographed species for the My Mutt program this year. Who knew? Last weekend I met Margie, Manny, Duncan and Sophie--all Save a Bunny grads --  down in Redwood City. Margie and Manny are both Californian rabbits ... http://www.markrogersphotography.com/blog/2008/10/01/bunnies-everywhere/ My latest My Mutt shoot actually only included one animal: a lovely boxer named Charlamagne (it's a she, despite the name). Charlemagne lives up in Marin and we did the session over by the Marin Civic Center in the early morning. Like most boxers she definitely could tap into extra ... http://www.markrogersphotography.com/blog/2008/09/29/charlemagne/ Don't you just love it when dogs who've lived together for a long time act just like a married couple? Well, meet Boomer and Tippy - a fine pair of pups who both came Hopalong Rescue and have been in their forever home since 2002. I met with them on ... http://www.markrogersphotography.com/blog/2008/09/25/tippy-and-boomer/ As I've been mentioning I've had quite a number of assignments involving bunnies of late. Most are tied to My Mutt (I know, they may want to think about broadening the scope) and my most recent subjects are a threesome living over near Berkeley who are all tied to the ... http://www.markrogersphotography.com/blog/2008/09/23/my-mutt-bunnies/ 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 ... http://www.markrogersphotography.com/blog/2008/09/22/san-francisco-chihuahua-meet-up-holiday-card-special/ 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 ... http://www.markrogersphotography.com/blog/2008/09/22/holiday-photo-sessions-for-pets-at-under-one-roof-in-san-francisco/ Another week another Pet Food Express My Mutt shoot. For the first time in a while this was actually one for dogs -- the last 3 have all been rabbits. The lucky poster stars this time are the aptly named Benji, a cute little blonde terrier rescued through the Milo ... http://www.markrogersphotography.com/blog/2008/09/19/tina-benji/