Smile Like a Dog » Baker Beach

Tank

Mark — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:51:53 +0000

Talk about your aptly named dogs. Tank is a just what you’d expect: a low-slung, stocky go getter with lots of torque. He’s also got a beautiful glossy brown coat with matching eyes and a hysterical habit of digging shallow trenches whenever he wants to lie down and rest (sure hope he never lives near a golf course).

Tank and his mom met me for a sunset session at Baker Beach on Veteran’s Day where conditions were about as perfect as they get in San Francisco. Check him out. You’ll all soon be major Tank fans.

And, don’t forget to pick your nominations for Bay Woof’s Beast of the Bay Awards for 2011 (including pet photographer). Only the top nominees go to the voting round in December.

The Mighty Tank!

Tank on the Move

Tank resting in a self-dug trench

Tank and Mom

Tank from the side

Tankin' it easy

Back in action

So very, very "dog"

Tank and the Golden Gate

French and Germans On the Beach

Mark — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:34:11 +0000

My German Shepherd streak continued this week but with a twist–this time there was a Poodle involved, too. This latest My Mutt poster shoot included Eva and Maya, two inseparable German Shepherds and a Standard Poodle named Raven who hangs out with them on a regular basis. We did the shoot on Baker Beach toward the end of the day on a classic San Francisco summer afternoon. The dogs adore the beach and I don’t think there was a square inch of non-tramped sand anywhere to be seen by the time they were done. Well, girls, enjoy your sneak peak and let me know which shots you’re liking for your posters…

Raven hits the beach

Eva and Maya

Eva opens the throttle

Maya

Raven

Eva in the surf

Time to Dry Off

Beauty and the Bridge

Maya

I do not look funny

Eva and The Golden Gate

Nice Walk on the Beach

Raven

Finally Tired

Fiona

Mark — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:18:49 +0000

I was really excited to meet Fiona for our My Mutt poster photo shoot. Her mom had described her as a 50-pound terrier with a Mohawk so expectations were very high. I was not disappointed. Fiona is lovely and, in addition to the fetching Mohawk (you make it work, Fiona, you really do) she has a striking pair of bright brown eyes you can see a mile away. Her mom rescued her from Marin Humane Society and has done a great job with her.

We met down at Baker Beach in the late afternoon and Fiona did her high-energy terrier thing up and down beach with her favorite toy while we tried to keep her snout relatively sand-free between shots (didn’t quite clean it off for all of them – see below) . Fiona did great and we have a number of contenders for the poster. Help us pick one by voting/commenting below…

Fiona - a rare moment of stillness

Fiona and her favorite toy

Fiona's Sphinx imitation

Faster than a speeding terrier

Got a wee bit of sand do ya', lassie?

Now that's better

No, mom, I haven't heard the one about gravity

What bridge?