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When Fridays Seem Like Mondays

Mark — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:35:51 +0000

Photo of the Day

This one goes out to anyone who had the misfortune of watching the stock market or the first and third games of the Giants/Dodgers series this week. Take heart, though. Like the enthusiastic fellow pictured below who proceeded to pick up the ball and play on the beach for the next 60 minutes we’ll all be back to do it again next week.

Happy weekend, everyone!

mwwwwwarff!

Prince: A Pup in Bernal Heights

Mark — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:19:58 +0000

It’s been a while since I last worked with a German Shepherd or German Shepherd mix so Prince, a recent My Mutt poster model, was just what the doc ordered. Prince was adopted through Rocket Dog Rescue and we met on a foggy, cool afternoon at Bernal Heights park — so much for any city views. As you’ll see, Prince is a handsome lad and a natural in front of the camera. Sound off on which shot you like most for his poster.

Prince

My, what nice ears I have

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Everyone Think Good Thoughts for Luke

Mark — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:05:26 +0000

I met an awesome dog named Luke and his parents this past Sunday. Luke is undergoing pretty significant surgery tomorrow and his folks wanted to be sure to get some good shots of him and them with him before Tuesday. Luke is a strapping German Shepherd mix with a perpetual dog grin and gentle, easy way about him.

I want everyone to who reads this blog on a regular basis to take a few seconds out of their day tomorrow to think some good, positive thoughts about Luke and wish him a speedy recovery. Luke, it was my pleasure meeting you yesterday and I will see you again soon.

Otis

Mark — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:24:00 +0000

Full disclosure here…I’m a complete and utter sucker for senior dogs. Not that I’m really that objective to begin with when it comes to pets but any sort of logic pretty much flies out the window when I run into a geriatric canine — especially one with any trace of German Shepherd in them. That’s where Otis comes in. I met him this last weekend for a shoot in Golden Gate Park at Stow Lake. When you see the pictures you’ll completely understand why he’s named Otis. It simply just fits.

Otis is originally from Massachussetts near the Cape and is used to living around Cranberry bogs so Stowe is a good West Coast surrogate for that (minus the cranberries). He likes sniffing and spooking around a lot so much of the outing was spent trying to catch him with his snout off the ground (we pet photographers just love a challange)

My favorite bit of personal info about him is that he seems to have a negative thing for Frank Zappa. Apparently, if you show him any of Frank’s album covers he barks at them. Show him anything else and you get nada. How cool is that?