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Happy 500th, Muttville

Posted on 27. Oct, 2009 by Mark.

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Last week I got one of those calls you love to get. One of my favorite rescue groups, Muttville, has just hit a major milestone: they’ve just rescued their 500th senior dog after only being in existence for 2 1/2 years. To honor the occasion, Pet Food Express is donating a My Mutt poster featuring [...]

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Keta – A Dog and Her Boy

Posted on 05. Oct, 2009 by Mark.

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I love my job. Not only do I get to hang out with people who absolutely adore their pets but I get to capture that relationship for them. I’m reminded of that on virtually every shoot but, in certain cases, I’m really struck by how truly lucky I am to be able to do what [...]

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Tessie and Monkey

Posted on 07. Jun, 2009 by Mark.

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I few weeks ago I mentioned I had a dog & cat combo shoot for an upcoming issue of the San Francisco SPCA magazine. While, ultimately, we didn’t get a cover-worthy shot of the two together the day was salvaged with some lovely solo portraits of Tessie the dog (15 years young) and Monkey the [...]

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Sonora

Posted on 29. Oct, 2008 by Mark.

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Not only do I have a weakness for senior dogs but I’m a real sucker for German Shepherds (our last dog was a GSD and she ruled the house for almost 15 years). Introduce me to an older Shepherd and I’m hopeless. Well, I was really hopeless last Friday when I met Sonora up at [...]

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Rascal

Posted on 25. Oct, 2008 by Mark.

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Don’t you love it when a dog’s name just fits? Well, when you have an appointment with a dog named Rascal expectations are somewhat high but the Rascal I met last week definitely delivered. Full disclosure-Rascal is no longer a spring chicken but he’s got that mischievous glint in his eye and certainly knows how [...]

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Diego

Posted on 20. Jun, 2008 by Mark.

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I’m a complete sucker for older dogs. They get so much nobler and mellower as they age and I love the way ones with darker fur mask as they gray. I met a nice old fellow named Diego last weekend on a shoot for veterinarian starting a house-call business here in San Francisco. Diego is [...]