Smile Like a Dog » Stern Grove Dog Park San Francisco

Colby: On The Ball

Mark — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:54:01 +0000

Last weekend I had a great session with a beautiful Sheltie named Colby in Stern Grove park. Colby was fairly reserved initially but as soon as his red ball came out it was time to play and that’s when the fun started. Colby, enjoy your sneak peek…

Meet Colby

All Smiles

I Love My Ball

...but sometimes it tries to get away

Wheeeeee!

Colby Times Three

Colby and Mom

Colby and his sister

One Big Happy Family

Mark — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:00:47 +0000

A few months ago I photographed a really cool dog named Miles Davis for Pet Food Express. Last week I had the chance to work with the rest of his family: Auggie Doggie, Delilah and Fargo. Auggie and Delilah are both terrier mixes and inseperable (don’t tell anyone but Auggie has baldness issues). Fargo is a nice old senior Shepherd mix with a one floppy ear. All together they make quite the picture…

Fargo

I am Auggie Doggie

Delilah...no Divas here

Ahhhh...that's the spot

See, I told you this works great

I'm a little hard of hearing but I don't like the sign pointing at me

Auggie on the run

Don't worry, Auggie, most guys get a little thin on top

Auggie

Just grazing

The whole gang: Everyone looking in a completely different direction

The Mighty Max

Mark — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:00:05 +0000

Last week I photographed a Goldendoodle named Max down at Stern Grove in San Francisco (one of the better-kept dog park secrets in SF as a gift from a friend of the owners.

Max definitely got the Golden part of the retreiver — he’s has a gorgeous coat and loves to play– but I think the retrieving part (or at least the bringing-the-stick-back-to-the-thrower component) may be recessive. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Enjoy your sneak peak, Max.

Max is All Ears

Max and his Stick

Max's best side

Heads (and ears) Up!

What Stick?

Goldendoodle with Golden Mane

Max Up Close

Max Up Closer

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Tippy and Boomer

Mark — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:56:25 +0000

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 a fine foggy San Francisco morning at Stern Grove Dog Park for their My Mutt shoot and compared to the one I had today with a single Boxer (more on that later in the week) this was a piece of cake…at least until the pack of terriers and Brussels Griffons showed up (see the last shot below)

The poster will ultimately feature both pups but I’ve included some solo shots as well. So, go ahead and let us know which one you think is would look best hanging at Pet Food Express. Oh, Boomer is the handsome terrier-corgi-dalmatian mix. Tippy is Coon hound Border Collie.

Sort of has an American Gothic feel to it…

Like the slight smile from Tippy on this one

Can you guess my favorite shot?

My, what lovely eyes you have, Boomer

Tippy’s best side

Was it something I said?

Boomer up close and personal

Here’s where the photo session ended…