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February 2024

Well, guys, last month I promised a short read for February and I'm keeping to it! Having been unexpectly away the full month except for a quick few days home for the annual SEWE event weekend, I don't have too much to post here. I'm excited to be home and getting back to normal though, and so very thankful my dad is continuing his fantastic recovery!

 

SHAMELESS PRIDE FOR MY DOGS (or good news about me)!

While I was away, I learned what great therapeutic value my dogs actually possess (minus the barking, of course). It was a very stressful time and they consistently brought me joy and forced me to get out and walk miles [and miles!] or just take breaks. At night, they were just the best snugglers too <3 They brought my parents sweet moments and some laughs too. We made a lot of trips to trail walk nearby parks, and took daily walks to the river (or ocean) - the benefit of living on a peninsula. Here's one of Roux from last month during one of our walks as a thank you to them for being awesome.

 

EVENTS

I did come home for a few days to shoot SEWE for Lowcountry Dog Magazine! I usually just go and watch the dock dogs, and shoot for fun, but this year, because it was an intentional shoot, I also saw demos like the flying dogs. Goodness, I do love dog sports!

 

CLIENT SESSIONS

During those few days home, I had a very special legacy session crop up for a dog named John Deere, a beautiful black lab who had received a challenging diagnosis and his dog-mom wanted to capture their relationship, as well as his lifelong friendship with her horse, Stryker. Both of these boys were gems to work with, and their dog-mom was so lovely - I'm so glad we had the opportunity to get this scheduled as quickly as we did as Sweet John Deere sadly said his goodbye less than a week later.

Thankfully, being home those few days meant I also was able to complete a session we had scheduled months ago for longtime client, Edgar, and his dog-dad, who flee the frozen tundra of Wisconsin and come to town every year for SEWE. I love their relationship and it's always wonderful to catch up! I have been photo'ing this floof since spring of 2017! He just turned eight last week and truly does live the life every dog deserves.

I'm looking forward to my March clients and shelter visits and really feeling like I'm home.

 

SHELTERS/RESCUES

My heart was lamenting the thought of missing a month of adoptables, as that has never happened in 20 years of shelter photography, but I was redeemed at SEWE when I had the chance to photo a couple of gorgeous dogs (like Olive, below) for Carolina Coonhound Rescue! Whew! And now shelter photos are back in full swing with five scheduled shelter trips between Charleston Animal Society and Dorchester Paws, and a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Hallie Hill Animal Sanctuary facility construction for March.

I'm also super excited for the progress a few of us have been able to make as a small group of concerned citizens toward a low-cost spay and neuter program for our county! We had doors closed on us over and over, so I am very proud of what we have been able to accomplish. It's been at least 13 months in the making and countless hours behind-the-scenes, phone calls, meetings, data collection and planning, but we connected with the right people and entities - those who truly want to help propel something like this forward to keep animals from entering the overcrowded shelter system - and now we are on on the move with a hope and plan to have the first clinic offering in the spring! Stay tuned as that continues to unfold. If you'd like to get involved in some way, whether as a volunteer, sponsor or donor, please contact us so we can continue to grow this much-needed resource.

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REMINDERS - GENERAL

My current event schedule is always posted on this page as well as my main page. If you don't feel like checking back from time to time, you can subscribe to the mailing list. I only send ONE email per month (and sometimes, not even that!). You can unsubscribe at any time, and I never sell your information to partners or third parties.

My session calendar does fill quickly and I do encourage reserving your space about 3-4 weeks out from when you want your session. This allows you the most opportunity to secure a preferred date/time of day and to have sufficient time for grooming appointments, etc. I am currently scheduling late April and May, and accepting tentative dates further out a bit. Scheduling a rain date is also recommended at the time we reserve your session (no charge to hold the 2nd date).

 

 

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UPCOMING EVENTS & SCHEDULING NOTES (updated 3/7/24)

Ongoing: Adoptable Animal Photo Sessions. 

March 13, 2024 | [Annual] Private event at K9 Resorts, Mount Pleasant.

April 13, 2024 | Lowcountry Dog Magazine's Dogapalooza

August, 2024 | Artist Display at Goose Creek City Complex

 

Away/Downtime Dates:

April 12 - 16, 2024

May 22 - 28, 2024

June, 2024 (dates TBD) Northern VA photo trip for clients - contact me to be notifed once the dates are set.

July and August, 2024 - studio sessions only (outdoor sessions will resume in September, 2024)

 
 

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