A love to last a whole bunch of lifetimes

My friend Chris Beam at Slate Magazine explains just how long dogs have been our best friends here.

Mesmerizing!!!

Worth the wait

At first photographing Gracie, an adorable five month-old Shiba Inu, felt a little like the above photo, but by the end of our session it was a lot more like the one below. It's always good to remember that dogs are territorial animals and need a little time to get used to our cameras and lighting set-ups. Alas, she was a little sweetheart of a dog and we were happy to spend time with her and her owner Kim in their lovely DC condo.

Not just dogs and cats...

Our friend Lauren's hamster at the HSBC bank opening. 

Keep these two dog noses together!

We received this email (excerpted below) from a woman pleaing for help in keeping her two Labradors together in a good home. Please read this story of these two healthy dogs that are losing their home and family. It's such a sad consequence of our changing economy that families can be broken apart, when they are what brings us most comfort in times like these. Hopefully one of you lovely readers has an innovative way to help this family. We're going to be thinking about it over here.

--Gracy

From the email we received:

"They were raised together and pine without each other. The Lab rescue have already said that they would probably separate them, so this is my last resort. Both doggies are in great health, have been spayed and have ID chips implanted under the skin.

Cookie turned 3 December 10th and Cookie is my mellow-yellow, and just loves her tummy rubbed. Coco is adorably funny and lives for her "ball". She also loves the water. Cookie loves lots of attention. Both doggies are loyal and love to walk. They have been raised with my 3 kids running around all over the place, and have survived Sammy's constant hugging and love of 'dress-up', so they are fantastic family dogs.

This is by far one of the most difficult decisions I have ever had to make, but under the circumstances I have no choice. Please, Please forward these pics to all you know and help me find a great home for these fabulous doggies. They are just adorable and it's heartbreaking to let them go. In a perfect world, I hope that we could find someone local so that we can still keep in touch and visit them. I pray that someone somewhere can help us keep Cookie and Coco together, and love them just as much as we do. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

Desperate to find loving home.

Already housebroken, trained, love kids, neutered, up to date on shots. But must stay together!

Contact: Katherine at: kjmorris74@yahoo.com

America's Next Dog Model

Harris the Chihuahua puppy.

Chibi.

Sonoma.

Buttercup.

We would like to introduce you to some of Northern Virginia's cutest dog models. As you can see, it's hard to choose our favorite. Thanks to Wylie Wagg in Tysons for offering a great space and introducing us to some of their charming customers. We look forward to setting up another shoot with them in the spring.

Now you see me, now you don't