There were Schutzhund Trials on in Sydney this weekend. Watching those dogs work is absolutely jaw dropping. I have so much respect for the owners. Training a dog to that level of obedience takes a lot of dedication and discipline!
Sch.III obedience
Sch.III character work
The crowd all gasped together as I was taking this one!!!
Rhythm belongs to Chill‘s owner. When she mentioned that she was getting a merle Border Collie shortly I asked her
if I could go back over to photograph her. I figured that if I could photograph a litter of very young Doberman Puppies
a 14 week old Border Collie puppy would be no biggie!
Rhythm is the sweetest little girl and was an absolute joy to photograph. I think her modeling career has only just begun!
Cat tried his hand at a spot of modeling too!
Tiger belongs to Vanessa, a client of mine. I remember the day I first met her, when she arrived with Tiger I was just entralled by the cuteness! I wanted a dog just like her. She reminded me of a dog I used to love when I was a kid.
I’m not really sure how I went from wanting a Yorkie to ending up with Angel, but it’s all good. I still get to see Tiger quite often!
Myself and Vanessa were working together recently so I brought my camera in one day to take some shots of Tiger.
I made the grave mistake of bringing a squeaky toy and sending her into a barking frenzy!! I wasn’t very popular that day at all! Lucky I came good with some nice photos, so all was forgiven.
LOVE the black and white shot Ruth, great catchlights in her eyes!
When Chill’s owner asked if I could take some pictures of her I jumped at the chance. Not only is she a very interesting looking dog, I also knew she was well trained which always makes my job so much easier!! Such a good girl.
When I asked Henry’s owner if I could photograph him I didn’t realise what I was getting myself in to! Henry is only
14 months old and even though he was walked for over an hour before meeting me at the park, he was still a bundle of energy when they arrived. Luckily there was a little dog there who was happy to be herded so Henry got to run his heart out for a while before settling down to business.
With the help of his owner we managed to get him to sit still [briefly!] and got some good shots.
It was definitely my most challenging shoot to date, but I learned heaps and now I’m ready for anything!!
by Ruth[less]
Ruth[less] - Thanks! I might be there in a couple of months. I’ve emailed you.
Janelle - Ruth, your stuff is amazing, wish you were in Vic id pay for you to do my dogs.