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Sometimes wrinkles are cute. And on a Monday after a weekend of fun, who doesn’t love these wrinkles?
We recently had a housewarming and Laker, our Boxer, was the hit of the party. He ate ice from the bucket with beers and wine, he sang everyone a song that walked through our door and at the end of the night, he crashed on the couch. Some say wrinkles come from worry, but not for this dog; his come from cuteness.
He’s five years older than me. We hated each other when we were younger, but over the years things changed. He became the person I called when I needed advice or just tips on things technology. He’s the voice of reason, he’s the nutty guy that falls asleep watching TV and he’s my brother. Here’s a peek at his headshot.
Project HALO was out in full force at Birkdale Village in Huntersville, NC this past Saturday. Lots friendly faces stopped by to see some new and returning dogs. Here are a few from the event.
Remember Sugar? She’s been to a few Birkdale Village adoption events in the past. Sugar came to Project HALO from a puppy mill bust in Denver about a year ago. She is really sweet (just like her name) and loves belly rubs.
Patches is Sugar’s sister. She loves playing with toys and she loves the camera.
Peanut is just silly. He’s a very active dog and could be a perfect dog for all of you training for 5K races this spring.
And for the good news of the day, Brandy is not available because she is ADOPTED.
Meet Joy. She is a great dog with a really kind face. I even had a hard time not giving her treats.
All of these dogs along with some others can be found on the Project HALO website. Feel free to fill out an application if you would like to volunteer at an event or even foster.
You know that person you can call after weeks or even years of not talking and the conversation just picks up where it left off? That would be exactly how I would describe my friendship with Elisabeth. We met in college over our love for a band and over the years since graduation we have been lucky enough to stay in touch. That means through all the moves to different cities such as Charlotte for me, but LA, Ireland and back to LA again for her. When she comes into town, I beg ask her to meet me at our favorite coffee place to catch up.
Elisabeth is a scarf person. Even if it might be 90 degrees in LA, that girl always rocks a scarf. Lucky for her, the day she came to visit in Charlotte, we got lots of cold windy weather.
Elisabeth is witty, smart and such a great writer. Check out her blog to see what I mean.
I am not sure if it is the coffee or our friendship, but together they make up a favorite of mine. I can’t tell you how many times something happens in my life and Elisabeth has been there to pick up the pieces, be supportive or just provide a laugh. As much as I hate that she is on another coast, I am so glad that she is just a phone call away. Happy Friday!
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to shoot for Project HALO Santa pictures at South Park in Charlotte, NC. I saw lots of shoppers, some really cute kids and a regular named Charlie. You might remember Charlie from a post back this summer at a Project HALO aadoption event. Charlie came to get his pictures with Santa along with his new mom. I was so excited to see him so happy running up the path to jump into Santa’s lap for his Christmas picture.
Did I mention that his Christmas sweater was almost as cute as him? Nothing makes my holiday brighter more than to see a dog in a forever home. Thank you to everyone who has adopted a furry friend this past year. 
“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” ~ Roger Caras
And this Chaos just happens to be really cute and lovable. See the sneak below from our shoot in uptown Charlotte, NC.
More from this shoot and a few others soon!
p.s. Happy Holidays!
Sorry in advance for a short post with only one picture, but I had to get Baxter’s mug up on the blog. He was one of the many dogs I met today shooting for an event benefiting Project Halo. Thanks to everyone who came out to support a great organization. I hope to get to show off the other amazing pups soon and even an appearance from Santa.
The W Family is amazing. They are all kind, polite and super smart; plus they have three dogs that I said I would kidnap in a heartbeat for being such sweethearts.
Meet Jody and Chris plus the pups – Chloe, Barkley and Doc (left to right):
And here’s Blaine (8) and Tyler (12).
This family are huge dog lover (which makes me love this family even more). All of the W family dogs have been adopted from different rescue groups. They are also the best dogs to photograph. I think they stood or sat still for most of the pictures without any complaints.
And check out the men of this family. One word: Handsome.
Last but not least is the whole family all together with the dogs. We shot most of these pictures near a golf course and when Chris said Jody’s dad is a huge golfer, we jumped at the chance to get a shot on the green.
Thanks W Family for letting me spend some time with you and shooting your upcoming Christmas card. Have a super holiday season!
p.s. Tish Mackay Photography will be at Birkdale Village at Bella Ropa this Saturday from 11am-2pm taking pictures with Santa to benefit Project HALO.
Hope to see you there!
Dana contacted me with a request. She asked how I would feel about sneaking around with her to kidnap her boyfriend’s dog named Shotgun and get some pictures of him as a birthday/Christmas gift. I loved her thoughtfulness so much, that I had to say yes. I joined Dana at an empty house (her boyfriend was out for the rest of the day) and Shotgun, an eleven year-old sweetheart. I fell in love with Shotgun the minute I walked in the door and he greeted me with a lean. The rest of the shoot was filled with treats, a couple of dog kisses and some great sunshine.
I love his face so much. He is such a happy dog and it shows.
Dana shared lots of great stories about Shotgun getting into trouble. My favorite one was when he escaped from the backyard and headed up the street to the shopping center. They said he traveled up the escalator to the surrounding restaurants. People where petting on him and feeding him scraps when he was picked up by Dana’s boyfriend. So this next picture had to be included of him at the fence plotting his next great escape.
I learned a lot about Shotgun during our shoot. He loves to get his back scratched and will stand very still in the same place forever if you do so.
And after running around and making sure the yard was rid of squirrels, we headed inside to Shotgun’s favorite spot; the couch.
I don’t know why, but his surprised face in the next picture just makes me smile.
I have to say that I loved everything about this dog and his awesome personality right down to his paws.
