As a passionate supporter of animal rescue and adoption, I frequently end up meeting dogs that are looking for homes and as often as I can I donate my time to photograph them. Having good portraits of individual animals greatly increases their chances of being adopted, so Jen from CLAW (Community Led Animal Welfare) brought this bunch into the studio recently to have their photos taken. I love puppies (who doesn't) and these guys were just the cutest collection of babies. They did however run riot in the studio which required a mop after they'd left. Puppies usually get adopted quite quickly and it's older dogs who wait longer. Their Mom is also available for adoption, and she is just delightful. Mommy dog was left at the CLAW clinic after her owners decided they didn't want her anymore and the next morning the staff were very surprised to find that she had given birth overnight to this collection of critters. Mixed breed pups like these are IMHO … [Read more...]
Reasons rescue dogs make the best companions
These images are from a rescue dog shoot I did at the Sandton SPCA in January, I thought I'd repost them along with a few of my thoughts about why rescue dogs are my absolute favourite and why I so passionately champion the cause for adopting dogs from shelters. Despite rumours to the contrary, you'll often find pure breed dogs at shelters. I've seen Saint Bernards, Labradors, Dachshunds, Jack Russells, Wiemaraners, Ridgebacks (do I need to go on?) at the Sandton SPCA and if you can't find your breed of choice at your local shelter, google and you'll find an animal rescue organisation that does. If, like me, you're happy with a mix breed dog, you'll be in heaven at a shelter. I was at the Sandton SPCA today and there were at least 20 LBJs and BBJs (little brown jobs and big brown jobs). My experience of rescue dogs (there are three in my house) is that they somehow know that they were saved and spend the rest of their lives trying to show how grateful they are. I'm sure on som … [Read more...]
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