a pet photographer’s baby dog turns 10, WHAT!!!
We all know how fast each day, each week, each year flies by. We know, but we try not to think about it too much. I was just reminded of this fact when my Twister, that’s him there ➡ (isn’t he gorgeous!) turned 10 years old!
I have no idea how that happened. Just yesterday he was a fluffy, adorable puppy and now he’s 10! I think that defies some laws of physics or something….
I still remember when he came home. He was so squishable and sweet and definitely an old soul. He was also extremely handsome (you may think I’m a bit biased, but I don’t think so). And being a pet photographer means that I photographed him ALOT. You can see how thrilled with modeling he was in the third photo – he had perfected his bored supermodel look. I’m so glad that I have so many images to remind me of those early days. Those days when he was tiny and new and when neither of us really knew anything about the other. Images to chronicle time passing and the love growing.
Even when you forgot to close his crate door and come home to this…
And before you know it, they’re gawky adolescents, all gangly legs (and in Twister’s case GIANT ears that he thankfully grew into). And then…. they’re all grown up. And they’re your best friend, your family.
How lucky am I? I get to spend my days, living my best life with my best friend. Twister was my first Agility Dog Champion (that’s ADCH Bronze, LAA Bronze Twister, if you will :-). He’s an awesome ambassador for dogdom when he’s out on the trails. And he’s the best “uncle” with my puppy kindergarten classes, where he is so patient with the shy puppies and appropriately “stern” with the naughty-pants puppies that need it. He truly is a gift that I know I am lucky to spend my life with.
But how did he get to be 10 years old!!!! I mean seriously, it seems more like 6, maybe 7 years.
I’m extremely lucky as a pet photographer that I have so many portraits of my dogs hanging in my home, reminding me every day how blessed I am to share my life with these incredible beings. They remind me to cherish the moments. And they remind me why I love being a pet photographer. I get to meet and share in the journeys of other wonderful pets and their people. To capture them in all the stages of their lives, from adorable puppy to white faced senior (and NO Twister isn’t a senior, he’s just getting started!). I get to share and capture the precious moments that everyone who loves dogs understands. So give your dogs an extra snack tonight and wish my “baby boy” a happy 10th Birthday!
