As we were driving to the location for 10 year old Xas’ session his owner told me that he’s been through the wars recently – he had vestibular disease and while he was at the vet receiving treatment for that he picked up a paralysis tick. It was a very difficult time for them. He also has hypothyroidism and after our shoot he was scheduled to have a lump removed from his head. He wasn’t about to let any of that stop him from smiling though!

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I love working with dogs that do what they’re told!

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After his glamour shots he finally got to do what he’d been itching to do – fetch stones from the water. He is a retriever after all.

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While he stood there waiting for a stone to be thrown, his wagging wet tail with the sun behind him created the most beautiful sparkly bokeh.

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Soaking wet and exhausted but still ready to chase his stone some more.

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Great dog, great location, great light. All the ingredients for a perfect session.

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