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Dec 18

Victory: Photography Project — 43

“Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them and filling an emptiness that we did not even know we had.” -Unknown

Beginning in January of this year, I began a weekly photography project with my muse, Victory! I will continue to share this project on the blog! I have also been documenting Victory’s milestones so to speak each month — you can read these here! I think that it is fun to document all of Victory’s changes, while preserving fleeting moments and memories.

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, we took Victory to Annapolis for the first time! She had a great time! (We previously took our beloved Biscuit to Annapolis as well.) Victory was all smiles, and we took her to the Naval Academy and walked around historic downtown Annapolis. Annapolis is very dog friendly and Victory was able to go in every store with us! There were many dogs around so Victory sniffed many new friends! We even stopped at Paws, where Victory was a hit! Below are a few images from our adventure together!

Dec 15

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Photographs: Vacationing in Quebec!

Oh my goodness, it is the middle of December already I am not sure where the time has gone! (It was my intention to get through all of our vacation photos weeks ago.) This year went by so incredibly quickly and the last quarter of this year has been especially busy! We went to Quebec in August and September this year, and I have finally had time to finish culling and editing the images from our vacation, our first vacation with our dear, Victory! You can view the snapshot of our vacation here, which I posted upon our return from Quebec!

We started our vacation in Manchester, Vermont. We took Victory to the Orvis Flagship Store where we took Biscuit last spring where he was the Orvis Cover Dog Winner and Centerfold and represented the Orvis Petfinder Commitment supporting and promoting dog rescue! Victory had fun trying out (picking out) the Orvis dog beds and trying on her new Orvis coat!

We stopped briefly at Lake Champlain on our way to Quebec and it was beautiful.

We made it to our lake house that we rented for several weeks in Quebec! It was located on the Lake of Two Mountains and the views were beautiful and we witnessed many lovely sunsets each night! Victory loved the beach and boating!

We walked to the beach and we had a lot of fun with Victory! She loved the beach and we captured her putting her paws in the water for the first time! She actually went into the water and she loved walking on the beach!

We went into Montreal a few times and pushed Victory around in her Hound About – which turned out to be a lifesaver as the city is very crowded and it would have been too stressful for her to walk on the sidewalks with so many people! She rode around in class! Doug and I loved going to the Orange Julep! This has the world’s best orange juice! We also visited McGill University and walked all around a good portion of the city! We went shopping in Montreal and Victory got some new gear!

One of my favorite parts of the trip was taking the route de vines! I am not a big wine person, but the views and the vineyards were really beautiful. Doug figured out the routes and drove us everywhere! Victory loved the wineries and dogs were welcome and, of course, everyone called her a “plus beau chien!” (most beautiful dog!) Of course, we agree! Victory loved the vineyards so much that she often did not want to leave!

Most of all, we enjoyed spending time together; getting away and having a break; having a change of scenery; and having days where we had no plans and were able to take each day as it came! Everyone was so nice in Quebec and the pace of everything was nice and slow! Enjoy some of our images from our vacation below!

Happy Monday!

Manchester, Vermont

Lake Champlain

Quebec — Lake House and Beach

Route de Vins

Montreal

Dec 12

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Victory: Photography Project — 42

“When a dog is in your life there is always a reason to laugh.” -Unknown

Beginning in January of this year, I began a weekly photography project with my muse, Victory! I will continue to share this project on the blog! I have also been documenting Victory’s milestones so to speak each month — you can read these here! I think that it is fun to document all of Victory’s changes, while preserving fleeting moments and memories.

Well, Victory got another cute hat for the Holidays! Below she is wearing her new red hat along with her Orvis hunter green coat, that she got on vacation this summer — more vacation photos are coming soon! She just looks so adorable! Our stockings are up, our outdoor Christmas lights and wreath are up, and Victory and her Daddy are decorating the Christmas tree together this weekend, that we just received in the mail yesterday!

Happy Friday!

Dec 5

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Victory: Photography Project — 41

“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” -Josh Billings

Beginning in January of this year, I began a weekly photography project with my muse, Victory! I will continue to share this project on the blog! I have also been documenting Victory’s milestones so to speak each month — you can read these here! I think that it is fun to document all of Victory’s changes, while preserving fleeting moments and memories.

It is almost the end of the year, and I thought that it would be neat to take a look back and see how far Victory has come physically and emotionally since adopting her in October 2013. The images are shown in chronological order starting in the lower right corner and ending in the upper left corner. Victory has really blossomed, and we feel so fortunate that she is part of our little family!

(The first image in the lower right hand corner is from Victory’s foster mom — the first image we ever saw of our fur girl!)

Happy Friday!

Dec 2

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Victory: Thanksgiving 2014

We hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Victory had a great Thanksgiving! Here she is pictured on Thanksgiving morning going for her morning walk with her cute pink fleece and matching hat, that is a little crooked as she had just shook her entire body! Victory ate turkey for dinner instead of her kibble! During dinner, she placed herself squarely right between Doug and I to ensure she got enough turkey! She did try a little bit of mashed potatoes as well and Victory did not have any complaints! We also took Victory for her first trip to Annapolis over the weekend and she had a grand time! (I will share more on our adventure soon!)

Victory was “on” all weekend while family visited and now she is catching up on her sleep after much excitement! Victory loves her routine and when her routine changes from the norm, we think it is a bit scary for her.

Victory ordered her Christmas tree and she is going to help us decorate our tree when it comes in the mail from Maine in the next couple of days! This will be Victory’s first Christmas tree!

Happy Tuesday!

Nov 26

Howard County, Maryland Photography Commission: Maisey

Recently, I photographed Maisey, a thirteen-year-old Jack Russell Terrier, who was recently adopted a little over a month ago after her first family had to relinquish her. Maisey is quick on her feet and full of life! Below is my favorite image from the photography shoot.

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Happy Wednesday!

Nov 25

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Victory: Photography Project — 40

“My goal in lie is to become as wonderful as my dog thinks I am.” ~Unknown

Beginning in January of this year, I began a weekly photography project with my muse, Victory! I will continue to share this project on the blog! I have also been documenting Victory’s milestones so to speak each month — you can read these here! I think that it is fun to document all of Victory’s changes, while preserving fleeting moments and memories.

Since Victory has been a part of our family for over a year now, we have had the opportunity to watch every season of the Sons of Anarchy with our Victory! This is the first series we will have watched in its entirety with Victory! We are so sad that this series is coming to an end in a couple of weeks. This is Doug’s favorite show! As such, Doug ordered Victory a Sons of Anarchy bandanna commemorating our time together watching an entire series together! Of course, Victory was very cooperative wearing her new bandanna!

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Happy Tuesday!

Nov 19

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Victory: Photography Project — 39

“When a dog is in your life, there is always a reason to laugh.” ~Unknown

Beginning in January of this year, I began a weekly photography project with my muse, Victory! I will continue to share this project on the blog! I have also been documenting Victory’s milestones so to speak each month — you can read these here! I think that it is fun to document all of Victory’s changes, while preserving fleeting moments and memories.

I few weeks ago, I had a photo shoot in northern Pennsylvania for my dog photography project. Doug and Victory came along with me and then we visited the campus at Penn State, where we had lunch at a place Doug recommended and we walked around the campus on a beautiful fall day; and luckily, there was not a home football game! (Doug drove us round trip!) Victory has now visited her first U.S. college campus! (Victory previously visited McGill University). Victory was all smiles; and all eyes were on Victory when I took her photograph at the Nittany Lion Shrine! Everyone loved Victory and wanted to pet her! Fortunately, Victory is a very agreeable gal as long as I hold her on my hip while people pet and fawn on her! Immediately after photographing Victory, a surprise marriage proposal happened! Also, Victory looked so tiny sitting next to the paw at the front of the Palmer Museum of Art! The weather was beautiful and we had a fun time together! Of course, before we left for home, we also got some ice cream, well six gallons to be exact, in dry ice, to take home from the Penn State Berkey Creamery — very good ice cream indeed! Victory had a wonderful time and she did really well in the car as usual! A few photographs from our outing are shown below!

Happy Wednesday!

Nov 17

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Announcing: The Newsletter

Today I am announcing my Newsletter! I have been wanting to have a newsletter for a while, and I finally got around to setting one up! My intention for the Newsletter is to share information, likely on a monthly basis (or when appropriate). I plan to share information about my long-term dog photography project; behind the scenes information; news; and other related topics that the Newsletter subscribers will get to preview first — one of the advantages to subscribing to the Newsletter! If you are interested in staying in touch and receiving additional information from me, please sign up for the Newsletter here!

Happy Monday!

Nov 14

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Victory: Photography Project — 38

“Dogs leave paw prints on your heart.” -Unknown

Beginning in January of this year, I began a weekly photography project with my muse, Victory! I will continue to share this project on the blog! I have also been documenting Victory’s milestones so to speak each month — you can read these here! I think that it is fun to document all of Victory’s changes, while preserving fleeting moments and memories.

Well, it is getting a little cooler here! I found the most adorable hat that I happened to come across recently, and I picked it up for Victory! When I got home, Doug just smiled (in a good way!) I can’t help it, I love to spoil our Victory! Plus, I want to make sure she stays warm while she is out walking despite her lush fur coat that keeps growing! To our dismay, we have heard that this winter is supposed to be a worse winter than last year — and last year was filled with many cold days and lots of snow! We like snow, but not too much! In any event, Victory wears her new hat outside for her walks along with her cute pink fleece! Victory is always so agreeable with me concerning clothing ideas and photo ideas! We are so lucky to have Victory in our lives — she is the sweetest pup! Enjoy the images below!

Happy Friday!