Client Session ~ Comet the Golden Retriever and Sun the Australian Cattle Dog

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Meet Comet and Sun, two rescues who are lucky enough to live near the beautiful Cabarita Beach in Northern NSW. Comet is a 9 year old Golden Retriever, named for his gorgeous full tail, as illustrated in this shot!

The late afternoon light at the beach was just perfect and played up Comet’s lovely thick golden coat when backlit.

Not to be outshone, Sun worked the light too and looked much more alert than her age of 10 years would suggest.

Comet had me in stitches with his upside-down stick chewing antics.

Whereas Sun was quite happy to pose it up in the sunshine near the rocks.

Earlier in the afternoon before heading to the beach we’d had a bonding session in the backyard, and these two proved to be excellent models.

Update ~ Albert is Cancer-free!

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You might remember Albert’s session from a couple of months ago. To recap, his owner Drene had organised a session with me as he’d been diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, in his front left leg. He’d been given only months to live and on the day of the session he was struggling to get around and quite obviously very unwell.

I’m so happy and amazed to report that just recently when Drene came to pick up her three beautiful canvases, Albert himself came and visited! His leg which was previously about twice it’s usual diameter was back almost to normal size. Albert was so much livelier, trotting around checking out my garden and generally looking very healthy and happy for a 12 year old dog who just a few months ago was struggling to walk!

Anyway, I’ll let Albert himself tell the story…

“Hi everyone, it’s Albert the Lab/Mastiff cross here. As you know I was very sick and was given 6 months to live. I had a really bad tumour (Osteosarcoma). My mum was so upset, she did not want to lose me cause I’m just gorgeous.

Anyway, my mum decided to get Vitamin B17 for me from Mexico. It’s got three names (LAETRILE/AMIGDATIN/B17). The reason she had to get it from Mexico is it’s banned in Australia, which is another story!

My mum got the Vitamin B17 liquid and the vet gave me 9 grams of Vitamin B17 and 10 grams of Vitamin C intravenously for 23 days. My mum also gave me 30 apricot kernels in my food every day.

Mum kept saying, “Albert your tumour is shrinking!” Well, it needed to! It was ten and half inches around at start of treatment, and I could hardly walk, and boy was it painful. Mum gave me painkillers for that.

The good news is my TUMOUR IS GONE, I’m very happy and my mum is over the moon. The vet? Well he can’t believe his eyes. The whole point of this up date on my health is this. If any one out there has a little furry person that has Cancer just e-mail my mum and she will tell you what you have to do, and who to phone, because she wants to help all my mates out there. Mum’s e-mail is drenealbert@gmail.com. Love, Albert.”

Drene and Albert’s beautiful canvases – two 20×30 inch and one 30×30 inch. They will hang with pride in their house with Albert’s leg on display as testament to beating this horrible disease that affects so many pets and those who love them.

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Client Session ~ Milly and Mack the Rottweilers

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We actually arrived before sunrise for this very early morning beach session and in a short time were greeted by this beautiful sight. Getting up early for these sessions is so worth it, especially with a perfect clear sky like this!

This is one year old Mack – he loved soaking up the early morning sunshine and exploring the beach, so he pretty much stole the show early on in our session.

I love this flying tongue and head-tilt shot all in one!

Mack and his big sister Milly (older by only 6 months) are the best of friends.

Mack loves to chase flying sand and water, and puts on quite a show!

I don’t think Milly really understands the concept, but she’s happy to join in and give the jumping Mack a hard time!

Nothing better than a happy wet sandy dog at the beach!

Later at the dog park, Milly proved to be the more attentive model.

Mack preferred to be intruiged by a tractor at the other end of the park and I managed to capture some very attentive looks from him.

A family portraits was on the cards, luckily the dogs were pretty worn out by the stage and happy to pose with their mum and dad.

You can tell these guys really love their dogs!

Client Session ~ Albert the Labrador x Mastiff

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Albert and his mum Drene have been together a long time. Twelve years ago, Drene watched Albert being born, at the time not knowing he would end up with her. In the years that have passed since then, they’ve been through so much. Making the move from New Zealand to Australia, spending 8 months in the UK together and now, Albert has been diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer. Surgery isn’t an option but Drene is doing everything she can to try and treat and cure Albert, including alternative medicine treatments, a special diet and endless amounts of love.

Their bond is immediately visible. Like an embarrassed schoolboy, Albert looks shyly away when his mum attacks him with kisses but always goes back for more when she’s done, lavishing her with licks to the face. In some ways he’s still such a curious puppy, but mixed in with that is the wise old man, lying peacefully on the grass under the trees, watching the world go by.

When downloading the photos, the very first shot I took of them was this one and I love it. I’ll leave the rest to speak for themselves. Good luck Albert, you are a special boy and oh so loved.