Client Session ~ Herbie & Bamm Bamm the Havanese

Continued on from Harry’s post, Herbie and Bamm Bamm are Harry’s two little brothers. Both Havanese, they are gorgeous little dogs. You could say that this breed quite popular with Bec’s family, as I’ve also photographed Mali who belongs to Bec’s mum!

Bamm Bamm is three years old and the most independent of the pack.

He has the most silky, softest fur and I was especially taken with his little white fluffy feet, how cute are they!

While he loves attention from people and is a lovely friendly little boy, he’s also quite happy being off on his own, doing his own thing.

We took a trip to the park for a change of scenery and poor little Bamm Bamm got bitten by a nasty ant on his paw. He was valiantly limping around but with some persuasion in the form of delicious treats still managed to pose beautifully for these shots.

His little brother, the youngest of the three at almost three years of age, is Herbie.

Herbie is Bec’s special boy, in her own words “Herbie is my soul mate dog, he has 100% stolen my heart”. He was a wedding present from her husband, arriving on a plane from Melbourne and straight into Bec’s arms. He went through a lot of pain and health problems when growing and as a result, has bowed front legs that don’t quite function as they should and are still quite painful. Perhaps because of his ordeal or perhaps just because thats’s just the way he is, Herbie doesn’t really feel comfortable with pats and cuddles from anyone other than Bec or her mum.

Luckily for me though, Herbie is quite interested in food and it was no problem to get his attention!

With a bit of patience, we even had him sitting and staying at a distance for some gorgeous photos with his big brother Harry in the background.

I just love his brown eyes against his lily white (super soft and fluffy!) fur.

We ended our session at the park with Herbie looking adoringly up at his mum with the sun sinking down behind the trees in the background. Awwww!

Client Session ~ Hector the Ragdoll

Ragdoll cats are my favourite cat breed. So cuddly, affectionate and playful and who can resist those big blue eyes. Hector was a typical Ragdoll who would much rather lie on his back, flat out on the floor that pose nicely for me, so I had to work hard with camera in one hand and a furry, feathery, noisy, bright green cat toy in the other. Cats are hard work!

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His favourite pose – flat out, upside down on the floor.

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Client Session ~ Ellie and Luca the Standard Poodles

Ellie and Luca’s devoted parents contacted me wanting some pics of their beautiful pair of Standard Poodles to use for their new business promotional material – why wouldn’t you when you have this pair?

This was my first shoot since Kaya passed away and I was initially nervous, I wasn’t sure how I would handle photographing other people’s happy, healthy dogs so soon after losing my gorgeous girl. It all melted away though once I met the girls and their owners, despite them reminding me so much of the dynamics between my own two dogs.

Ellie was a rescue dog from a puppy mill, nursed back to health and vitality to be the energetic, somewhat ball-obsessed, dog that she is today. Although a little aloof at first, she warmed up to me and by the end of the session I was getting lovely cuddly head hugs.

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Such an athletic girl, her feats with the tennis ball were amazing!

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Luca, just like my Luna, is the little sister of the pair. At just over one year of age, she’s affectionate, playful and friendly, and just a little bit silly too.

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She had these gorgeous fluffy sections on her legs that I just couldn’t get enough of…

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Such a sweet girl.

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When inside their house, the girls have a special window that they look out of where they can see the comings and goings of the whole backyard.

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If you live in Brisbane, are planning a holiday and are just not sure what to do with your beloved pooches, give Sam at fetch. Pet Sitting a call. Going by how much these two are loved by their Mum and Dad, your pet is sure to be well looked after while you are away!