The BARKin Westboro Awoofs photos taken at Westfest 2011 at Bark & Fitz are now ready to be downloaded. Thanks to the dogs and their humans who participated!

If you had a photo taken at Westfest 2011 at Bark & Fitz, please follow these instructions to pick it up:

* Click here to open the album
* Find your dog and click the photo to make it bigger
* Above the photo there will be a down-facing arrow icon – click on the icon to download your photo!

It feels like it’s been forever since my 2 month (8 week) update on life with Wellie. It’s been a very busy few weeks and I have lots to report.

I was really hoping that by now we could happily report that Wellie was housetrained…but sadly it isn’t so. Wellie is still having accidents inside and has also now decided that our back lawn is extremely scary and won’t walk on it which makes housetraining all that much more difficult. She darts around the yard and sticks to the edges, or worse, does her business ON the deck. I am beginning to get nervous that her “scared-y-cat” phase has kicked in and we might be at this for a while. Corduroy had the same thing happen at around 13 months – but hers was a reaction to loud noises (especially the evil vacuum cleaner and stove fan). Wellie is 18 months now but I’ve heard the “scared-y-cat” issue can happen anytime up until the dog is two. Have any of you experienced this phase where they get afraid of things that never bothered them before? The grass never did anything to her! haha. Although it looks like we may have had a breakthrough this afternoon – she walked on the grass without much hesitation. Cross your fingers for us!

Since we are still having issues with house-training, we are trying to be diligent about sticking to a schedule. With the yard fear, Wellie has been taking ages to go poo in the mornings and has made me late for work on several occasions because we are out there for upwards of 30 minutes. Yesterday I got really mad at how long she was taking and decided that for the time being, every morning I will put her harness and leash on and give her 10 minutes to go. If she doesn’t go in that 10 minutes, we’ll come inside, have breakfast and go out to try for another 10 minutes. I don’t want her to think that she has 40 minutes to do her business in the mornings – it’s just not feasible. This morning was the first attempt at this and it went really well! She did both pee and poo in 10 minutes! Good girl! We shall see if she is still as good when it’s raining out – she still hates the rain.

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A few weeks ago I announced the release of the first issue of PAWSH Magazine.

The issue is now available online and I am so excited I have three spreads featured in the magazine of my dog photography!! I am honoured that they featured my work so much!! The graphic designer in me is also completely in love with the layout and design. They did such a fantastic job – and this is their first ever issue!

First up is Stewart the Schnoodle at his humans’ wedding.

Next is ever-so-cute Tia the Yorkie.

And last, but not least, is Macy, the lab mix as a teensy little puppy (she’s MUCH bigger now!)

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I had the pleasure of interviewing Daniel Kudish, who is a dog photographer from Montreal.

Name: Daniel Kudish
Location: Montreal, QC
Website: danielkudish.com/pets
Camera(s): Nikon D700

How would you classify or explain your style of dog photography?
Environmental dog portraits.

How did you get into doing dog-related photography?
I always loved dogs, and now that I’m having a bit more free time (from our wedding studio with davina), I decided to give it a go with pet photography.

When did you first realize you are a photographer?
At some point while I was studying it at Dawson College. Before I even graduated, I knew that this was what I wanted to do for a living, and not just as a hobby.

Could you tell us some more about your work?
I like to photograph dogs in their own space. So most of the time, I will come to the owner’s home, and spend a couple of hours with the dog, trying to catch it doing what it does naturally. Dogs tend to act differently when guests come over, so spending a bit more time allows for them to relax and act natural. I love to incorporate elements from the home into the picture.

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I am so excited to tell you about something I’ve been working hard at this month: the Pampered Puppy Product Reviews! I was approached by Pampered Puppy a few months ago about doing the product reviews for June and July and I jumped at the chance. It was such fun and Paddington and Corduroy loved trying out the products and posing for the pictures.

We reviewed four products this month and you can head on over to the Pampered Puppy website to see them.

As some of you may know, along with running this awesome blog, I am also a photographer. I love photographing dogs (obviously) and I am super excited to share my newest portfolio book with you in digital format! I called it Every Dog Needs a Human to Lick and will be getting it printed at 8×8 size with beautiful lay-flat paper and using it as a studio sample to show my clients.

If you are interested in having your dog’s portrait taken, please Contact Me, I would love to speak with you!

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