I cannot believe that Molly and Mitzi are 15 and 14 years old! Thanks to the amazing care of their mom, these two are as lively, happy, and healthy as dogs half their age. Molly is an adorable, scruffy-faced Terrier/Daschund mix, and Mitzi is a Terrier/American Eskimo mix with a sweet smile and cute tan ears. It was a privilege to get to meet these beautiful ladies and photograph them in their golden years.

Mitzi loves to make silly faces, I love to photograph them. :)

I just love their scruffy, terrier ears!

I had another awesome session on beautiful Boca Grande last month with Sara and her Golden Retriever, Bella. Sarah’s mom, Rebecca, won the session at Southeastern Guide Dogs’ big Walkathon event in March, and when she told me she wanted to have both her daughters, human and dog, photographed, I couldn’t have been more excited. There is nothing like the bond between a girl and her dog! Bella is one of the prettiest Goldens I’ve met, and she’s extremely well-behaved and obedient for a young dog of one and a half. Well, until we got out to the beach. Once Bella hit the water, there was nothing we could do to keep her out! I couldn’t stop smiling as I watched her swim around, completely content to be in the water. Buddy could definitely use a few lessons from Bella!

Who doesn’t love a happy Golden smile? :)

The water really is this blue and beautiful!

Once we managed to get Bella out of the water, it was time for ZOOMIES!!!

I’m totally in love with these photos of Sara with Bella. Such a sweet bond. This one will definitely need to be printed BIG!

I originally met Tessa at an event I attended in Port Charlotte, and while I can’t remember if it was a Party in the Park or a Puppy Crawl, it’s hard to forgot a dog as big, black, furry, and goofy as this one. Tessa has hammed it up for the camera on several occasions since our first meeting, as I almost always get to see her and her humans at the various events I attend and photograph, but it wasn’t until recently that I actually got to have a full session with this young Newfoundland. When her parents won a session with me at the January Puppy Crawl, I knew I was in for quite a treat!

For Tessa’s modeling debut, we went to beautiful Boca Grande, where she would be able to do what Newfie’s do best–get wet! But before our venture out onto the beach, Tessa patiently modeled for me in some less messy settings as we wandered around the island. I absolutely loved hanging out with my favorite goofy Newfie and her awesome parents, who have become some of my favorite faces to see and friends to talk to at the local pet events. They make me love my job more and more.

Okay, enough talking… Heeeeere’s Tessa!

The award for “Longest Tongue Emilee Has Ever Photographed” goes to you, Tessa! I know, it’s hard being a Newfie in Florida. :)

How can you ever say no to a face like this?

Once we hit the sand, Tessa made a beeline for the water. Buddy could use some lessons from you, big girl!

And after the swimming there was lots of running…

And posing…

While it’s obvious that Tessa adores both of her parents, she is clearly a daddy’s girl.

Thanks for the super fun afternoon, Jeri, Dave, and Tessa! I can’t wait to give you your finished prints and see you all at the next event! :)