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2019 Doggy Portraits for a Cause | Humane Society of Huron Valley Fundraiser

This past May kicked off the 7th Annual Doggy Portraits for a Cause fundraiser for the Humane Society of Huron Valley. It’s hard to believe that we’ve done seven of these already, and it’s still always a sell-out event every year! To date, we’ve raised over $5000 from this event. How amazing is that!

It’s always great seeing the new faces that turn out for this special event, and of course, the familiar ones, too! Jacksen the Newfie has been coming every year since he was a puppy. 2019 marked his 4th portrait, and I can only imagine how much fun it must be to see that progression over the years.

Check out the adorable faces, below. Which ones are your favorites? :)

(Did you miss this year’s event? Be sure to follow me on Facebook for the latest events and news!)

Griswold the Boxer + Tomorrow the Rescue Pup | Dexter Pet Photography

Why are my clients so photogenic?

I seriously have the toughest time picking images to share on my posts. I’ll be going through and picking out my favorites images, and before you know it, I have thirty images, and I’m like no, no, Kat. This is way too many; people are going to get bored!

Anyway, the best I could do here is 28, so hopefully, you’re not bored by the end of this. I tried to include some funny ones at the end, so if anything scroll down to those, because those are a real hoot.

The inspiration for the session was because Griswold’s cancer came out of remission, sadly, after going through an expensive hip replacement. Given the cost of chemo and uncertainty of the outcome, Laura decided that it was probably best instead to capture some happy images of her little family to remember him by. We were blessed with a beautiful day in February and spent time doing all of their favorite things: playing, being allowed on the couch, and getting spoiled with love. Can you feel all of the love going on in the puppy pile images? :)

Thank you Laurie and Michael for being such good sports with everything–and especially Michael because he stubbed his pinky toe earlier that day and had to cram his swollen toe into a shoe. We know how much fun that is. Anyway, I hope you love the images from our session, and that they brighten your day!

2015 Doggy Portraits for a Cause |W/ Humane Society of Huron Valley

May is always a crazy month since this is the time of year where I hold my annual fundraiser, Doggy Portraits for a Cause, for the Humane Society of Huron Valley‘s Walk and Wag Event.

I love giving back to this shelter, not only because it’s in my hometown, but because they really do a great job with rescue and finding homes for thousands of pets each year. Last year, they helped over 12,000 animals (wow, I can’t even imagine!), and they were also awarded for having one of the highest “save rates” in Michigan.

Having worked with rescues, I know this type of work is not easy. It’s stressful, and it can be emotional, and I’m just amazed at all they do within our community.

This year’s event was dicey (compared to the great weather we got the last two years). I woke up to a rainy day with forecasts of thunderstorms. For sure, I thought this event would be canceled due to it raining cat and dogs (Haha, bad joke. And yes, I had to throw that in there), but the show went on. The dogs were wet, but they made for some cute photographs (check out Fidgit, he’s the one looking away). Here are a few of my faves. For the rest, check out my post on my Facebook page.

Oh yeah, we raised closed to $700 this year–slightly more than last year; 100% of the proceeds were donated back. Suhhhh-WEEET! (I imagine some actor saying this in a comical way, but I can’t remember who it is. Does anyone know who I’m talking about?! )

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