fiona

In my opinion, Autumn is one of the most beautiful times of year. All of the colours that surround you are just stunning and it's a photographer's dream to be able to capture all that beauty. It also helps when you have such gorgeous dog models, such as the beautiful Fiona.

I've been walking Fiona for a little over 3 and a half years now and I truly consider her "my other dog". A hunter at heart, Fiona loves to chase squirrels and ducks, so when we went to G Lord Ross together she was completely thrilled. Not only was she able to race after tons of squirrels, but she chased a whole flock of ducks -- barreling after them through water, even!

We had a great outing, and by the time I got her home, she was exhausted and happy. I'm not sure if she was quite as tired as Rio and I, though. We both passed out as soon as we got in the door.

crosby

A year ago some friends of mine came home with the smallest yellow labrador puppy I had ever seen. They named the little guy Crosby (after Sidney Crosby) and they were kind enough to let me get some shots of him in all his cuteness. A week ago, I asked Shirley if she and Crosby would like to join Rio Chloe and I on a walk so that I could get some autumn pictures of Crosby exactly a year later. We all walked off to G. Lord Ross park and there I got some great picture of the very handsome boy.

So here is Crosby... a year old and looking as wonderful as every.

chloe

What can I say about Chloe? I've been in her life since she was an 8week old puppy and I just love her to death. Chloe is a great girl and an absolute angel on walks. She is always able to make me laugh by lunging into the grass or fallen leaves or snow and squirming around until she just can't squirm anymore! Chloe is now almost 5 years old and she's still just as silly as she was when she was younger.

We headed over to G Lord Ross park on Friday and the colours were just beautiful. I will have another couple posts from our walk, as we went with another labrador and I also got some lovely nature shots, but today you get to bask in the glory of the beautiful Chloe! Enjoy.

rio and halloween!

I decided to have a little fun with Rio this October and enter him in a couple contests online. The first one is a Halloween costume contest at PetSmart. It's a Facebook contest that relies on votes. Below is the link and information on how you can vote for Rio (if you are so inclined), and also some very festive pictures of him all dressed up.

Last year, Rio was a pumpkin. This year, we decided to go all out on something different... so here is Rio, the little Rockstar! Sporting his "Ruff Rocker" studded shirt, his spiky collar (with a little guitar charm), a mohawk and an eye-star, he really is the little trooper!

If you'd like to vote for Rio (and he'd really appreciate it!), please go to Rio's PetSmart Page and click on the yellow paw underneath his photo. The contest ends October 27th, 2010 and you can vote every day. Along with that, Rio is entered in a Global Pet Foods contest. If you'd like to go there and vote for him (again, he'd love your vote!) please go to Rio's Name Page. Again you can vote once a day. Thanks!