Photographing Senior Golden Retriever Sophie
I love senior dogs.
They are so special to me. I think because I know how much love they’ve given their entire lives.
This is Sophie and her mom reached out to me when she’d been diagnosed with cancer.
Sophie was headed for surgery the following week so her dog mom wanted to know if I had any availability in my schedule to photograph her before the appointment.
Of course, I made room in my schedule.
I will do everything in my power to make these sessions happen.
For those of you who don’t know, when I got out of school and got my first dog it was 1996. Sloan lived to be 12.5. She died in 2008. I became a photographer in 2016. I don’t have any decent photos of her and it’s one of my biggest regrets.
I don’t want anyone else to have these same regrets so when I’m contacted and a dog mom or dad has a situation like this, I’ll do whatever I can to photographer their dog.
I am always super attentive to the dog in these situations. I don’t want to do anything to stress the dog. I don’t want to tire the dog out.
I’ve worked full-time with dogs since 2009 and think all that experience has really helped me understand dog behavior.
Sophie was super sweet. When she wanted to lay down, we let her lay down.
I am always honored to photograph these sessions.