Sarita Needed Grooming

We were fairly busy lately and weren't paying enough attention.  Sarita, our toy poodle needed grooming, NOW.  She doesn't photograph as well these days, with her sightless eyes and very anxious demeanor, but she means a lot to us, so I photograph her anyway, mostly just cuddled up next to Jim.  I put her in window light, because strange noises from a flash are very scary these days.  She tends to put her head down a lot, so it is sort of challenging.  Here are a few before, middle, and after pictures.

Sarita in Gold

Sarita was very pretty after grooming with a gold rose that matched her hair ribbons

Sarita in Pink

Our sweet toy poodle is blind with cataracts in her left eye (on right in the photo) and we are treating her with eye drops to remove or reduce her cataracts.  It worked at first, but now she is bumping into walls.  Her right eye is worse.  Blind dogs often do well since vision is not their strongest sense (smell is better).  She is still adorable in pink and at 7 pounds, strangers often remark at her cuteness.

Cool Poodle with her Shades

Our toy poodle has really bad cataracts and is going blind.  She is scared by bright sunlight, so I bought her these stylish sunglasses to protect her eyes from the sharp light.  She does look cute in them.

I love photographing pets and senior dogs are special.

Happy Valentine's Day 2019 from Sarita

 Sarita in her heart sweater.  She is around 13 years old.

Merry Christmas from our house to yours.

I hope you have a joyful holiday!

    Dressed up for the holiday!

Dog Bath August 22, 2019

"Uh Oh.  Another bath for the me".  Shake, shake, quiver, quiver.

I can almost hear her brain thinking.  I was once again practicing my pet photography on my own dog, Sarita, a rescue toy poodle. Her expressions are adorable!   This bath is two weeks after her last one.  She has dry skin, so oatmeal shampoo was gentler on her skin and we can't bathe her too often.

I do pet photography in St. Mary's County, MD at your house or a nearby park where your pet is comfortable.  Most likely your pet wouldn't be getting a bath, but it would still be fun and the owners need to participate. I also like humorous photos, so I might try one or two.

Mostly, I just hope you will enjoy my photos.  I had to crop out parts of the shower, but it was handy that our shower is white, which adds in a little extra light. 

 Just getting used to the water.

 Drip, drip

 "Feels pretty good."

Shake, shake, shake

Check out some of my other pet photos at http://www.calmreflectionsphotography.com or visit my Facebook page.

Cherry Blossom Festival ArtsPark Photos

I really enjoyed myself at the Cherry Blossom Festival.  I made some new friends and caught up with some friends I already know.

Here are some photos of the Cherry Blossoms from March 25th 2017.  It is so hard to predict when they will bloom.

Sarita was in the dog costume parade.  She tied for first place for best costume.  I brought 3 costumes with me, since I wasn't sure what the temperature would be and asked my friend, Nell to pick which one she liked best.  Sarita was a cute bride, even if she tried to take off her veil a few times.  She posed in her bridal costume with SMAWLIE, the mascot for the St. Mary's Animal Welfare League.

Poodle Powwow

I couldn't resist this stuffed poodle toy.  Sarita looks like she talking to her younger sister.

What do you think she is saying?  Witty answers are encouraged. 

Jim said, "You're cute, but I'm REAL!"

Wishing you Happy Holidays!

From Sarita and the Macaulays from Calm Reflections Photography

Pet pictures from a Recent Michigan Trip

We drove to Michigan to visit relatives and met a few pets on the way with our own poodle, Sarita.  So cute!

In West Virginia, we met some poodles:

      Princess

     Buddy

     Buddy

     Sarita

And Blue, the cat.

     At Norman Kruse dog beach in Michigan we met a few pets, some were quite wet from romping in Lake Michigan.

      Pug

      Dog in the Dunes

      Wrigley with his Mom

     Oops!   No dogs on beach!  Actually on the border between beaches.

Then there was Murphy, the large cat.

Happy Independence Day!

My toy poodle is celebrating.  She even watched some fireworks (scary!). Her photo is part of my photography exhibit at the Lexington Park Library which has been extended through mid August.  Please comment and share!

Happy Easter

Sarita and Calm Reflections Photography wish you a Happy Easter!

Portraits with Sarita

I had a little portrait session with Sarita last week and quickly learned that a flash makes her close her eyes.  She's my natural  light girl!  She still looks like a puppy, until her ears get long like a proper toy poodle.  Isn't she cute with her little tongue out.

     Sarita

     Gettin ready for Easter!

Pretty in Pink

Our new 10 year old rescue toy poodle, Sarita, looks really cute in pink.  She's apricot colored and we are training her.  We had to house train her first and she is doing fairly well.  She can be fairly good at a loose leash and doesn't care for snow.  It is a little tricky to get her to behave in the snow.  After all, the snow is pretty high if you are only 10 inches tall!  I taught her to sit.  Easy!  Then I tried to teach down. Not easy.  We are still working on it.  I know this is more of a photo blog, but please share any ideas for teaching her to lie down. I use a treat, say down, and let her lick the treat as I drag it toward the floor.

Update:  I think she finally understands Down!  😀😄😃  That's cause I just posted this.  Next we learn Come.  

Our New Rescue Dog in a Cute Pet Photo Contest

I posted a picture of our new rescue toy poodle in a local cute dog contest by Well Pet clinic and Pepper's Pet Pantry.  If you think she is cute, vote for her at http://bit.ly/somdcpc (hint:  you have to register first, she is number 64 easily found using the gallery)