chloe & stella | los angeles dog photography
July 28th, 2009I recently had the opportunity to shoot my oldest and youngest dog clients to date, together in one shoot.
Stella is an adorable 12 week old pug puppy that I just wanted to hide under my shirt and bring home with me. She’s covered in little wrinkles and pudgy pug rolls and I couldn’t stop squealing over her absolute cuteness.
Her sister Chloe is a 16 year old pug who was on the last few days of her life when I met her. She couldn’t walk, couldn’t hear, and couldn’t go to the bathroom without her mama’s help. But our shoot was a wonderful celebration of the charmed life she lived!
5 days after our shoot, Chloe was peacefully put to sleep.
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Chloe LOVES peanut butter:
Ear flip alert!
All tuckered out:
Rest in peace, dear sweet Chloe. It was an honor and privilege to meet you. May you be running and licking lots of peanut butter over the rainbow bridge.
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July 28th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
AWE! so cute. I love the one of her sitting on the bed and the pug bug shots.
July 28th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
That one of her on the pink sheets is killer! A lovely session as always!
July 28th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
WOW grace…you really outdid yourself here! awesome tribute. RIP chloe.
July 28th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
The photos are just beautiful - i know the family will really love the memories you captured of their little angel.
July 28th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
this is really beautiful! the family will be so grateful they had you do this for them…….beautiful chloe
July 28th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Wow. What beautiful memories of life, both new and old. These images are awesome Grace. Bravo
July 28th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Well, I was all set to say “you outdid yourself”, but John said it. Guess I can say ditto! I mean seriously! Wow. Very touching, too. You don’t take photos girl, you MAKE them! Superb!
July 28th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
ditto what everyone else already said — you are AMAZING.
July 28th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
What an amazing tribute to Chloe. These brought tears to my eyes. My condolences to your clients.
July 28th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Fantastic and poignant photos. I’m sorry to hear of Chloe’s passing but one could do less than to have the great life that she sounds to have enjoyed. God bless little one.
July 28th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
I am speechless. They are LOVELY and capture our dogs’ spirits so well. It makes me happy to see my sweet Chloe again. Miss Stella has already grown. Thank you to all those who commented. And thank you Grace—grace indeed!
July 29th, 2009 at 5:16 am
I am so glad they had you there to capture these extremely important events in their lives. They couldn’t have picked anyone better to do it. Now I’m going to go get my box of tissues.
July 29th, 2009 at 5:19 am
My eyes got teary reading this post. Pets, aren’t they the best companion to have? I think it’s wonderful idea to photograph the last few days of their lives that they have with us… memories might faintly fade with time but photos sure do last! Awesome job again Grace!!
July 29th, 2009 at 6:23 am
Amazing. I’m a long time lover of your photography and being a pug owner myself, I can say with certainty that you have captured the essence of pug with these shots.
RIP sweet Chloe. Run free at the bridge and feel no more pain.
July 29th, 2009 at 6:26 am
My friend directed me to view your blog as we are both in love with the pug breed. You captured them beautifully! Very nice work!
July 29th, 2009 at 6:34 am
LOVE those shots in the car…cute, cute, cute!
July 29th, 2009 at 7:01 am
These are stunning, Grace. What a gift to have these images…
July 29th, 2009 at 8:26 am
That made me teary! But what beautiful photos for that family to cherish for a lifetime!!
July 29th, 2009 at 10:32 am
what a cool reminder about how cyclical life is…. saying hello to a new life and goodbye to an old one. i bet they will always treasure these!
July 29th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
What a beautiful spirit…Chloe will live on forever in her people’s hearts and through these wonderful photos.
July 30th, 2009 at 1:52 am
Love the PUG BUG! My sympathies to Chloe’s family. I know they will treasure these images.
July 30th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I love the pug bug - what sweet babies RIP sweet little Chloe.
August 5th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
how in the world did I miss these? uh-freaking-dorable. makes me want a pug bad. and a cute car + license plate to go with it.
November 17th, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Dearest Grace,
I love this blog post. Just found it as I was rummaging through your photos. Bittersweet. I’m so sad you didn’t get to shoot Sadie & Quincy. I promise when I’m ready for dogs again, I’m calling you! Thanks for sharing. xo simone