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I’ll be doing fun dog headshots on Saturday June 19th at the Centinela Pet and Feed in Westchester. 100% of proceeds will be donated to The Dawg Squad to help them treat a litter of very sick puppies that were recently saved from the streets of Compton! The Dawg Squad has racked up almost $10,000 in debt to help treat these little babies and now need our help.

Portraits will be taken on a first come, first serve basis, so just show up with your dogs! My personal goal is to raise at least $1,000 for the puppies so please help us by sharing the flier with friends on your twitter, facebook, and blogs if you can.

Puppies should NOT be in the world as skinny and malnourished as these babies were, but thanks to the wonderful people at Dawg Squad who are well-known for taking in sick dogs and rehabilitating them, these babies will get a second chance at life. Remember Jeffrey? He’s completely healed and well loved now, thanks to this wonderful rescue group!

Thanks in advance to all for your help and support, and hope to see you on Saturday June 19th! And if you’re not in LA but still want to help, you can always make a much appreciated donation.

Click on flier to enlarge. Or download.

PS: If you plan on stopping by, please RSVP so we can start to get a headcount. Thank you!

Could there be anything cuter than a really cute, expressive pug named Kiki? I mean come on!

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One of my new fave shots:

It’s time for another Shine Pet Photos casting call - this time in Las Vegas! All the deets are on the flier below. Please email us if you’re interested. The shoot date is coming fast! If you’re from Vegas or have ties to rescue groups could you please help us spread the word?

We will also be holding additional casting calls for San Francisco (late June), Houston and New Orleans (sometime in July) so if you have a rescue dog in these cities please feel free to send us an email. Exact dates TBD.

Thank you in advance and look forward to hearing all your stories!

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Check out the latest issue of Los Angeles Confidential Magazine -

The gorgeous and talented Rose McGowan wrote a piece on her favorite doggie things in Los Angeles and gave Shine Pet Photos a shout:

Since you’re probably curious, let me answer some questions: Yes, Rose is gorgeous in person. I would die for her skin. The Gods are sometimes very unfair. Yes, she is totally awesome, kind, and sweet in person. Meeting really nice, generous celebs in person is always such a treat. And yes, Rose is a huge dog lover and absolutely dotes on her Boston Terriers, as she is famously known for.

Thank you Rose for the lovely article on life in Los Angeles with your dogs, and for mentioning me in the piece. And thanks to all the special people behind the scenes who made this all possible (you know who you are!)

The shot from the article:

The shot from the table of contents:

Pick up the latest issue of Los Angeles Confidential Magazine on news stands now, or read Rose’s piece online!

I met Koby and Buddy back in December and we had such a fun photoshoot in Santa Monica. I don’t know if I’ll ever get sick of LA’s temperate weather and just love that these were taken in the dead of “winter!”

Buddy and Kobe have since moved to Asia with their mom and dad so I’m so glad we had the chance to meet this beautiful morning.

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My clients got this last shot as a huuuuuuuuuuuge canvas! In this case, bigger is definitely better.