Guinness and Riley were still just puppies when I photographed them this past spring.  Their dad had recently finished building them an amazing custom dog house complete with their own little porch, water bowl and mini adirondack chair.  I mean really, it just doesn’t get any better than that!  One of my personal favorite shots from their session was when their father stuck his head through the dog door to surprise and play with Guinness and Riley and the girls rushed right up to give him kisses!  What a sweet and silly moment and what an adorable family!

I was asked to photograph Stud and Girlfriend this past spring as a surprise anniversary gift for their mom.  Stud and Girlfriend are two sweet lab mixes who were brimming with energy, big smiles and lots of kisses!  These two cuties didn’t know any commands but with a little love, patience, practice and lots of treats we were able to get some beautiful photographs of them sitting and laying in front of their fountain – just like their dad had wanted.  Stud and Girlfriend loved all of the attention they got from modeling and having their photos taken, what a fun afternoon it was!

Pet Photography by Sara Riddle is currently featured on the cover of NOVA Dog Magazine’s 2010 holiday issue!  NOVA Dog is a great magazine for dog lovers who live in the Northern Virginia or the DC Metro area because it is chalk full of great pet resources and local features as well as tons of fun local pet events!  The current Fall edition has a great Holiday gift guide for both dogs and people who love their dogs, so be sure to check it out!  If you don’t already get NOVA Dog delivered to you, you can either view the entire magazine online, or you can pick it up at one of these pet friendly locations around Northern Virginia!

p.s. if you normally follow my pet photography blog, then you might recognize the always adorable French Bulldog cover model, Peanut from a previous pet portrait session a while back…