Bev Hollis Photography

After a day of torrential rains, the skies cleared and allowed us to have our session with Scarlet.  Scarlet’s photo shoot was a surprise birthday present to her human Berkeley from Berkeley’s mom, Cynthia.

Though the session was a surprise, the gift of a photo shoot was not a novelty.  In fact, it was a payback of sorts.  It was just about a year ago that Berkeley contacted us and wanted to do a surprise session with Cynthia’s dog Dudley, for a Christmas gift.

So, while Cynthia was of town, Berkeley and Dudley had a summer session. Dudley had a blast and Berkeley’s Christmas shopping was done!

Since Dudley never had a “proper” blog post because we couldn’t let the proverbial cat out of the bag, I thought I’d post one from his session in 2009.

Yesterday was Scarlet’s turn.  A little sprite of a dog with an indomitable spirit, I first met Scarlet as a patient when she presented with a strange, horrific skin affliction.  Though no one ever diagnosed her, she is back in fine form today.

She is thought to be about 7 years old, likely some mixture of Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Pekinese.  She was found wandering the highly trafficked streets near a local mall and turned into the local shelter.

Which is where Berkeley entered the picture.  Young, and living at home, she was a shelter volunteer when Scarlet found her way there.  She fell immediately for this tiny dog but needed her parent’s permission to bring Scarlet home.

Cynthia, having no interest in having a dog in the house (this was BD {before Dudley}, sent Berkeley’s dad to the shelter knowing full well that he would say “no.”

It seems Scarlet had other plans.  When Scarlet came into the room she promptly jumped into Berkeley’s dads lap which apparently sealed the deal. And thus, Scarlet had found her forever home.  Where she now “mothers” 110LB Dewey – a Labrador Retriever.

We are so glad to see Scarlet healed from her medical issues of last year.  She is truly a delight of a dog and we loved our morning session!  Thanks for coming out Berkeley, Cynthia and Scarlet!