Bev Hollis Photography

We first shot this trio exactly a year ago. You can see the blog post from that shoot here. It was a beautiful spring day last year and we’ve determined that this group just brings us great weather.

Yesterday they returned with their newest addition to the family – Butters!  A frolicking young man who joined this playful family when personal issues made it impossible for him to stay in his original home.

Spring is making it’s debut at Tranquility Farm. And while the leaves are still spotty, and shade scarce,  it is always a delight to walk this property surrounded by dogs!

This was truly Butters’ shoot.  However, the entire family tagged along in hopes of getting a family shot that includes this new addition.  This is quite the cast of characters and each contributed to the fun, and hilarity of this session.

So, here are the players -

Butters: The star and guest of honor!

Georgia: the spirited senior.  I  had concerns at the start that she could stay with us as we walked the farm for 3 hours.  My fears were unfounded. I actually think she had more energy at the end than the younger dogs!

She is just a delightful and personable hound.

Daisy: Teeny, tiny Daisy. Though the grasses are just starting to grow, in many spots they were already taller than her.  But it doesn’t affect Daisy as she gets carried around by her humans during our sessions. Because – though dainty and feminine, she seems to have a fondness for “things left behind by other animals…”

Chopper: A big, happy, energetic (and strong!) young boy!  Chopper loves his human, Mike and his ball. And he actually has a fondness for Butters but he prefers that no one knows this..

And though these images suggest that this session was a lovely walk in the park – we have video that proves otherwise! I’ll be posting some segments from the shoot later in the week.

After some time in the bottom field (where Butters escaped and found his way to the mud), we moved to the upper field for some play time!

I love this series as it was so fun to watch these dogs interact.  It starts with Choppers, ball in mouth, luring Butters to play..

Choppers has no intention of giving up the ball but Butters tries valiantly to change his mind.  He stands, he hovers… he even tries a “fake” dart away from Choppers..

Butters is convinced that eventually this craziness will get the best of Choppers and he will chase him…

Which, of course, eventually he does.  And in two or three quick steps the cat becomes the mouse and Butters never saw it coming…

Finally, we asked Butters to pose for a few “beauty” shots..

And that family shot we mentioned? Well, though I’ve got a few to show them for their full edit, this was my ultimate favorite..

Thanks for coming back to Tranquility Farm! We had a somewhat raucous afternoon and have some great shots of Butters to bring your family wall up to date!