The Native Floridian – Wayne Roth Photography

Sometimes inspiration hits in the early morning sunshine when your are dealing with Dog Photography.  The cold front had pushed its way through and the gray skies gave way to blue.  An early morning glow from the sun was peaking through the trees and the air was just right for taking pictures.   There was a new beautiful German Shepherd playing in the front yard.  His name is Zeek.  My mother in law signed to be a puppie raiser for Fidelco and this is the pup she was assigned.  Zeek is to be a future service dog and makes a very handsome subject.  So with a few doggie treats and some gentle persuasion were able to get him to sit still long enough for a couple of portraits.  That was an amazing feat in itself because he is one of those typical pups that has ants in his pants and just can not sit still for anything.

Since the lighting conditions were good I had to get my old faithful camera shy buddy himself, Taz the Pudelpointer, in for some of the photography action.  He is 6 and usually listens quite well but for some reason will get a little camera shy.  He just doesn’t like to stare at the camera.  My trusty assistant hits the squeeky ball a couple of times and I manage to get a look or two.  Unfortunately I should have been packing my drool rag to wipe his face.  That pond water is just so tasty and too irresistible!  So where would I be without the inspiration of some of our finest four-legged friends.  I would feel a little out of place in the world dog photography without a dog and I am not about to let that happen.