Dog Messenger Service – Boise Idaho Photographer

So I have this hidden talent of teaching dogs tricks. I have no idea where it spawned from but it’s really funny. All of the dogs I have owned have been able to do lots of crazy tricks. Some of them by total accident.

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Anyway, I’ve always wished my dog could retrieve items for me (stuff like pour me a glass of milk, make me a sandwich, or even just bring a drink from the fridge). Apparently I’m not THAT awesome of a trick teacher because I haven’t mastered those.

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I did discover the best messenger service. My office is upstairs and my husband’s is downstairs. My office also has the printer in it so if he prints off a document I usually bring it down (because I don’t want him to see my awful mess of an office). This time I decided to see if I could get the dog to do it for me. I tucked the document into his collar and told him “go get dad”. Hubs called him and he ran to his office to deliver the document.

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I think I’m onto something.

Zoo Animals – Boise Animal Photographer

One sunny afternoon I decided it would be fun to head over to Zoo Boise to photograph some animals. I’m a firm believer that the only way to improve your photography skills is to keep shooting.

Boise’s zoo is a baby sized zoo. One of these days I’ll head out to a bigger city that has more animals in their zoo. But for $3, it was still fun.

Here are some of my favorite shots for the day. I’m a little bummed because the Bear was sleeping and I didn’t see any tigers.

This one of the monkey is probably one of my favorite shots of the day.

I Dreamed I Was Riding a Zebra – Boise Animal Photographer

I Dreamed I Was Riding a Zebra

I dreamed I was riding a zebra
with curly pink hair on his head
and when I woke up in the morning
that zebra was there in my bed.

I rode into school on my zebra.
It caused all the teachers to scream.
But then I was slightly embarrassed
to find it was still just a dream.

I woke up again in my bedroom,
and saw with relief and a laugh
I don't have a pink-headed zebra.
I guess I'll just ride the giraffe.

–Kenn Nesbitt

Bittersweet – Boise Idaho Photographer

So for some back story.

In 2005 I was living alone. I no longer had a roommate and I had just been laid off by a large company I was working for. I had some saved up money and I was going to school. It was a nice little breather while I finished up the semester. During that time I decided to get a dog. It was a great time because I was home more and could devote more time to properly training a dog. 6 months later I got a job.

Life went on and I met my (now) husband. He had 2 golden retrievers around the same age. Together we had 3 dogs. Quite the family for such busy people.

Last year we realized that we were to busy to manage 3 dogs. They were active dogs without an active lifestyle. So we decided to find a home for one of the golden retrievers. We found a lovely lady who needed a companion and the golden was the perfect match. We felt great about making the decision because the dog would be so much happier with someone who could devote the time to her.

In January, we realized that the same thing was happening with even 2 dogs. We were starting to travel more and it’s hard to find a place for two dogs to stay. Not only that, our lab was starting to gain a decent amount of weight. We made the hard decision to find a home for another dog. We chose the lab because we knew that wherever she went she would adjust well and she was the one who needed the most exercise (which we couldn’t provide).

This week I decided to put an ad on Craigslist to see if we could find a family for her. We immediately we received several responses. I was happy to find someone who was really interested. He has a wife and a couple kids. The kid part was very intriguing to me because I knew that they could keep her busy and exercising.

Fast forward to tonight. We met up with the family to see if she was a match. Turns out she was a perfect match for this family as well. The little boys were so excited to meet her and she was the same.

I’m happy to report that Patience (aka Piggy, aka Piggy McWiggy, aka McWigs, aka Wiggy) will be so happy with her new family. It was a very bittersweet decision but I know it was for the best.

Here is a picture I took of her before she went home with her new family.

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