When Jill contacted me to shoot her new Bloodhound puppy, I was thrilled! Puppy!?! Say no more. I’m in. I arrived equipped with treats, as I always do. Surely the puppy will like the inch size biscuits that we buy for our pups. Ha. I was mistaken. At 4 months, Cash weighs in at a substantial 50LBS! He scoffed at my mini-sized biscuits. My apologies, boy, next time I promise to come prepared. If you’d like to see Cash’s slideshow… click HERE! 

Photographing a big dog was a nice change of pace for me. Cash is so sweet and calm. And his abundance of droopiness just melts my heart. How can you do anything but smile when you get to come home to this face…

 I love his total body wrinkles… even his doggie elbows are wrinkly. So cute. 

And this one makes me laugh… Those ears!!

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  • haley - I really, really, love that b/w shot on the balcony. It would have been extra-awesome just as the dog on the balcony, but the skyline adds something really special to it. Lovely!
    And of course the wrinkles….. I think I’m in love!

  • Grace - The ears flipped back shot is priceless.

This weekend, after a very muddy trip to the dog park, it was only necessary to give Lucy a bath. Quite frankly, she has been in need of one. I’ve mentioned before that she’s just naturally a dirty girl. She can’t help it. She’s bold, boisterous, and spunky. She is always exploring, digs into every meal like it’s her last, and plays with reckless abandon. I LOVE that about her.

Since Lucy is normally so fluffy, you don’t notice how tiny she really is. Until she’s wet. Then it’s painfully obvious. And really quite hilarious…

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  • Mary - I love bathtub photos. Those skinny little legs are so funny!

  • sarah - ha! gracie is totally a pathetic drowned rat when she gets a bath too! she HATES baths but LOVES being toweled off afterwards…..weird schnauzers 🙂

  • Christy - Awww. She looks kinda mad. 🙂

  • melissa - This made my day, April! And it’s been a bad day.

  • Christine - haha aww Lucy girl! So cute! Call me back!! Love you 🙂

  • claire - haha, i love that shot!! i’m amazed you could get it – i always try to get something similar but it’s hard to make my dogs stay in the tub while i juggle the camera.
    awww lucy.

  • Dana - Our yorkie looks the same way wet – so sad when they are unfluffy. Thanks for the reminder – I think our monster is ready for a bath too.

  • AmandaD - Very cute…dogs+bath time = funny

  • Andrew Rozell - poor little girl… somebody get her a towel!

  • leesia - awww! so cute. bathtub photos are on my list too…

  • Grace - HAHA! She looks like a shnauzer chihuahua mix.

I adore Cody’s images so much that I just couldn’t resist this. I designed a storyboard that focuses on some of my favorite Cody parts… his head wrinkles, his cute mug, and his pug piggy tail. I hope it brightens your hump day!

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  • Grace - Gorgeous storyboard April! I love the location for this little guy. Compliments his fur so well. Love the wide angle on the forehead wrinkles too.

  • laurie guenst - I look every day to see what you have completed. A wonderful job with cody!:) Have to love this boy. Keep up the great work:)

  • Emily Beaty - Love this – so cute. Love the location, too!

  • leesia - beautiful!

  • Mary - I’m so glad you posted these. Cody is SO cute. At my photoshoot with the pugs on Monday I couldn’t stop playing with those little curly tails. The shot on the far right captures just how adorable their tails are!

  • Dana - Love the story board and the parts. too cute!

  • Kim Wolf - I love puggies so much! I have a pug named Mary Todd Lincoln that I adopted from the Pennsylvania SPCA. She’s the love of my life! Well, ONE of the loves of my life…..I have 4 other dog who are all tied for first place :).

ModDog, an awesome pet site that offers original prints, notecards, and gifts, has recently launched a new pet project… Snapmypet.com! Snap* pet photography showcase features pet photographers, listed by location, to make it easy for pet owners to find photographers in their area. April Ziegler Photography is very excited to be included. Other amazingly talented pet photographers are being added so check back often.

The ModDogBlog is one of my favorite blogs to check daily. New articles, events, and pet products are constantly being added. If you’re a pet owner, you have to check it out!

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  • claire - yay for snap!
    i love your photo on the main page!

Yesterday I was going through old photos and came across this little gem… It is Chloe from 2 years ago. She was only about 1.5yrs old. And though she looks much the same, she’s so TINY in this photo. The thing that I most like about it is her big smile. You see, this photo was taken in my parents backyard which she loves for one main reason… the apple tree. Chloe has an unhealthy obsession with apples. We throw them like a ball for her and she will chase them for HOURS. She lovesit, if you couldn’t tell by this doggie grin…  

And Lucy. She’s a doll. She had her first trip to a dog park this weekend, where she behaved exceptionally well. And was loved on by everyone there. I would expect no less with this sweet face…  

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  • Emily Beaty - Cuuuute… especially the first one. 🙂 Our pup LOVES apples. I love hearing her chew them up. 🙂

  • Stephanie - I LOVE that picture of Lucy. Just something about her nose and eyes and ears!

  • Mary - That big smile in the first shot is SO adorable!

  • janie - Just came across your blog and I love it, you take beautiful pictures!

  • claire - that red couch is great! and both girls are just darling – i love your monster mondays!

  • Christy - Awwww. These 2 always can put a smile on my face. 🙂 How funny about the apples. Ours love apples too, but we have to cut them up into pieces for them. 😀

  • Meredith Perdue - I LOVE this shot of Lucy against the bright red couch and the fun pillows. Awesome!