Audrey the Photographer Dog

Ooh baby baby

2010-09-17T12:43:00.001-04:00

Good news--We got my other camera working! I'm back in business people! I've been trying to take some pictures of the new baby for you, but she is always in the strolly thing or the human's arms. Here are some of my attempts...

Oh well, I tried. I guess I will leave the baby photographing to the humans for now. Here is one they took of the two of us when we were on vacation at the beach. I've even got my camera on. Too bad the battery had died so again my attempt at taking photos of baby L failed. Sheesh.

More vacation photos to come over the next few weeks!

Take Good Care Of My Baby

2010-08-09T22:48:00.001-04:00

I'm back! It's been a whirlwind of a few weeks. The baby is here! I have a new sister named Lillian, or as I will refer to her on here, Baby L. She was born on June 30th at 11:03am by c-section. She's a curious little thing who makes a lot of noise and smells, and prevents me from getting good naps. I kept thinking they were going to take her back, but evidently she is here for good. I can't say I'm thrilled with the change, but I am adapting. I am told I am her protector, and I am taking my job very seriously...

Here we are having a little moment together. I guess she is alright...

Unfortunately when my human cousins were visiting they broke my favorite camera, so I have not been able to take photos of my own. I am so bummed. I promise to post more of my photography as soon as I get my camera back up and running. In the meantime, here is one that the humans took of Baby L. Can't wait to take my own!

A Change Is Gonna Come

2010-06-18T21:47:00.000-04:00

Sorry for the lack of posts recently. My secretary D has really gotten behind. I should dock her pay! Check out this photo I took of her just laying around on the couch today with her ever expanding belly. The nerve. It does make a nice head rest for me though. And they tell me it will be over soon and I will be a sister in the next week or two!

At least since she was working from home today I was able to drag her around the block a few extra times and got to take a few pics along the way...

Not my most exciting work (or walk), but every walk is a fun walk if it's not raining, especially bonus walks in the middle of the day! Wish me luck with this whole sibling thing. I'll try to visit soon!

The First Cut is the Deepest

2010-05-27T08:50:00.000-04:00

After seeing myself all scraggly in that last post, I knew it was that time of year...

Summer cut time! It's super short now, like it used to be when I lived in LA. Not so fun to get done, but it feels so nice rubbing around on the grass!

I'm one happy photographer dog! Now it's off to take more pictures...

Paws For A Cause - Part II

2010-05-09T22:27:00.000-04:00

Here are some more photos I took at the event I went to last weekend to raise money for shelter pups. There were games, a parade, and even paw-lympics, but my favorite was the paw reader. She could actually tell the future! How does she do that?

The last photo was from when everyone was gathered to listen to the live band. They were so good, and made up of all teenagers!

I had so much fun I smiled the whole way home!

Paws for a Cause - Part I

2010-05-02T20:01:00.000-04:00

I went to a fantastic event today hosted by the Jersey Animal Coalition to raise money for shelter dogs like me. D and I were both busy taking pictures with our cameras. Here are of some of mine...

That second to last one is my buddy Charlie. He has not been feeling so great, but made it out anyway to support the cause. I even caught him with his tongue out!

It was so much fun, and they raised lots of money which is the best part! More photos to come...

Scratch & Sniff

2010-04-13T21:32:00.000-04:00

Ooh ahh, I simply love the smell of freshly cut grass and pee-mail!

The only thing better is rolling over and rubbing my whole body around in it! Too bad that usually leads to a bath. Boo. Sometimes the humans just don't get it.

Spring Awakening

2010-03-21T17:14:00.001-04:00

In honor of the first day of spring (yipee!), A and I decided to do some yard work to remove all of the remnants of winter.

There were loads of dead leaves all around.

So I pointed out where there were.

And he raked them all up per my instructions.

And now we have beautiful leaf free yard for me to pee all over! Isn't spring grand?

My Own Home

2010-03-16T20:34:00.002-04:00

Seven years ago this week, I was shivering and pooping in a cage in a shelter in Los Angeles when D walked in and gave me a chance at a new life. Our home has changed several times, and we've gained the most wonderful human, A, and now have a baby on the way (though I'm still hoping it will be a puppy), but I'm happy wherever we are, as long as we're together.

Here are some photos I took of my home recently. It's bright and warm (especially on the heater), and gives me lots of room to run around, and bestest of all, it's full of love!

Forgive the mushiness, I know it's not my usual tone. I just get a bit sentimental this time of year. Thanks to all the other humans who have given shelter dogs like me a home. Please support your local shelter whenever you can!

Smurf a Happy Tune

2010-03-14T10:51:00.000-04:00

Here is the first photo I have ever taken of my other obsession besides photography. Isn't it a beauty?

The humans call it "hydrant," but I just call it love. So many wonderful smells! Changing with each walk! What could be better??

Into the woods

2010-03-06T15:33:00.000-05:00

Here are some photos I took when I finally ventured out after last week's crazy storm.

I'm so glad it's finally melting. So far it's beautiful out this weekend! Could this mean spring is on the way?

Snow Day

2010-02-27T22:02:00.002-05:00

I may be a mix of breeds, but one thing is for sure, there is not one whisker of husky in me. Shiver shiver.

The dreaded white stuff is back, covering all of my beautiful grass. Have I mentioned that I hate being out in it? Brrrrr. Ran out for just long enough to take one photo for you.

Then back inside to watch it from my favorite place inside the house, my warm seat on the heater.

From here, I can look out at all of those poor souls freezing their tails off out there while I'm nice and toasty!

Crooked Lines

2010-02-24T23:02:00.000-05:00

My Funny Valentine

2010-02-14T22:34:00.003-05:00

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Here are some photos I took of the snow around my neighborhood...

A dug out the snow so I would have some grass to pee on. Now that's what I call a Valentine! Hope yours was love-filled too!

Baby love

2010-02-10T21:18:00.001-05:00

I'm sorry I have been so out of touch. This has been a very busy few months around my homestead. Evidently there is something big that is going to happen around here in a few months. The humans keep pointing to D's belly and saying something about a new baby --which is what they sometimes call me-- which has lead me to believe that she may be having a puppy. Can you believe it? I'm not sure what I think about it yet, but they keep saying it's very exciting. I'm going to be a big sister. I have to admit, I like being the only pup around here, but at the very least I hope it's a mutt like me.

I have taken some photos recently, but have been shooting a lot less because of the cold. I can't wait till it is warm enough for me to play around outside more and go back to the dog park. Those are my favorite times to photograph. Here are a few from last weekend. It's snowing like crazy here today, so hopefully I'll get some fun snowy shots to share soon!

Hazy Shade of Winter

2009-12-26T19:57:00.000-05:00

Guess what I got for the holidays? A new camera! When I took it out for a spin, I got snow all over the lens while sniffing, so I ended up getting some neat swirly whirly shots.

Yellow snow is my favorite kind...

I was so glad the storm was over so I could run around. Weeeeeee...

But brrrr. Baby, it's cold outside...

Happy holidays everyone! Stay warm!

Don't Rain On My Parade

2009-12-06T22:28:00.001-05:00

This morning I was going about my normal business, when I started hearing boom booms coming from outside. It wasn't the boom booms like on New Year's or July 4th, they just kept going on and on. After further investigation, I discovered that there was a parade, starting right at the end of my street! Here I am checking out the action...

Here are some of the photos I took. There were humans wearing feathers on their heads. How curious. They looked like very large birds, and so I have to admit, I wanted to eat them a little bit...

But I couldn't get close enough to eat them because of the barricades...

This girl was way more interested in me than in the parade. I can't blame her though...

This was one of the marching bands...

This yellow band was really good. They danced around and had fluffy things on their shoes that looked like my toys. I wanted to eat them too...

Unfortunately I could only go for a little while because the big round bangy things were really loud and when they came close to me I got scared and started shaking, so we went home, but not before getting to see Santa on a firetruck! It was too high up for me to take a photo, but I had the humans get one for me.

My new town is really fun!

Blue (Da Ba Dee)

2009-12-02T20:26:00.000-05:00

I tried to go out and take a bunch more photos the other day, but for some reason my camera only wanted me to take 2 pictures, when I usually can take 40. It must have really wanted me to take these two!

Runaround (part 2)

2009-11-30T22:43:00.000-05:00

Here are a few more of my recent photographs.

This is my new bulldog friend Violet from Brooklyn. She turned away as I snapped the photo, but she's very beautiful. She must just be camera shy.

Nice legs!

Check out these two pups who were kissing! Get a room!

I know I'm a bit late, but to all who celebrated, I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving! I hope you got more turkey than I did!

Runaround (part 1)

2009-11-23T22:24:00.000-05:00

Another beautiful fall day, another bonus trip to the dog park. It was hopping yesterday. Everybody came out to enjoy the day.

Here I was in stealth mode, spying on some humans from behind...

Then I gave in and ran around with the other doggies...

Around and around and around. There was lots of space to run it out...

Then I took a break to have some face time with the other pups. Say cheese flavored biscuits:)

I met lots of nice dogs, and only got in one or two fights. Not my fault, I swear. All in all, it was a great day. More pics to come...

Indian Summer

2009-11-15T21:35:00.000-05:00

Today was a beautiful day. Perfect for an adventure with the humans! First we went for a ride in the car up into the reservation...

Then we went to the dog park where there were lots and lots of dogs out playing. Here I was sniffing one dog and checking out another through his legs at the same time. I'm so sneaky...

This one was running around in circles. Not sure where he was trying to get to, but he was failing miserably...

This new friend actually smiled for my camera. How rare...

Then after a while we got back in the car, and you wont believe what I saw on my way out of the reservation.. A cat, outside, on a leash! The nerve!

The nice weather was a welcome surprise, but I think I smell winter right around the corner!

Picture This

2009-11-03T22:36:00.000-05:00

Guess what? I got to use a real high resolution camera like the humans do! It was the small one that they usually use to take photos of me, but one day they turned it around, attached it to my collar, and set it to take photos at intervals just like my other camera, so I got to be in charge (as it should be)! Okay, enough shop talk, here are some of the pics from my experimental run around the block...

I Put a Spell on You

2009-10-31T17:14:00.000-04:00

The pumpkins I picked out last weekend have transformed and now look like a ghost and skull! Here's a photo I took of them today. Don't they look cool?

I'm all dressed up and ready to bark at trick-or-treaters! A-Rod who? It's A-DOG all the way! Go Yanks!

There are six black cats on my steps! Aaaah! The nerve!

Happy howl-o-ween! Stay away from the chocolate!

Celebrate

2009-10-28T21:12:00.000-04:00

Today is D's birthday, and in honor of the occasion she got some cool new photo toys from me and A. Now we have the beginnings of a photo studio in our house! I can't use the equipment myself, but I get to be the helper, and the very first model! Here are some of the test shots...

I may have gotten a bit distracted by my favorite toy, Baby, but I can't help it. I heart Baby...

Being a model is hard work!

Tyra Banks, watch out! I could teach you a thing or two about being fierce!

The Great Pumpkin

2009-10-26T08:33:00.000-04:00

Guess what I got to do this weekend? I got to go pick out pumpkins! Check me out...

Here are some of the photos I took during my adventure...

Then we brought them home and lined them up in front of my house. Don't they look nice?

I for sure picked out the best pumpkins ever! I love this time of year!

Love Is Not a Contest

2009-10-24T20:25:00.000-04:00

I figured this would be as good a time as any to enter my first contests ever! These are not photos I've taken, but they are all me.

First, here are photos for Smiley-Fest at the fabulous Dory's Backyard.

These shots (one of which you may have seen once before) were from when I was on vacation in August at Long Beach Island on the Jersey Shore. It was the first time I was ever aloud to go on vacation with the family because they rented a dog friendly house. I got to sunbathe on the porch and put my face through a hole making me look like a real human! So weird, but so much fun! It was a week long smiley-fest...

And here is an entry for Addie's k9 costume contest. It's me as a meerkat for the digital editing category! I used to love that show Meerkat Manor on Animal Planet. I don't know why they canceled it.

It's almost Howloween! Can't wait to get dressed up and bark at all those kids in costumes!

See The Leaves

2009-10-18T12:19:00.000-04:00

There's a Light

2009-10-15T21:45:00.000-04:00

D and I had a fun girls night while A was out of town. She danced around with lights and I took the photos. Then we cuddled and watched girly movies for hours and hours.

It was lots of fun, but I am glad to have him home. He takes me on the best walks and always gives me extra chicken if I look at him and blink my eyes or tilt my head. What a sucker. But he's my sucker.

Look Both Ways

2009-10-13T21:06:00.000-04:00

This is another photo I took in town, just before crossing the street at one of our main intersections. I love taking photos in town, I just need to remember not to get lost in the photo taking and to look both ways. Well, that's what I'm supposed to do, but the truth is I generally look one way, and that way is down. It just smells so good around there, I can't help myself. But at least my humans always remember to look both ways, so that's just as good, right? Good humans.

They deserve a treat.

Family Outing

2009-10-11T10:13:00.000-04:00

Went for a long walk yesterday with D and A through town. I was busy sniffing and growling, and trying to eat sprinkles that had been dropped on the sidewalk...
when all of a sudden, A picked me up, and in a blur I was inside someplace I had never been...
I looked around and there were cameras, and tripods, and frames, and pictures everywhere. Did you know, they actually have stores... for cameras?!
D was dropping off film to be developed, whatever that means, but she said next time when we go back they would bring some of my pictures to print too!
Can you believe it? Real prints, of my pictures! My art might actually make it to the fridge some day, or even, dare I say, the fireplace mantel? This is very exciting indeed!

Look Up

2009-10-08T22:04:00.002-04:00

There is beauty all around you.

We're Off to See the Wizard

2009-10-07T18:44:00.001-04:00

Wow, is it wiiiindy! I thought the wind was going to lift me right up off the ground and into the sky like Toto in the Wizard of Oz!
Wooosh wooosh...
The wind was so strong it lifted my camera right up sideways...
Then back at the ranch I tried to take a nap on the couch, but found it difficult with the wind howling so loud outside...
So I just sat and looked out the window watching the trees sway back and forth while I waited for the humans to return...
A didn't return because he's in DC on business, but I was lucky enough to have D here with me all afternoon. During the week, can you believe it? She didn't play with me much because she was working from home, looking through lots and lots of photos on her computer that weren't even my photos (the nerve), but I was happy to have her around, and to get in an extra walk down my yellow brick road!

Heat Wave

2009-10-04T20:21:00.001-04:00

So much for the shivering. Today was a beautiful day! I got to go back to the dog park for a really long time and met lots of nice dogs. One even had three legs! I only tried to mount a few of them, I swear.

This is when I saw someone I knew from a distance come in...
I had to go over to say hi...
Then we ran around in circles...
Extreeeme close up!
Later my buddy Baxter came by. He's a rat terrier shitsu mix who can jump over the agility bars even though he has tiny legs. I can jump really high too, but why would I want to jump over those sticks when I can just walk around them?
Brinkley smelled especially good today. As you can tell, I have a thing for white dogs...
And yes, there were humans there too. I took photos of feet (again). The most intriguing part of the humans...
This nice one belonged to Baxter...
I hope the weather stays nice so we can do more fun things outside before it's coat season and the white stuff begins to fall. Enjoy the nice weather my fur-riends!

Nightswimming

2009-10-01T20:48:00.000-04:00

Temple of the Dog

2009-09-30T23:10:00.001-04:00

Here are some photos from my last visit to the dog park. I hope I get to go again soon before it gets too cold. It's starting to feel so chilly out, I'm already shivering. Must be the chihuahua in me. Makes me miss the days when I lived in LA and could spend hours outside basking in the sun all year long with my Maltese buddy Bailey and my Yorkie girlfriend Pepper. Ah, the good ole days.

Close Encounters

2009-09-28T21:41:00.000-04:00

Girl in the Mirror

2009-09-26T22:37:00.000-04:00

I much prefer to be behind the camera, but as I am beginning this journey and meeting all of my new friends, I have decided to share a few more photos of myself. I am not always photogenic and look different in many pictures, perhaps because I am a mixture of different breeds. I definitely have a lot of long-haired chihuahua in me, but have been told I also could have papillon, tibetan spaniel, and many other breeds. The truth is nobody knows for sure. I'm just Audrey, an original.

Verses From the Abstract

2009-09-23T21:56:00.000-04:00

There Goes the Neighborhood

2009-09-22T21:08:00.001-04:00

After my grandpa stopped by the other day, I got to go over to his house and surprise him and grandma! First things first, I ran all around and left pee messages everywhere on their street...
And across the street...
And all over the yard...
Then I ran inside and guess what I found? My cousin Ollie was in there milling about...
The kitchen smelled so delicious like chicken, and soup, and all sorts of yumminess...
During dinner, after I accepted the fact that no one would sneak me any of that scrumptious food, I sat under the table, staring at my Uncle Jason's feet...
I tried to get a photo of Ollie for you before I left, but he put his head down at the last minute. I guess he is camera shy...
All in all, it was a doggone good day!

Open Arms

2009-09-20T22:42:00.001-04:00

I have a new fascination these days, and it's with arms and hands/paws. It's amazing how different they can be. Yesterday I explored this fascination through my art, first with a photo of A's arm. It has lots of hair like mine, but is very long, and he doesn't use it to walk on...
Then I shot one of my cousin Ollie's arm. It's also a lot longer than mine, but at least he walks the right way, on all four. Well, not so much walks, but runs around and bangs into things. He seems like he's still figuring out how to use his limbs. Kids these days...
And then I pondered my own. They look much bigger in this photo then they actually are. I love my paws. I can sit for hours and hours just watching, and licking, and gnawing at them. Aren't they beautiful?
Although A's are pretty tasty, I'll give him that. Especially after he eats. So I guess he can be excused for the whole bi-ped thing. I wish he would eat spare ribs every day. Mmmm... Spare ribs.

It's a Beautiful Day

2009-09-19T16:46:00.001-04:00

I was out for a walk this afternoon, much like any other afternoon. The sun was shining, and I was strutting around like I owned the place.
I watched the humans of my town trimming down their pee lawns.
When, all of a sudden, I heard my name! "Audrey, Auuuudreyyyy." It was my grandpa, calling me from inside a car. I rushed to get a photo, but only caught the tail of the car, and my ears or maybe even my tail, I was wagging it so hard I swear it went right over my head.
I ran to keep up as the car rolled down the street, and when it came to a stop and he stepped out, I jumped right up into his arms. That's when I took this photo, at the same time as I was covering his face with licks. I'm quite the multitasker.
One of the best things about moving, is that the grandparents live so close now that I get to see them all the time, even when I'm walking down the street! It was such a nice surprise!

Chasing Pavements

2009-09-16T22:18:00.002-04:00

There are a lot of dogs that live in my neighborhood. I don't know many of them well, because whenever they get close I feel inclined to show them that I'm the boss around these parts, even though I'm the newbie. Soooo, they tend not to get too close any more. But they do leave special messages for me in the grass, on the blue hydrants, and around the trees. I love to go sniffing out messages. Today I was on the trail of something really good...
*sniff sniff* Something about Ms. Chippy on Main Street and a secret midnight tryst?
Could it be? *sniff sniff sniff* She was with Sparky? Rolling together in the grass? No way!
And Doobie? Side by side down the sidewalk? *sniff* Oh no, Lady will be very jealous.
Don't worry, I left plenty of messages back along the way. Can't wait to sniff out their responses tomorrow. Someone could make a great show about this place... the Dogs our Lives perhaps, or Dogrose Place?!

World of Swirl

2009-09-13T14:04:00.000-04:00

Home Sweet Home

2009-09-11T21:21:00.001-04:00

One of my favorite past times is napping. Yes, it's true, I'm a napper, big time, and my favorite snooze spot (unless there is a ray of sunlight on the floor that I just can't resist) is the couch under the front windows. It's not only comfy, but I can jump right up if I hear someone or something outside and bark at them so they will stay away. I'm really good at it, trust me. They always keep walking, quickly, out of fear I'm sure. The squirrels run right up trees, and the bunnies quiver under bushes. Here is a glimpse at the views I open my eyes to, depending on which way I position myself for the nap...

Sunrise Sunset

2009-09-09T19:45:00.002-04:00

Cheeseburger in Paradise

2009-09-08T18:56:00.005-04:00

There's nothing better than a good summer barbecue. The smell of meat cooking, the fallen scraps, the distraction of D and A so I can steal said scraps. Ah yes, that's the life. In LA, we used to have huge barbecues and I would eat so much that I could be found passed out asleep with my head next to an uneaten burger patty on the ground. Those were the days. When we moved to NJ those were few and far between, but since we moved into a new house before this summer, I have been in BBQ heaven once again.

Farewell summer. I will be dreaming about your barbecues until you return again next year.

Life in Details

2009-09-07T10:30:00.000-04:00

Anyone For Tennis?

2009-09-06T16:31:00.004-04:00

In honor of the US Open, I decided to take a photograph today of the tennis courts at the park around the corner from where I live (and my whiskers)...

I've been watching a lot of the Open this year. I was rooting for Sharipova because the Pomeranian Dolce in her commercials makes my little heart flutter...
But seeing that she's out of the running, I think I'll have to root for Serena. Her dogs Jackie and Lorelei seem like they know how to have some fun...I'd like to get a sniff of that action. Go Serena!

At The Dog Park, Workin' At The Dog Park, Yeah

2009-09-05T14:59:00.001-04:00

Went to the dog park today with A and D. I really enjoyed running around and sniffing the other dogs. Especially a pair of white Bishon Frises, Molly and Max. My uncle Jason stopped by with my beagle cousin Ollie, which is always a treat. He's a shelter dog too. I opted not to take any photos of them this time, but I'm sure I will in the future. I think this first one looks like a painting...
Check this out, I totally caught Max peeing on a trash can...
Of course I had to go in for a closer inspection and a good sniff...
Hey Quincey, you smell pretty good too. Is that au de chien?
Who's this dude looking at me and whistling?
I love to lay in the sun and soak up the rays...
Someone new, better check it out...
A, your shoes look especially white and shiny today...
Dog love. I want in...
That agility stuff is just not for me, but I love to watch...
Such a fun time. Can't wait to go back again soon.

Let The Sunshine In

2009-09-04T18:32:00.000-04:00

Today was a beautiful day. I went out for several nice long walks around my neighborhood. I was especially drawn to the shadows and the light through the trees.

Starting Now

2009-09-03T20:37:00.000-04:00

What an exciting day this has been! I got my very first camera today. It was strange at first having the peculiar round blue object hanging from my pink studded collar, but it was relatively small so I adjusted to it quickly. The first thing I did was take a stroll around to the backyard with D. She set my camera to snap at one minute intervals. Unfortunately, she was so excited for me to use the camera that she didn't let it charge for long enough. I was, however, able to quickly snap my first few photos...
Later on, I took some more photos while I was hanging around the house. My favorite subject so far is definitely my stuffed panda "Baby."

Can't wait to take more photos in the days to come!