Pet Session & Rescue Story - Fetchlight Lifestyle Pet Photography

Today we have a lovely session by Jen Bergen of Fetchlight Lifestyle Pet Photography with Milly, a super cute rescue dog! Here's what Jen had to tell us about Milly and their session together - "Milly is quite well-known around the island town of Coronado, California. She is a Black Lab / Border Collie / Pittie mix rescue dog with a heart of gold, who accompanies her graphic designer mom around to meetings at all the local shops and restaurants throughout the day. Her mom says Milly likes to welcome and say hello to everyone they meet! She's very curious and excited to explore new locations, which made for a fun, energetic shoot!"

Milly's doggy Mother Kayt, kindly told us more about Milly and her rescue story too...

"Milly is a very special pup. We are lucky to have her in our lives. She and her siblings were found on the streets of LA at only 7 weeks old and brought to a high kill city shelter where their future looked grim. They were thankfully rescued just in the nick of time by an awesome local rescue organization, Labradors and Friends Dog Rescue, who took them into their care, smothered them with love and took all the necessary steps to ensure the pups were placed in healthy happy homes."

"From when we met and adopted her at 2 months old, Milly has had a very special ability to help other people and spread happiness and joy. Growing up on a busy main street with plenty of dogs and tourists to meet daily, she loves saying hi to anyone she can. She can breeze through a crowd with a unique ability to sense someone in need of a little extra love from a K-9 companion, whether it be due to a recent loss or aching heart of missing their dogs at home while they travel. It isn't uncommon for her to bring some people to tears, as if she truly touched their heart when they needed it the most."

"When she isn't cruising the Avenue, saying hi to all her friends, old and new... you can find her at the dog beach or the park running like a lighting bolt full of energy. Her sweet and soulfull disposition allows her to connect to many people and animals and be a proud advocate and representative for "pound puppy" mixes (especially pit bull mixes) that are often mistreated and mislabeled. We hope to have her be an official therapy dog, so we can spread/utilize her special gift to more people in need too."

. Images by Fetchlight Lifestyle Pet Photography .

With Thanks to Milly, Kayt & Fetchlight Lifestyle Pet Photography for

sharing their session and rescue story with us today!

You can see more of the fab Fetchlight Lifestyle Pet Photography
portfolio of work by heading on over to fetchlight.com

See more features here on Itty Bitty & Fluffy starring Fetchlight Lifestyle Pet Photography { here }

and more inspiring sessions and stories with rescue dogs { here }

Rescue Story - Mugsey, Karen & Rocco

We had the pleasure of sharing part of Mugsy's Pet Photography Session by Nicole Begley Photography { here } earlier in the week. Today we get to share the rest of the beautiful images along with Mugsy's inspiring rescue story as told by his owner Karen...

"My husband and I got married ( Karen and Rocco ) in September of 2007 and purchased a house in Long Lsland that came equipped with a doggie door and a yard any dog would die for! We decided that in December we were ready to add to our family and adopt a dog. I was working at New York Methodist Hospital at the time and one of the nurses in the operating room rescued pit bulls. She told me that she had the perfect match for us and texted me pictures of a dog she recently rescued. I showed them to my husband and although reluctant, stated that we would “test him out” for a week to see if he was a good fit."

"The prelude to Mugsy coming to us that winter is that he was born in Hawaii and adopted/purchased by a man in the military. He was apparently transferred to Staten Island and brought Mugsy (at the time, his name was Buddy) with him to his new home. He lived down the street from my friend who worked at NYM (who eventually rescued him) and she would see him everyday tied up in the back yard, looking sad and lonely. She asked the owner if it would be alright to take him for a daily run which he agree to. After a month, however, she no longer saw Mugsy in the backyard. It was a cold, mid November day when she found out that the man had skipped his rent and taken off, leaving Mugsy locked in an abandoned car in the back yard,  freezing and starving. She subsequently rescued him from his car and brought him to her house."

"Which brings us to his present life - we rescued Mugsy and since that time he has been living the life! During our stint in Long Island, Mugsy had many a days at the beach, swimming and chasing surfers in the waves of Long Beach. He has also become well-versed in sailing, given that we purchased a small sailboat and took him out every time we went sailing. He has traveled to see his extended family in Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey and Georgia. He has also taken many a-vacation to Vermont and all down the Eastern seaboard. He goes everywhere we go - in fact, we do not plan vacations unless he can come with us. I just bought a new car and made sure it was a good fit for Mugsy as well."

"Recently, we were devastated to learn that he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Both my husband and I are physicians and noticed that he had a mass growing in his neck. We were fortunate enough to find the best care in the area at PVSEC where he underwent a thyroidectomy and 4 rounds of chemo and radiation therapy. We are happy to report that he has not had any metastasis to this point and is doing very well. We feel blessed and thank god every day that this little man has come into our lives and enriched us they way he has - in fact, he will soon be a big brother to our new baby (human) very shortly and we just know that he will love this little one the way he loves and protects us."

"We have discussed adoption in the event we lose our buddy and would ONLY adopt Pitbulls in the future - we believe that adopted dogs know and appreciate their new lives - we know Mugs does!!"

. Images by Nicole Begley Photography .

We send our best wishes to Mugsy and his family and hope that he is well and makes a
full recovery and that all goes well for Karen & Rocco's first baby due soon too!

With thanks to Mugsy, Karen, Rocco & Nicole Begley Photography
for sharing their session and wonderful story with us!

To see more of Nicole Begley Photography's portfolio head on over to

www.pets.nicolebegleyphotography.com

For more rescue stories and adoptions go { here }

Pet Session - Mugsey & Nicole Begley Photography

Today we are pleased to bring you a beautiful pet photography session by Nicole Begley Photography, featuring Mugsey and his parents! Mugsey is a rescue dog and we are delighted to share his rescue story with our readers in a follow up post. For now we will hand over to Nicole who tells us about marvelous little Mugsey and their session together...

"Please meet Mugsy Bogues Florio, a boxer/pit bull mix, who has been with his current family since December of 2007. Musgy was adopted by his current parents after his previous owners moved and left him locked in an abandoned car in the back yard of his old home in the middle of the winter. He is now incredibly spoiled by his new parents and has joined them on trips all over the eastern half of the United States!"

"Mugsy is currently battling cancer and participated in a Tribute Session, which is a special session specifically for ill or elderly pets. He is quite a fighter though so we are all very hopeful that he is going to continue to have a nice long life being spoiled by his family. He's actually going to be a big brother to a little baby human in just a few months too!"

. Images by Nicole Begley Photography .

With Thanks to Mugsey, his parents and Nicole Begley Photography for sharing their session with us.

To see more of Nicole's super portfolio of work,
head on over to www.pets.nicolebegleyphotography.com

Don't forget to check back and see Mugsey's rescue story too!

Pet Session - Keri, Vita & Missy Moo Studio

We were so excited to have this submission from Julie of Missy Moo Studio! Julie sent in a recent favorite session of hers which features beautiful Vita with her Mother Keri. It is wonderful to see sessions which capture both the pet and owner together as it is such a special bond and relationship we share with our pets and we think that Julie has captured Kerri and Vita's love for each other perfectly.

This image is adorable and Vita seems to be cutely sticking her tongue out at the camera too! It is great that Keri and Vita are co-ordinated with Vita wearing a red collar and Keri complimenting this with her red cardigan and lip color - we of course love Keri's splash of leopard print too! 

Here's what Julie had to say about lovely Vita and their session together...

"Vita is a 3 year old pitbull mix (we think with German Shepard). She is sweet, loving, happy and super smart! We got her when the mother stopped feeding pups at 4 weeks old. She had to be bottle fed for weeks! She loves playing ball and all she wants to do is play fetch. She is hilarious in the fact that she is huge but she has never chewed up her ball! She keeps it in very good care and condition!!

Also pictured is her mommy Keri. Keri is a makeup artist so you can see why she looks so flawless!"

. Images by Missy Moo Studio .

With Thanks to Julie and Keri for sharing these with us!

To see more of Julie / Missy Moo Studio's portfolio of work,
head on over to www.missymoostudio.com/

Pet Session - Meadow & Jamiey Photography

Today's Pet Session feature is brought to us by JamieY Photography, a lifestyle photographer specialising in weddings and portraits but she loves the opportunity to capture pets too. 

This session features Meadow, a female blue Pit Bull who had unfortunately been diagnosed with an illness. Meadow's owner, Kelly commissioned JamieY Photography to capture her beautiful pet before she passed away and she has these wonderful images to remember her by.

Meadow was a happy girl full of energy and excitement and had been with her family since being a puppy. JamieY Photography tells us why this session was beneficial,

"This session was such an important one that I was happy to be able to do. portraits of pets are a way to remember that animal forever. The lifestyle type session that this was, showed meadow's personaility in all of its forms."

. Images by JamieY Photography .

With thanks to JamieY Photography for sharing Meadow's session with us. 

To see more of JamieY's portfolio of work head on over to her website:

www.jamieyphotography.com