Santa Paws Photos

Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of photographing pets with Santa Paws. It was a great experience for me as I have never took so many photos of dogs in one day. There were about 50 dogs and one cat who met Santa Paws, had pictures with him, and whispered their Christmas wishes. It was exhausting, but totally fun and worth it. The Santa Paws photo event is a yearly fundraiser activity for the Chesapeake Humane Society to benefit its Care Clinic and the homeless animals. Kudos to all the volunteers who helped out that day and most of all, to Santa Paws who was very good at making the pets sit, stay and smile for the camera!

Taking photos of Spudz

I love visiting animal shelters to check out adoptable pets. One of my favorites is the Animal Assistance League, a non-profit, no-kill animal shelter in Chesapeake, VA. The place always impresses me whenever I go there to visit their dogs and cats that are up for adoption. And I can say, they are one of the cleanest animal shelters in Hampton Roads. But the best thing about the place is that when you visit, you can play with their cats or walk the dogs to the play area and interact with them.

Before we had our adorable beagle Comet, my husband and I would often visit the place and take the dogs out for a walk. It was like a "therapy" to me and it would always be a joy to see the dogs get out of their cage and just enjoy the area outside. During one of our visits, we've bonded with one of the adoptable dogs named Spudz, who reminded me of Bolt, from the movie "Bolt." He was a handsome, playful and energetic puppy. I wasn't surprised to know that he got adopted easily. Here are some photos of Spudz:

For more photos of animals in the shelter, please visit my other blog Out of the Shelter.