Yesterday I was reminded that there are so many people in our community that want to help homeless animals. Robin Burkett of
Pawprints Photography has sponsored many of the
League's events, but she wanted to do something more for the animals. She
volunteered to come to the shelter and take photos of our
dogs available for adoption. Although we try to take good photos, we're certainly not going to turn down the chance to have a professional put our animals in their best light.
We are also lucky to have another photographer, Allison DeSilva, who comes in weekly to photograph our
cats and sometimes other animals. When people lend their expertise to help animals that need homes, everyone wins.
Robin arrived at 8:30 and we took dogs outside in our backyard one at a time for their photo shoot. I learned that making really weird noises is a good way to get a dog to look at the camera. We even had a bonded pair to work with. It's really hard to get a good photo of two dogs together! But Robin did it!
After working her magic on the photos at her office, Robin e-mailed them to me and I got them up on the
Web site. They are fabulous! Thank you so much, Robin. She even posted the photos on her own blog.
With help from friends like these, we can do a better job of letting people know about the animals here at the shelter that are just waiting for them to come in and adopt.
