June 25th is Take Your Dog to Work Day! This day was created by Pet Sitters International to celebrate owners and their pets and encourages pet adoption.  Read more here.

Hmmm. This is interesting…HOAs using DNA testing to find out who isn’t picking up after their dog!

This post wouldn’t be complete without a cute video…this video is so sweet.

Pet Product….Paws Off bed cover.  Keeps dog hair and dirt off your bed.

Check out this very creative blog

These are just the cutest little head warmers!

Albuquerque, NM bans pet retail stores and adoption rates go up 23 percent and euthanasia rates go down 35 percent according to this article

AZ Pet Friendly Hotels- *not on the list but also pet friendly is the W Hotel in Scottsdale.

The shelters and the Humane Society are overwhelmed right now with homeless animals, especially cats. Both are having adoption specials.  Please consider adopting.

Happy Thursday!

I am having such a blast working on the Mayday Pit Bull Rescue calendar.  The dogs have been so amazing and sweet! It’s incredible that I could manage to take photos in between all the kissing attacks! Here are photos of two of the amazing dogs up for adoption right now at Mayday Pit Bull Rescue.  Click on their photo to see their amazing stories and more photos.

Asia

Kiko

LOVE this for the office

Take a road trip to Tucson and don’t forget this great guide from Design Sponge

These pet bowls are so modern and cool!

Cute video on how to exercises your dog according to its breed

This video cracked me up! Here is one determined bulldog who can actually swim!!

Check out Arizona Foothills Pet-Friendly Dining article.

Amazing! 11 year old girl raises over $70k to help birds in Gulf oil spill!

Check it out! I am the featured photographer over at the Pink Ink blog! I feel so honored and appreciate them for choosing me! Want to know a little more about me? You can read my interview here. Thanks again Pink Ink it was a blast!

Hope everyone is staying cool! Summer officially starts on Monday!!

SAVE THE DATES: July 17th & 18th

So it may be 110 degrees out there, but we’re saying BA-HUMBUG to the heat and celebrating Christmas in July!!

Announcing Christmas in July Open House celebration at Modern Pet Furtography Boutique! All the tenants in the Artclectic building at 7310 E 6th Ave will be in on the celebration on July 17th and 18th! We’ll have sales,  specials, special guests and a super raffle benefiting the Mayday Pit Bull Rescue group.  I’ll be holding mini photo sessions for your 2010 holiday cards!  Book your 20 minute session today and been done with your holiday cards in July!

If you’re looking to escape the heat, get your holiday cards finished and get some holiday shopping done, then this is where you want to be!!  Email me at andrea@modernpetfurtography.com to book your mini session today.

Save the date and stay tuned! More announcements to come about this chilly weekend!

Luci, Minnie and Rickey are already getting into the spirit!!

Cooper is a 7 month silver lab, still in that awkward puppy phase and I had so much fun hanging out with him and his family, Jennifer and Ryan.  It was so cute to see the relationship between Cooper and Ryan. They really are going to be the best of friends.  Cooper always had his eye on Ryan, looking after him. It was so sweet! Oh, and shhhh! This was a secret session as it is going to be a father’s day gift for Ryan and Cooper’s father.  Hope he enjoys the photos!

This week’s this and that is short but sweet, got hit with the stomach flu last night and trying to sleep it off.  Have a great Thursday!

Gulf oil spill and how you can help

A very cool luxury hotel for dogs in Portland!

P&G Iams cat food recall

A dog and his piano

My favorite summertime dessert

The very first time I met my Minnie, I felt a strong connection to her.  I’ll never forget the day I went to her foster mom’s house to take her adoption photo. Her eyes were so amazing. There was just so much behind them, and it all seemed so familiar to me. I just wanted to take her home with me right then and there. A month or two later I couldn’t get her of my mind so I decided she had to come home with me.  It’s been a year since Minnie came into my life and she has been the most awesome dog. I said it here a year ago and I still feel the same. Her eyes are so soulful and I always felt she was a spirit of someone or something I have known before.  I know, I sound crazy.  Well, my dad recently found this old photo that makes me think maybe I am not crazy after all.  It’s me when I was a baby, with my grandparent’s dog Queenie. I do not remember this dog as I was very little when she passed. Queenie was a Rat Terrier, just like Minnie. In fact she looks a lot like Minnie! Maybe this is the connection I felt with Minnie. Maybe I couldn’t remember Queenie, but maybe she was in my subconscious…. or maybe…… Minnie is Queenie!  Crazy?

My Google Reader is growing like a weed! I follow way too many blogs (while neglecting my own!) There are just so many great blogs out there and so much information I am going to start a favorite feature and share some of my favorite items for the week.  Enjoy!

~Modern Dog Mansions

~Adorable puppy/kitten video

~I just love checking out Monday’s Pets on Furniture blog post on the awesome Desire to Inspire Blog. Check it out!

~Laurie Anderson to play a recital for dogs at Sydney’s Opera House in Sydney Australia.  Sounds interesting! Wish I was in Sydney!

~Ok, this video is just too weird for words…

~Think I’m going to make this Parmesan roasted asparagus this weekend, yum!

~This cat is so cool!

~If you have a sweet tooth like I do, you have to check out these root beer float cupcakes!

~Who says your dog can’t tweet? Check out this new device that will tweet your dogs every move!! What a great way to see what your dog is up to when you aren’t around!!

~Cakes that look too amazing to eat!

~Check out this gadget! Pretty cool!

~If you’re thinking about doing some remodeling or moving your furniture around, check out this free web tool

~If you’re into neon colors, you’ll like this

~Facts you probably didn’t know about Facebook

~One of these days I will attend this yard sale! It’s on my bucket list!

I am super excited and honored to be shooting a 16 month 2011 calendar for Mayday Pit Bull Rescue. I am so anxious to meet all the rescued dogs and their families!

I have a HUGE soft spot for these dogs. No dog should be judged by their breed, just as no person should be judged by their ethnicity. Pit bulls make great companions for responsible owners and don’t deserve their bad reputation. If you think that the name ‘Pit Bull’ automatically makes a dog a killer, than I challenge you to get educated on this breed. Media hysteria and bad owners have greatly damaged the pit bull reputation. Too many pit bulls and pit bull mixes die just because of their breed. How would you like to receive a death sentence because you resemble a certain ethnic group? In fact, many dogs that attack are often misidentified as pit bulls. Play this game and see if you can identify the Pit Bull.

Did you know, out of the 49 pit bulls that were seized from Michael Vick, only one was deemed too aggressive to be rehabilitated, 45 were rehabilitated and many have been adopted? Sadly, three died because of severe injuries and illness.

Check out some of the Vick dogs in the video below and then listen to the Pit Bull Blues, a great video and catchy song!!

This is Hope, a pit bull and 100% sweetheart.

…and this is Hurley, a sweet baby who is currently looking for his forever home.

Oh boy, here comes the sun! The blazing Phoenix heat will be here soon so I suggest you book your sessions now!

We couldn’t have had better weather here in Phoenix last weekend for a shoot. Saturday I had the pleasure of working with Heather and her four furry family members, Ozzy a 2 1/2 yr old Australian Cattle dog, Athena a 1 1/2 yr old Swiss Mountain dog, Bubbles a 10yr old Tortoise Shell cat and Gandalf a 10yr old Russian Blue cat. Ozzy was a fun, ball-obsessed little guy. He loved his ball and he loved to give kisses. He was so sweet and made me laugh as I fell victim to a few of his kissing attacks. Athena was just as sweet and very playful. She was a big bundle of energy. Heather tells me that Athena is a chow hound and I got to witness that first-hand as she munched on a bone and then started chomping on a bush! I guess she decided she needed some greens to go with the bone! Bubbles was a very social cat. She was very playful and loved hanging out. She was the total opposite of Gandalf who likes to hide out under the bed.  It was so great to share the portrait experience with Heather and her awesome, lovable pack!  I had a great time!