Welcome!
EEEEEEEK! Your dog is MEGA ADORABLE!!!! SWOON!
(This is totally & entirely the way I’ll greet you when we meet!)
Who am I?
I’m Cahlean (Ca-lean), the energetic, dog obsessed photographer here to celebrate your dog with playful, vibrant and classic images. Since 2012 (EEEK!) I’ve been photographing AWESOME dogs & their people throughout Minnesota.
My current muse is my Greater Swiss Mountain dog Blue (his full name is Remington’s Pride Blueberry Buckle). Aside from being obsessed with dogs I swoon over doughnuts, waffles, eggnog, vintage dresses, tattoos, dragons, good books, cast iron waffle irons and glass cake stands!
Plus I make dog collars! Atomic Collars
I can’t wait to meet you & your dog!
Your Dog's Experience in Barks!
1. Woof! (Session booked by humans.)
2. Practice bark + sits
3. Time to bark! Yip yip yippee! (Heading to the location.)
4. BARKING NUTS! ALL THE BARK! (The session!)
5. Go home, take a nap. (Waiting for the gallery.)
6. Tell humans to pick the best (all of) the images!
7. More naps. Party when my images are delivered.
8. Brag to my dog friends about my images.
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