Hello!
I am Cahlean (ca-lean) the awesomely creative photographer of About A Dog Photography.
The things that make me swoon:
- DOGS! ALL THE DOGS!
- Puppies…
- Doughnuts & waffles
- Vintage styled things
- History, especially about dogs & doughnuts
- Cast iron waffle irons
- Cake stands & banana stands (they have taken over the basement…)
- Cooking shows
- Cider & eggnog (if you show up with a jug of eggnog in the off season we will instantly be besties!)
Awwwww! Check out that wee squishy baby Blue & me! —>
(We need updated pictures – he’s 125lbs and 2.5 years old now!)
At the moment, I am dog mom to my big, lugheaded doofus, Blue. He is a purebred Greater Swiss Mountain Dog (his full name is Remington’s Pride Blueberry Buckle). He cracks me up with his antics and wows me when he goes into modeling mode. (We’ve also been practicing since the wee pup days!)
He’s got a great head tilt (but ignores sounds because he is owned by a photographer hahaha!) and is MEGA MEGA HANDSOME!!!!
But… he is shy. With a massive amount of stranger danger, he is not the type of dog who wants to interact with people he doesn’t know. Not the type who is going tuck his tail, give stress signals or opt to run away. Nope, he’s the get in your face and tell you to fuck off, all with aggressive “I WILL take your hand off if you make a move” body language.
So no, you can’t pet him.
Being that dog, he has helped me to understand dog body language more and to move at the pace, interaction & distance your dog needs.
The beginning
A hot, humid summer day in 2012. After ONE bazillion pictures of Icey & Mick, then an equal amount of the puppy Axle the idea popped into my head that I could take pictures of other people’s dogs and it would help them to capture amazing memories of their dogs to cherish as they grew older, began to grey and moved on from their mortal lives. About A Dog Photography was born.
The first muse: Mick the shepherd mix
The second muse: Icey the rottweiler
Along came… Axle! The boxer mix with the best ever underbite.
Next Bender the pittie!
By February 2022, each of my muses passed away, with Bender being the last. Baby Blue arrived in June 2022, home in our house in August (happy early/late birthday present to myself!)
Hey look! It’s me!
And a special shoutout to this awesome, wonderful man – Kris (my boyfriend). He’s always up to model, scout & explore, lend ideas, inspiration and eons of support. I appreciate him vastly. Huzzah to you my love!
