"Inky" was a single kitty surrendered on May 18, 2021. His beautiful blue eyes really stood out against his fluffy orange fur. His adorable cuteness really made it easy to get great photo! He was adopted two days later.  

"Abe" was picked up stray by an animal control officer on May 11, 2021. He sat in the shelter a week and no owner came to claim him. He was finally adopted into a new home on May 19, 2021 as a buddy for another pitbull! 

"Precious" was surrendered to the animal shelter on May 17, 2021. The owner said her daughter moved off and left Precious behind about a year ago and she could no longer take care of her. She was adopted into a new home on May 18, 2021!

"Ellie" was a small, brindle Pitbull mix surrendered to the animal shelter by her owner on April 21, 2021. She spent a week in the shelter before she was rescued by The DAWG Squad Rescue on April 29, 2021. She was sponsored by pledges from Anne, Kay and Jason. 

"Devon" was turned in stray to the animal shelter on April 5, 2021. He was a nippy little guy, but dang he sure was cute! He was rescued by Pound Puppies N Kittens Rescue on April 8, 2021. He was sponsored by a pledge to the rescue from Anne. 

"Rosie" was a playful Pitbull puppy picked up by an animal control officer on January 19, 2021.  She was adopted into a new home on January 25, 2021!

​Colby was a 5-month-old kitten picked up in a local park by an animal control officer on January 12, 2021. No owner came to claim him and he was rescued by Altered Feral State Rescue on January 15, 2021! 

"Ollie" was a handsome boy that was picked up stray by an animal control officer on January 7, 2021. Someone had tied a collar and wire so tight around his neck he was almost choking.

I got to spend a week with Ollie in the shelter. Despite being a "yard dog", he had great manners and would even hold it in his kennel. He'd bark longingly each morning when he heard me arrive, waiting to go for a walk. He was a very calm and affectionate fellow. But since he tested heartworm positive (another problem with chaining your dogs outdoors 24/7), it was getting hard to find him a home.

​But thanks to pledges from Becky, Lorraine, Nancy, Barbara, Alice, and Cindy totalling $630 for his heartworm treatement, he was rescued on January 14, 2021 by Atlanta Lab Rescue! 

"Ranger" was turned in to the animal control shelter stray on January 7, 2021. He was a very happy mix breed that was already neutered. No owner came looking for him and he was adopted into a new home on January 11, 2021. His adopter had another dog they had adopted from the shelter 5 years ago that looked so similar to "Ranger" they could be siblings. 

Chip was picked up stray by an animal control officer. Although his owner was notified, he never came and claimed him. Chip was adopted into a new home on December 28, 2020!

His new owner sent a few shots of "Chip" enjoying his new home...

"Coal" was picked up stray by an animal control officer on December 14, 2020. He was adopted on December 21, 2020!

“Chevy” was a young, female American Pitbull Terrier that was surrendered to the animal shelter by her owner on November 5, 2020. With a beautiful blue coat, she was absolutely gorgeous, so no worries there. But she was a young, high-energy dog that grew up in a home without other pets. In her excitement, she didn’t know how to properly interact with other canines and it bordered on animal aggression. A dog-aggressive Pitbull always spells doom in an open intake “pound” where dogs need to be adopted or rescued quickly.

Although play time would be limited with other dogs, she certainly loved to play with people! I had to show that in her images. I first tried to soften her look by putting on a colorful bandana. It is also helpful in pet photography to get shots that show a happy panting tongue instead of a solid stare.

Thankfully, Chevy liked playing fetch. It wasn’t easy to capture a play photo that wasn't blurry, but eventually one image came along. I kept one hand on the camera and with the other kept tossing her the rope toy.
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Over the next week there wasn’t much interest in her. But finally the playful image and the generous rescue pledges were enough to get her noticed. Pound Puppies N Kittens Rescue sent their behaviorist to the shelter who spent some time with her. They took her for an overnight stay and on November 18, 2020 she was rescued from the animal shelter!  A special thanks to Anne, Nancy, Jason, Becky, Lorraine, Dana, Kay and Sue who together donated to Pound Puppies N Kittens $1,000 for her rescue!