“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!