Photos of a Cute Dachshund Puppy That Stole our Heart

A week ago we met a charming Dachshund named Chelsea whom we will be fostering until my Brother pick her up to take home to Baguio City. Chelsea was a happy pup with a pure heart. She loves to jump around, chase balls, play with squeaky toys and sleep. I’m used to taking care of Dachshund dogs since I already have two of my own. What makes Chelsea extra special for me is that she’s my life partner’s first actual puppy to take care of. My partner was not used to being around dogs and just got accustomed to it because of me.  Chelsea is her first puppy love and we even had conversations where we consider of keeping her for us. But Chelsea was destined for someone else and it breaks our heart to let her go.

Today is the last day we’ll be spending with the cute Dachshund puppy that stole our heart, so we decided to go on a picnic with her on a local park. Tomorrow she will be with her family and my prayers are that she fits in happily to them and may they have lots of patience and love for this little one.

This blog post is intended to be a precious memory for me where I get to share our Chelsea’s photos as she sits on my lap and slowly fall asleep. Happiness and big love comes in small package :)

DIY Dog Photoshoot

Recently, I started a new project with a good friend of mine and my two dogs. I think I'm in the part of my life that many people called "QUARTER LIFE CRISIS" where we really want to discover the type of lifestyle or career path that we want to pursue. In my part, I started this passion project of mine creating dog apparels. Having limited budget and resources, I was eager to find things where I can save some extra bucks. I wanted to have good photo materials for marketing purposes but I'm not willing to spend a big amount of cash for studio photos. So I just thought, why not make it a DIY project instead! Having no strong background in photography I try to research some tips in taking photos of your pets. After days and days of researching in our ever trusted GOOGLE, finally I'm ready to start my DIY Dog Photoshoot.

STEP 1 | COME UP WITH A THEME

It's always easier to start a project when you know how you want it to look like once your done. Giving your project a theme makes it easier for you to come up with your concept for the whole shoot. In my case, I chose to go for SUMMER Theme and showcasing it's festive vibe since that's how we celebrate it here in my country. 

STEP 2 | CREATE YOUR DIY MINI STUDIO SET

Renting a studio can be really costly so might as well come up with an alternative. You can create a mini studio set for your dog in a very affordable price. All you need is an Illustration Board, White Cartolina, Double Sided Tape and Scissor.

a. Put together your white cartolina using the double sided tape to serve as your set back draft. Size depends on your preference since we have different type of dogs. 

b. Use the Illustration Board as flooring for your set. (White part should be the one exposed)

c. Construct your mini studio set where there is a roof but slightly exposed to natural lighting. (In my case, I chose the garage.) You can put together your set there and make sure to shoot during 10am - 4pm for natural lighting.

d. Add some props to showcase your photoshoot's theme.

STEP 3 | FIND YOUR FOCUS

One of the best advice I got when you want to take a good photo of your pet is to know where to focus your lens. Focusing in your dog's eyes gives the photo a soul and an added appeal. Also, a good doggy smile won't hurt too. You can get that smiling face from your dog by taking them on a walk before the photoshoot. 

STEP 4 | CHOOSING & EDITING

Choosing the best photo from the bunch is one of the key element of coming up with a good photo material. Once you're done choosing, it's time to do some photo editing. Having a DIY Dog Photoshoot may limit your final material due to lighting. Luckily, Photoshop is available to almost everyone who can use it. You don't need to be a professional graphic artist to edit your photo materials. Just adjust the Exposure of your photo, crop unnecessary elements and add your logo. 

Here are some of the final photos I come up with my DIY Dog Photoshoot project for my Fur Babies Apparels Summer Collection. 

The best part of my DIY Dog Photoshoot is that it only cost me Php 150.00 ($4) and one day to finish everything. I guess a good dog model is a plus factor ^_^ 

Hope you can try this out with your pets too. If I can do it, surely everyone can. 

Alpo Philippines Christmas Video | Cute Dogs Give the Best Holiday Gift

Don't we just all love celebrating Christmas? Here in the Philippines, I personally think that it is celebrated in a more special way. As the world knows, our country have suffered from one of the strongest storm that ever hit land. But the Christmas spirit in my country is just too strong to be beaten down by a super storm.

We Filipinos celebrate this season of joy closely with our family. It may be a full house or just quiet dinner time for most small families. But one thing is for sure, dogs are also considered as a special part of the family. I can speak proudly that this is the case in my home last December 24 midnight where I live with my mom and 2 fur babies. Christmas is for the kids and in our case it's for my two doxies.

This video from Purina Alpo Philippines definitely captured the essence of Christmas in a quiet home with a fur baby. Dogs is equals love and anyone who disagrees with this is missing a lot from life. As said from one of my favorite quote “Until One has Love an Animal, Part of their Soul Remained Unawakened”.

So let's all have a furry moment watching this Christmas Video from Alpo Philippines showing how cute dogs give the best holiday gift. Hope you love it as much as I did and wishing you all a lovely end of the year celebration.

You can also check out this post for more cute fur baby videos. 

Furry Christmas | Singing Pets Video by Iams Dog Food