I had the privilege of meeting Albert just a couple of days after his mom contacted me… right now, my schedule is fully booked about 6 weeks out, so meeting a dog so quickly after their parents fill out the contact form on my website is definitely a rarity! But I’m always able to make time in my schedule to accommodate dogs that find themselves in Albert’s situation. You see, he just received a diagnosis from the vet that’s left his whole family in shock… the cancer that he’s already beaten twice is back for a third round. And this time, an operation wouldn’t be successful – so Albert’s parents are treating him to a fun & blissful few weeks before they have to say goodbye.

Gosh, I’m about to start crying as I write this blog post! Instead of dwelling on the unfortunate current state of circumstances, I have to tell you what a great dog Albert is! This San Diego Scottie dog loves his family so much – he always wants to be with them, and he kept a close eye on what his mom was up to at all times during our session. This lucky dog gets four walks a day – that’s right, four! (Don’t tell my Bailey, haha, she’ll be jealous!) And his parents bring a bright red wagon along for him, in which to cruise back home, just in case he gets tired along the walk. He loves visiting his grandma’s house in Bay Park (in fact, his grandma used to be his owner, several years ago!) and he really enjoys the view of San Diego from her hilltop house. And really, I don’t blame him – the view is amazing! Albert is definitely a dog that knows how to relax in style. :)

We started our session in the studio! Don’t you think the speckled white fur around his eyes makes him adorably unique?

As it turns out, Albert only has three legs – so it was pretty cute to see his one back leg flop down from this ledge as he laid there, relaxing!

And we wandered around his grandma’s neighborhood in the soft evening light, too… as much as I love all the color in this image, I can’t stop looking at those sweet eyes!

Aprell & Donald, thank you for introducing me to your handsome boy! I can’t wait to show you the rest of our photos soon! :)

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