As soon as I rang the doorbell, I heard a cacophony of barking & yipping from inside the condo – and as soon as the door opened, I was bombarded by the paws & tongues of two adorable schnauzer mix dogs! Haha! Chewie & Max are little terrier/schnauzer mixes, and I practically had to do a double take when I saw them both – because although they’re not biological siblings, they look SO much alike! It’s almost uncanny… but despite the resemblance, our session was going to be all about Chewie, since Max & his mom were given a surprise photo session with another photographer when they visited San Francisco a while back – and they didn’t want Chewie to be jealous of all his brother’s time in the spotlight! So we “balanced” things out with a session that took place inside their condo, as well as right out their back door to the nature trails of Lake Murray! I loved being able to shoot in a place that’s so personal to them; they often go on walks on the trails and the dogs were completely comfortable there. And of course, they were totally at ease in their house too – they might have fallen asleep on the beds if it weren’t for their rapt attention to the treats in my hand, haha! Take a look!

Oh Chewie – I just love your face!

Here are the handsome brothers together! What do you think – are they more terrier or more schnauzer mix?

Chewie loves sniffing (and marking) everywhere on the Lake Murray trails – we even let him loose for a bit of exercise!

Chris & Amy – thank you so much for a great session. I can’t believe it was months in the making! I’m excited to see you both again soon!

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