If you saw my previous blog post, you’re already familiar with the handsome face that I recently photographed: Aberdeen the CCI service dog. He’s a beautiful golden retriever/labrador mix, and he lives in Ocean Beach with his mom, Patty. Although we started our photo session on a beautiful day, some dark clouds came rolling in & prevented us from visiting the San Diego Yacht Club & playing on the nearby beaches –  so we got together just a few days later, and continued our session with cooperating weather! Aberdeen was excited to see me again (I think he considers me The Treat Lady) and I was thrilled to have him in front of my camera a second time. He’s such a happy dog! :)

Oh, and I want to make one side note to these photos, as well as the previous post’s: Aberdeen was always on a leash! It’s important that service dogs stay leashed at all times, so we made sure he was safe & sound, close by our side, for the entire session. I know it doesn’t appear that way in these photos, but leashes can be awfully visually distracting… and the magic of Photoshop is a powerful thing. ;)

Here he is at Liberty Station, where he & Patty can often be found.

Here’s Aberdeen on the beach! Despite being a labrador/golden retriever mix, he doesn’t like water. So we played on the sand for a while, and eventually he got comfortable – and ended up going in deeper than his paws, for the first time ever! We were so proud of him!

 I love Aberdeen’s features. He’s so handsome.

 He got deeper in the water than ever before! (I know this isn’t much for most labradors… but for Aberdeen, this was a big deal!)

 But I still think he’s happiest on dry land. :)

Patty, thank you for an amazing multi-day photo session! I can’t wait to see you & Aberdeen again soon!