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Snow Dogs!

Posted by kenleighacres on December 9, 2013
Posted in: Border Collie, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Dog Photography, Dogs, Lab, Photography, Snow, whippet. Tagged: , , , , , , , . 5 Comments

To say we got a lot of snow on Friday would be silly!  We got more snow than we have had in the last couple of years…combined!

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Darby, my Cardigan, had a difficult time in the soft, dry, fluffiness.

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He was having fun digging through it…

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so cute with his face covered in snow.

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I love his sweet, soulful eyes.

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Kate is just disgusted by all of the cold, white stuff on the ground.  We were at -9 on Sunday morning and 0 this morning.  The critters are all doing well, but I think we will all be happy to see the warmer temps later this week.

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Rose may be the only one that is sad to see it go.

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She was even dragging her belly through it!

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Her boy is loving it too!

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Playing fetch in the snow is a favorite of theirs.

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Evidence of the under the snow retrieves she was making 😉

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A few Felt Pups got to play in the snow too.  This Greyhound was a good sport about posing in the cold stuff.

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The Newfoundland enjoyed it a bit more!

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Deuce, our Lab, was very interested in the Felt Pup…or maybe she just wanted his bumper.

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The snow makes a nice back drop for her!

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Love the snowy lips!

Paisley

…and this is how my Whippet, Paisley, is enjoying the snow.  In her jammies, on her bed, in front of the fire 🙂

Look at her go!

Posted by kenleighacres on October 23, 2012
Posted in: Border Collie, Dog Photography, Dogs, family. Tagged: , , . 6 Comments

My son has a nutty little Border Collie and they love playing frisbee together.

I love watching them together.  His throwing accuracy and speed is WAY better than mine 🙂

Rose’s accuracy is getting pretty good too.

She loves jumping…

and leaping.  Not sure what she was doing in this picture, but it captures her perfectly!

Love the motion in this picture.

I am so happy she has a passion.  She isn’t interested in the sheep and a busy Border Collie always needs something to do.

This is by far my favorite 🙂  The look in her eye and the stretch in her toes are examples of just how enthusiastic she is about catching a little plastic disc.

25 dogs and counting…

Posted by kenleighacres on September 4, 2012
Posted in: Crafting, Dogs, Farm Life, Felting, Fiber, Jacob Sheep, Photography, shearing, Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , . 10 Comments

It all started on July 27th when I posted photos of a felt dog that I made as a ‘thank you’ gift for someone who went above and beyond for us.

Say ‘hello’ to Doc, a Blue Heeler.

I posted photos on my Kenleigh Acres Facebook page and the orders started coming in and the dogs started moving out!

The first group shot.

Some of them have been special replicas of dogs that have moved on and left a hole in their owner’s hearts.  This is Kodi.  She was a very special dog for my sister and I can remember hiding her in my room as a tiny puppy for a few days before Christmas, many years ago.

This is Sally Sue…a Basset Hound.  Don’t tell the others, but she is one of my favorites 🙂

More dogs and another group shot.

A fun group of Aussie girls…

Bubbles, Dabble, and Mardi.

Some of the dogs are serious workers, much like they are in life.

When I finished this American Eskimo, I went to bed thinking about where I wanted to take a picture of it the next morning.  My mind went on a creative tangent and my poor husband woke up to me asking him if he could help me take another group shot of the dogs on the back of one of our sheep!  Bless his heart, he just kind of shook his head and said ‘sure’.

So, we boxed up the pups and headed out to the pasture.

An adult ram in a breeding group isn’t the sheep I would normally choose, but Aragon isn’t really a ‘normal’ ram.

My husband scratched his chin while I set the dogs on his back.  Aragon just kind of melts and goes into a trance when you touch him.  Perfect for taking photos!

Unfortunately, he also wags his tail, so a couple of the pups took a plunge.  They were set up again and…

we got the shot!

I added a little bit of wording and

I now have a sign to take with me to the upcoming fiber shows.

I love that my passion for sheep and dogs have collided in such a fun way!

All of the dogs can be seen on my Kenleigh Acres Facebook page.

I’m working!

Posted by kenleighacres on May 1, 2012
Posted in: Border Collie, Dog Photography, Dogs, Farm Life, Llama. Tagged: , , . 2 Comments

Kate and Magoo have come to an agreement that she will give him space and he won’t harass her.

He must have forgotten their truce this morning…

Poor Kate was just trying to do her job.

Her focus never wavered though.

In time, Magoo walked away and let her get on with her business.  I wish I could have that fierce determination to not get distracted 🙂

Finally…warmth!

Posted by kenleighacres on January 6, 2011
Posted in: Dog Photography, Dogs, family, Lab. Tagged: . 6 Comments

Is it crazy to think 41 degrees is warm?  I would never think this in any other season, but after having temperatures below freezing for several days in a row…41 feels kind of warm!  Unfortunately, with the warmth comes rain, but I think I am ok with that.  I really don’t like being cold.  My brother lives on the other side of the state and the temps have been in the -20’s.   I think I will stay on this side of the mountains and I will definitely stay on this side of the country!!!

While it was dry and cold and before the rain came, a friend wanted me to photograph a couple of her dogs.  We set it up for today, but then the forecast changed and the rain was coming sooner than planned.  So, yesterday afternoon we met at the dam for a photo session. 

The first dog she wanted pictures of was her lab, Tru.

She runs agility with him and he was such a good boy.

The ducks kept swimming by taunting him.  They couldn’t get him to move though…look, but not move 😉 

The other dog she brought for pictures was Piper.  She is a rescue and absolutely adorable.

My son really wanted to bring her home or go find one at the pound just like her or keep our eyes open for one just like her.  He ended up being ok with having his picture taken with her. 

Luckily, we also brought Rose and Paisley.  He decided that Rose really was the only dog he wanted.  

She was so happy to get out and stretch her legs.  She likes to stretch out like this and then pull herself across the ground with her front legs!  She was spayed a couple weeks ago and has been crate bound.  She was thrilled to get out and run and jump and spin and play! 

I think we were all happy to get out and stretch our legs!  I love the view here and the clouds were so pretty yesterday.

Enjoying the dry weather, but dreaming of sunny skys, shorts, and flip flops!

Pictures from the Pharaoh National Lure Coursing

Posted by kenleighacres on September 9, 2009
Posted in: Dog Photography, Dogs. Tagged: , , , , , . 4 Comments

The Pharaoh National was held in Eugene this year and the rain moved on just in time for Monday to be a beautiful day!

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There were 33 dogs entered and they were ALL very keen. 

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I love the smile on this dog’s face.  They all had a great time.

Here are a few of my favorite pictures.

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Look at how they are using their tail’s as rudders to turn the corner.

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There was also puppies there.  This was the first time I had seen Pharaoh puppies and they are very interesting looking. 

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This little girl was thoroughly enjoying them – too cute!

You can see all of the pictures at That’ll Do Photography

They enjoyed every minute!

Posted by kenleighacres on August 14, 2009
Posted in: Dog Photography, Dogs, Lure Coursing. Tagged: , , , , , , , , . 1 Comment

I took pictures at the Chintimini Kennel Club Lure Coursing trial this last weekend in Junction City.  The weather was perfect and it appeared that everyone had a great time – especially the dogs!

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Look at the grin on this big guy – you would think he was chasing a real rabbit instead of a plastic bag 😉

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There are always a few dogs that grab me and this was one of them at this trial.  He is a young Ibizan and he was there with his brother and sister.

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This is his sister, Dina.  They all had eyes that could penetrate right through you.  I love those ears.

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Afghans are so much fun to photograph because of all that hair.

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Both of these dogs are Salukis, the one in the foreground is a smooth.

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I absolutely love Borzoi’s.  If I was a big dog person, then this is the breed I would have.

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The whippets are so impressive to watch – they are so FAST!

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These guys were so proud of their catch.  They ran around the field playing tug of war and just enjoying the moment!

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At the end of the day, each dog that wins the Best of Breed award can come back and run against each other for Best in Field.  Here is the Whippet, Rhodesian Ridgeback, and Basenji running together.  The Whippet won both days, but that isn’t always the case.  I was personally rooting for the Greyhound on Sunday. 

To see more pictures from the weekend, go here.

This weekend I am headed south to camp and give herding dog demos at the Celtic Highland Games in Winston, OR.  I am going with my good friend Kristine and I am really looking forward to it!  We have been on numerous trips together and always have an adventure or two 😉

Enjoy your weekend!

Favorites from the weekend

Posted by kenleighacres on June 29, 2009
Posted in: Dogs. Tagged: , , , , , , , , . 5 Comments

I went to the race meets this weekend and had a great time.  SORCA (Southern Oregon Racing and Coursing Association) is a small club trying to get established and everyone is so nice.  I took pictures both days and enjoyed visiting with people I haven’t seen in awhile.  It was a little sad that Paisley couldn’t participate – she loves to run – but it isn’t safe for her to race after her accident. 

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I love seeing the hounds run!

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As you can see they certainly enjoy it.  These beautiful dogs are Salukis and came all the way from Redding, CA.

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The dogs ranged in size from these little Italian Greyhounds…

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all the way up to these guys. 

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They thundered down the field.  It was very impressive watching them – they are Scottish Deerhounds.

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This little girl is a Rhodesian Ridgeback and it was her first time running in competition.  She was a little confused and was looking for her mommy. 

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She had it figured out by the second day.

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This group of Whippets was a lot of fun to watch – they were very evenly matched and really pushed themselves.

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The Silken Windhounds were my favorite to watch.  They are about the size of a whippet and were created using the whippet, borzoi, and sheltie!  Quite the combination. 

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You can really see the sheltie influence in this little girl’s face.

The weather was beautiful and fun was had by all – not a bad weekend!

You can visit my photo website to see all of the pictures from the weekend.