My Dog, Papo AKA Tootie Poops, has a huge piece of my heart. He is 13 and has been through some of the best and worst times in my life with me. It was just him and I when I moved to Denver and we didn't know a single soul. He HATED EVERYONE!!! No joke. Wouldn't let anyone even near me. He would eat q-tips like they were the most delicious thing in the world, get in trash, eat my makeup, eat my jewelry, eat my bras...I could go on and on. Best little worst dog in the world. He LOVED me.
When I got pregnant, my first fear was how he was going to HATE the baby. I could already sense his cold shoulder. The first day we brought her home he made sure I could see him give me his back as I held my daughter in my arms. I was so worried that he was going to hate her and try to bite her just because that's what he would always do to anyone else.
Well, let me tell you a story about love...
Natasza and Papo. She LOVED him from day one. She made sure to make him love her. We had 3 dogs and as she got older the only one she accepted was Tooties. He started to prefer her over me and as much as that broke my heart...it melted it at the same time.
Although he still eats q-tips, gets in the trash, and is the best/worst little dog in the world....he turned out to be the BEST family dog in the world.
I took this photo of them two years ago when I knew I loved photography but didn't know anything about the rules. Its obviously a terrible photo...but I love the love. It was also shot in auto...think I used a pocket cam.
My thought for this assignment to was to do a re-shoot of the two of them. My first babies together again. My daughter is my real life "Fancy Nancy". She loves those books. I let her dress herself as well as Tooties. These moments I will cherish forever!
105mm f4.0 ISO 100 1/100
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