Dog Blog

*WARNING*  Contains Graphic Material The past week has not been on the highlights of puppy ownership.  The whole story actually starts a couple weeks ago.  Little pup had been having on and off diarrhea.  Last weekend, it seemed to get a little worse, so we were keeping a close eye on him.  He had one […]

I know I am a few weeks late on this post, but I wanted to formally introduce you to the newest member of the Sport Dog Photo family.  Meet RiversWild Special Greenback Boogie, call name Ross.  Ross is a Miley x Jax puppy, and was part of a 10 puppy litter.  He was one of […]

In the months leading up to the first Gun Dog Challenge of the year, there isn’t a whole lot of time to think about photography.  When you are the one responsible for making the show happen, there are a lot of factors to think about other than pictures of the event.   Still, I find […]

What started as a “hey can you test out this film camera I just bought” a few months ago, as turned into a new hobby/experiment in my photography venture.  After putting a roll through that Olympus SLR, I was immediately drawn back in to the world that got me started.  I could list pages of […]

Well, it has been a long time coming, but it had to happen.  It’s time for a fresh start. On March 10, 2012, I purchased the domain www.sportdogphoto.com.  I knew absolutely zero about websites, and was relying on the experience of a couple good friends to get me started.  Being that I had no clue what […]

It really has been a great year for Sport Dog Photography.  There are still many things that I would like to be doing to further my business, but this year has brought me many growth opportunities.  The intent of this post isn’t to bore you with wordy details, rather to highlight some of the things […]

Not something I normally do here on the SDP blog, but this product left quite an impression on me, and I felt it needed to be shared with the masses. Over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, we visited the Dog Bowl held in Frankenmuth, MI.  There were lots of cool dog related activities happening there, […]

If you follow my Facebook page, you probably have seen that there is a new puppy in the Sport Dog family.  My brother-in-law brought home the latest edition on Friday.  Unofficially at this point, he will be registered as “Fair’s Lost in D’Nile” call name “Moses”.  They picked out the name Moses, I coined the […]

Important Changes for Sport Dog Photography If you are not signed up to receive emails from Sport Dog Photo, here is the latest with some important information that you might be interested in. Hi everyone- Hope this email doesn’t find you going too crazy from this long cold February. A lot has been going on […]

Normally when someone wants shots taken of their dog(s), they are looking for your standard portrait, or a dog on point or some other creative pose.  The reality is, most of my contacts are hunting dogs, and people want to remember their dog doing what it does best. A couple weeks ago, I was privileged […]

As do most photographers, I often get asked about my camera equipment.  You know, the usuals; How far does that thing zoom in? How much does that cost? I’m thinking of getting a new camera, what should I get? How good of pictures does that thing take?…and the like. Well, as do most other photographers, […]

As it turns out, the first weekend in October 2013 would be an upswing for SPD and my upland bird hunting “career”.   Several months back, I was invited to attend and shoot the Al Litzenberger RGS chapters banquet and sponsor grouse hunt.  I am quick to jump at opportunities to work with different RGS […]

They call it ‘the game’.  Many of the hunting dog clubs out there are all about the individual achievement of each animal.  While you may sometimes run with another dog and handler, you are competing for an overall win.  NSTRA field trials are run a little different.  The National Shoot to Retrieve Association is all about beating your opponent […]

While attending Outdoorama this weekend, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to grab some shots at the Ultimate Air Dogs competition.  Of course I wasn’t the only photog there, because, who doesn’t want to get shots of dogs jumping into water, right?  Well, I had to learn my lesson the hard way, but I am not set […]

Today, I did some shots of the Klinefelter dogs.  They are a diverse group of small dogs, with big personalities.  Here are some of the shots.  They live on a farm, and have all the space any dog could ever want.  Check out their page here: Elk Island Winery.  A few of the photos on […]

Up until a couple years ago, having a dog was never really that important to me.  After all, I’ve been hunting for many years, and usually did just fine.  I did know that if I were to ever get a dog, that I wanted a chocolate lab.  I don’t really know why, but I just […]

A Work in Progress Like this website, my blogs are a work in progress.  I am not the best a keeping a blog, but I have tried in the past, and will continue to do so as I find time.  My first blog is all about Michigan’s great outdoors.  It started as a blog to […]