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For a while, I needed something different, but I was not quite sure what… I was not fully satisfied with my pictures, feeling it lacked that bit of magic I’m so looking for. So I finally made the switch and dived into the amazing world of old manual lenses! They are just perfectly imperfect, and actually, the weirder they are, the better I love them! Hope you will too.
Years of being pooped on, changing diapers, administering meds, rehabilitating, cooking and most of all, sharing love, had to be highlighted in a doggy blog! I thought my experience could help others and hopefully inspire more people to reach out to a special dog in need, because they really change your life.
If you’re ready to laugh, learn, shed a few tears, let “awwwws” slip, check out www.iamgurk.com
I am helping another organziation, Rescue Dogs Rock NYC, who mostly rescues Pittbulls and Pitt mixes. They are sadly still very much misunderstood and abused. So many end up euthanized in shelters, it is so appalling. They are gentle giants when properly trained and loved.
This organization steps up and also saves many dogs with severe injuries, so of course, the vet bills add up quickly. If you want to support them, please go to www.rescuedogsrocknyc.org
It happened, although we did not see it coming… We helped a foster family who intended to adopt. He was a puppy mill rescue senior who needed rehab, scared of everything and everyone, of course not house trained or leash trained, they were really struggling. After a week with us, he started letting his guard down, although we knew the road was going to be long. We discovered he loved going to the dog parks and he started to trust us more. Our amazing pack was of course of great help!
After a few weeks, despite his progress, they realized it was a lot to handle and their schedule did not allow them to give him enough time to continue the training. So we kept fostering him. Then the organization decided he should go to a sanctuary, it lingered, and he was up for adoption again until they decided what to do with him… It had been two months, he had settled with us and frankly, we thought he deserved more than going from one place to another without ever feeling safety of a family. And well, there weren’t many people interested, being a senior with behavioral issues…
So we adopted him! He still needs time to be more balanced, but at least he feels at home. Funny fact is, he was amongst the very first dogs I photographed in the city!
Helping another wonderful organization, Pupstarz Rescue, who saves many dogs ans cats from shelters and often brings them from another state to NYC. I have met so many different four-legged, whether it was right after their transport, at an event or for a mini photo session with their fosters, when they haven’t received any interest for a while and help boost their profile, it is always such a rewarding adventure!
Please always consider adopting, it saves lives. To learn more about them, please visit www.pupstarzrescue.org
I attended the most fun yoga hour ever: with dogs! Pupstarz Rescue and True North Rescue brought adoptable dogs to a yoga class organized by Popin at Sixty LES. Both canines and two-legged enjoyed it for sure!
After a much deserved break from rescue - although I still have a handful with our little pack - I finally decided to offer my help to rescue organizations in the big apple. For now, I’ll mostly take pictures to help the dogs and cats get adopted.
True North Rescue Mission is an organization who saves dogs coming from puppy mills for the most part, a mission close to my heart as I always focused on abused and neglected dogs, many seniors and special needs, coming from similar situations. These pictures were taken right when several dogs from Missouri arrived, still quite pertubed by this whole new adventure, yet not aware that heir future was gonna be much brighter.
Please take a look at their website and support them if you can, either by a donation or by responsibly adopting: www.truenorthrescue.org
Life is really full of surprises... We were not expecting it, but we had to move again, this time across the Atlantic to end up in Manhattan, New York! A huge move & stressful trip to bring our furry crew, but we all made it safely. A new adventure for sure.
Moving from Normandy, France to the gorgeous region of Valais in Switzerland (up in the mountains), new subjects get me inspired, probably because this is a come back to my roots. Nature, landscapes, feeling new vibes and getting lost in breathtaking atmospheres. Changes are good sometimes...
This year has been a rollercoaster with our organization. Very few ups and sadly many downs: little support, few donations, disappointing collaborations, decreasing health of several rescues despite our efforts of providing the best care and environment, and deaths... We knew this was not always going to be easy, but when everything comes at the same time, it takes a lot of energy to stay positive.
Life is not always easy, so we try to cherish the good moments to make the bad ones take less importance. Learning a lot from the doggies :).
Photographing puppies is not an easy task! They budge in every direction, want to discover their surroundings, want to get a closer look of that weird thing clicking in front of their noses, want to give you kisses... You have to find tricks and be quick to get decent pictures! But it sure is a lot of fun!
Don't buy a puppy on a sudden impulse, be responsible, you are committing yourself for several years! He/she will need care, education and love. It's a big adventure, full of responsibilities, but most of all full of joy and complicity!
But above all, understand that when you buy from a pet store or on the web, you contribute to animal traffic. Do some research, go see the puppy on site, ask to see the parents. The puppy must be current on his/her vaccines, be microchipped and have a valid health certificate. If anything seems dubious, that means there is traffic under there and that the parents are used as puppy machines in nasty conditions.
Prefer adoption, there are plenty of puppies and certainly older dogs, but with plenty of love to give.
The snow so awaited by the Chichi Factory Rescue crew finally appeared! The more active could frolic in it, the more curious sick their noses into it, and the most sensitive to the cold could still enjoy some rays of sun. In short, everybody was happy!
A few snowflakes for one day, a short-lived joy since we are not gonna have any snow for Xmas at Chichi Factory Rescue. Bonnie likes it this way, because having snow up the knees, even if there are only a few centimeters, not for her.
Bob doesn't mind the cold, and whether it rains or it's windy, he doesn't care as long as he can play! The others prefer to stay warm inside and Cookie is starting to copy the others and charm us in order to get treats. He trusts us more each day.
And two new rescues arrived: two senior chichis whose owner passed away and the family couldn't take care of them. Gus is quite watchful, fearful and ready to bite, but relaxes once he trusts. His acolyte Domino is a gentle little guy, quiet and cool!
From the whole SGV Photography crew and Chichi Factory Rescue!
With the holiday season, it is necessary to remind you that you don't buy a pet! And surely not as a gift for Christmas!
Deciding to get a pet should be well thought out, because it is out of the question to let him/her down at the least trouble. A pet counts on you to love him/her, care for him/her, educate him/her, provide him/her with everything he/she needs to be happy. And until his/her last breath.
If you buy, you contribute to the animal traffic. Those you find at pet shops too often come from crooked breeders and puppy mills, ads hide more than dubious individuals. Behind all this, abuse, neglect and cupidity!
If you adopt, you save lives and above all, you make a pet who hasn't had any luck more than happy! This is priceless.
Be responsible, don't shop, adopt and especially assume!
A dog is not an object you give as a gift!
A month cold and wet, even though we have been able to enjoy a few lovely days.
On Chichi Factory Rescue's side, Bob got neutered and his teeth cleaned, which didn't affect his habits, always ready to clown around! Bonnie feels now great with her eye completely healed.
Cookie, the last rescue, is starting to trust and enjoys the comfort of the house. As for the others, they have it easy!
Here is Chichi Factory Rescue's last recruit and not among the least ones... A Chihuahua completely terrified, with a heavy past behind him, though still very young. Removed from a puppy mill of Eastern Europe, he spent his life in a cage and was only used for breeding. Saved from this hell and brought into France by SOS Chihuahua (a French organization), he was so terrorized in his foster home that he was growling and tried to bite, staying hidden under a bed, no way to approach him. A dog behaviorist gave a quite pessimist prognosis as to his chances of progress. So we offered to help this organization, who was looking for a solution for him, and he joined our team. Since then, he has started to trust a little, but his progression will take time.
Puppy mills are crooked breeding facilities, where dogs are stocked in insalubrious kennels or pens, who are neglected and too often mistreated, who are only good for making puppies. They do not get any care, females generate pregnancy after pregnancy, even if they are not in good shape, without knowing anything else. Males, if they are not good studs, will regret not being productive enough... Then the puppies are sold over the internet or fraudulently transported to cities like Paris (if they don't die during the trip, stacked in cages, without any water and light), to end up in flashy window displays of animal shops, priced outrageously high! Behind all this masquerade, few people know the horrible fate of these dogs, hidden in the shade. Because the parents of these puppies, they stay in this hell until their last breath, in pain and misery.
If you buy a puppy, you contribute to this shameful traffic! So please, don't shop, adopt! You will save lives.
A month a little hectic with Bob's arrival, an 8-year-old Poodle extremely stressed out, saved from euthanasia. A good shave was more than necessary since he really looked like Bob Marley (hence his name). A few days for adjustment and he blended in the Chichi Factory Rescue pack, with a soft spot for Mamie Nova, who he likes to kiss.
Bonnie got spayed and the big wart on her eye removed. The waking up for this 10-year-old granny was a bit difficult, but she recovered very well.
Tania and Arnold got a new trim and showed off so that we could see how beautiful they were!
Maggie and Gutz did not worry too much, enjoying the rare sunny days we've had, feels like Winter is approaching fast in Normandy...
Ahh, we love Fall with its beautiful light and mild temperatures... Chichi Factory Rescue's team knows how to enjoy it! We wander outdoors, hang around and when we head inside, well this lovely Norman countryside air makes us hungry, so we beg for food, as if we were starving, yeah for sure, really! Even though the wisest ones just wait. So when the message has been understood and we got a full bowl, we can finally rest, again...
