Monday, September 9, 2013

An hour in the life of Pie

On Father's Day I met with the family who had won an hour-long session that I donated to photograph their three greyhounds. One of the three was Pi, who arrived from Caliente a year ago. I took several photographs of her because I loved her ears:


It was not long after this that she was found to have osteo in her left foreleg, which was amputated.

Despite having recently-discovered lung nodules which, thankfully, have not grown, Pi was in good spirits. We met at a local park that was bisected by a small stream. I had her pose on a wooden bridge that crossed the stream:


(Her leash was digitally removed.)

After crossing the bridge we walked a bit downstream and stopped in a shady spot. I took a few shots while she laid on the grass:


I had her go back over the bridge so I could get a shot of her ears:


She went back over the bridge a third time to lie down as it had become a little warm for everyone:


Her scar has healed nicely. I marvelled when I looked at it.

I grabbed a couple more shots of her with ears erect, then we called it a day.

Pi's arrival from the track and her subsequent osteo diagnosis and amputation had caught my attention more than most other greys that I've seen at other retirement days. I was glad to see that she was doing well.

How strange that this session foreshadowed what was to come for us, although none of us could see it: just two days later we started our own osteo journey.



13 comments:

  1. What a super happy girl. Just enjoying every day. Hoping Katie is just as happy and doing well.

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    1. katie is doing well, but gayle found a swollen lymph node by her incision. that worries us. cbc, cytology, and chest rads were sent to her oncologist last night, so we might hear back from her today.

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  2. Oh my goodness, Steve! That first picture of Pi! She has the most adorable Greyhound ears I've ever seen. What a sweet girl. I think this is my favorite photo session. Pi's sweetness radiates so bright.

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    1. she has the best ears i'd seen in a long time. i love greyhound ears, but hers are exceptional.

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  3. Oh, Pi is just adorable! I would totally melt for her. You did a beautiful job capturing her!

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    1. thanks. i had a great time being with her, as well as with beastie and dapple whom i photographed at the session.

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  4. What a wonderful photo shoot for Pi's family to have won! Pi is such a gorgeous, happy girl. Very cute ears :) Simply lovely.

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    1. i hope i did get some pictures of her that will please her family.

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  5. What a gorgeous girl! A good friend of mine, her 7 year old just had his amputation surgery to rid him of the cancerous limb. Damn disease. Those photos are priceless!

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    1. seven years old is way too young to have to go through this -- or any age, for that matter.

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  6. Pi is such a lovely hound. I love her ears and happy expression.

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    1. i have other pictures of her when she arrived from caliente that show her ears up but this one is what really caught my attention.

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  7. Love your pictures! Can you send me an email when you get a chance? I'd love to connect to share a fun dog photo campaign with you.

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