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another duo: finnegan and barley

The more that I am in two-cat or two-dog homes, the more I find that one pet typically seems to be the playful, energetic one, while the other is completely content to lounge the day away. Jess and Ryan’s cats, Finnegan and Barley, are certainly no exception to this phenomenon.

The day of our session, Jess and Ryan were in the midst of packing their belongings for their upcoming move to Maine. Poor Barley, who is a bit of a watch-cat, was having a hard time with all of the strange activity going on, and was a bit under the weather. Despite the sickies, Barley was on the move nearly the entire time I was there, while his buddy, Finn, seemed completely unaffected by the upcoming move. So long as nothing affected Finn’s dinner time, and there was still a soft place to lay, life was good.

I’ll let you figure out which cat is which…

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…and yes, I do have thing for tail shots.

the first kitties of Lucky Mutt: mystery and cami

I was so excited when Laura emailed me to say she wanted to get some photos of her beloved girls (seriously, she ADORES these two) because up until that point had Z-E-R-O experience photographing kitty-cats.  As someone who has spent minimal time with cats throughout her lifetime I was a little unsure about how this would go.  In the end, I honestly could not have asked for two better first felines.  These girls were purrrfect! (Sorry, I couldn’t pass that one up!)

Mystery was a complete diva for me.  She worked the camera showing off her long fur and gorgeous whiskers like she had been practicing for days.  Cami, however, was a little more shy than her sister.  I don’t think she was really sure what to think of my camera, so she wasn’t too keen on going where I asked.  Then, Rob got out a fishing rod with a little toy mouse on the end and that girl came out of her shell!  Cami rolled around the living room floor catching her mouse again and again, and I nearly melted into a puddle right there.

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Confession time: Until this session I did not know that people let their cats outside on purpose!  Every cat I had met previously, with the exception of a couple escapees, were in-house only kitties.  When Laura asked if I wanted to try to get some photos outside I was all, “Cats? Outside?? — Heck yes I do!”  The idea that these girls will go outdoors (with supervision) and roam around the yard still blows my mind!

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