Charity and I are so excited and honored to be voted #1 for Pet Photography in King 5’s Best of Western Washington contest! A HUGE thank you goes out to all of you who voted for us! We couldn’t have done it without all your support!

Charity and I feel so lucky to have such amazing clients. I wanted to share a few of the reviews written about us:

“PaddyWag is great at capturing your pet’s personality. They are professional, thoughtful and just downright creative photographers.”  –laurajmack

“Because they take the time to get THE shot! And they are not afraid to get down and dirty for the perfect picture!”  –michellec

“The importance of rapport between subject and photographer cannot be overstated. No other photographer in Western Washington has an easier time developing an immediate connection with our four-legged family members than Amanda and Charity. Take a look for yourself … you’ll see what I mean.”  –Huyman

“Both Amanda and Charity have great personalities, and get along great with animals and people. It is rare to find people who interact so well with both. I would definitely recommend them to any one looking to capture the best of their pets.”  –rwallace31915

“Wow I receive comments all the time about our dogs pictures. Amanda is amazing–so much patience with your animals. I would recommend Amanda to family and friends.  Thank you so much.”  –Tyler, Cora, Baker and Lola

“Charity is amazingly sweet and the photos that she has produced are absolutely adorable. She is one of the easiest people in the world to get along with!”  –Clayton Ryan

Thank you again everyone!

We love you all!

On this rainy, blustery Saturday, I stumbled upon a few old images that I thought might be fun to resurface.

These are some early beginnings to PaddyWag – in fact one of these images was the precursor that sprung the idea in the first place.

Can you guess which one?

*if you guessed the last one, you are right!

Have a great Saturday everyone – I think I see a little blue sky peaking through the clouds…

~Charity

Sweet, sweet Sammi.

She loves her blue ball, and her Momma…

She is so well trained and well mannered, we were able to do lots of fun (photo posing) things outside in the yard…

Sammi in the flowers, hamming it up…

I even had the chance to take a few ‘personal’ shots.

Thanks to Gayle and Sammi for such an easy-going shoot!

~Charity

As promised,

meet Brutus!  An adorable lab mix, who is *apparently 7 months old!?…he’s SO big! – I questioned his mother a handful of times, but she swore up and down that he was indeed so young.

He certainly was a puppy at heart though, which made for a very fun and energetic shoot!

We made sure to have some down-time too…

Thanks to Kim and Brutus for such a well balanced shoot!

~Charity

I’d like you all to meet Kodiak, the newest PaddyWag client.

Spending an afternoon with this cutie was way too much fun! Brother and sister even got in on the cuteness action.

 This one cracks me up! It was the first shot of the day:

Love the detail on this next one…

We were having so much fun that I wanted to be in a pic too, so here’s my shadow with Kodiak:

I think Kodiak was pretty worn out by the end of the shoot. It was definitely time to curl up with a toy and rest.

Thanks again to Kodiak and family!

 :) Amanda

***TODAY is the last day to vote for PaddyWag on King 5’s Best of Western Washington. Click here to submit your vote and make us your #1 favorite pet photographers! Thank you, thank you, thank you! ***

I had a great time this weekend in Spokane, Wa!  I got to play with two A-dorable pups named Sammi and Brutus.

Here’s a little sneak peek of both their personal sessions:

More to come when I get back to Seattle!

Have you voted yet?

~Charity

Vote for us today!

Charity and I are SO excited to have been nominated again for Best Pet Photography in Western Washington!

We made it in the Top 5 last year and we’re hoping to do even better this year. In order to do that, we need a vote from all our fans…yep, we’re talking about you!

We’d love if you clicked the link above and took a minute to enter your info and cast a vote for PaddyWag Photography. There’s also a section where you can write a review for us and we welcome you to do so! Charity and I love reading all your comments!

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…and it’ll be revealed on Monday!

Raise your hand if you’re excited!

Raising your ear works too.

Meet Chloe and Nani.

I couldn’t resist having that be the first shot, it was just too cute!

Chloe is Nani’s older sister, and tends to show her the ropes.  And Nani is more than happy to learn from her big sis.

Chloe and Nani’s mom and dad met up with me at the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle.  Chloe and Nani had never been, so we had a grand ol’ time playing and discovering the new surroundings.

Chloe’s favorite toy? Her Frisbee!

I think the tail just makes this next shot!  So cute – she means business!

Action shot! – yup, that’s broccoli.

Blurry pups at play – these are more ‘out takes’ but I thought they were kind of fun.

We moseyed on over to the water front after a good session of playtime, and enjoyed the scenery.

Gotta love mommy kisses! – I love the face that dogs and cats make when they get kisses from their people, they just look so content.

A puppy trying to get a average sized ball in their mouth…gets me every time!

And look at Chloe’s pretty spots! – so sweet!

Thanks to their momma, Michelle, for helping orchestrate the shoot, it was certainly a team effort

Chloe and Nani did a fantastic job!  They deserve some more string cheese

~Charity

Not only was it great meeting all of you and your dogs at Go Dog, Go!, we also loved meeting the other vendors.

Check out these awesome dog services:

Droolz Organics (ready-to-bake dog cookies)

Pet Impressions Photography (photos by Kimberly Gauthier)

At Home Vet (at-home veterinary care)

Heart Strings Petsitting

Wet Noses (natural dog treats)

Fido’s Flushables (100% bio-flushable bags)

Pet Gazette (a local pet newspaper)