Rachel Sloan Photography

Last week was my first week working part time for the Humane Society of the Ozarks. I love it! The HSO is a great organization and I’m so excited to be part of the team there. The best part…we often have a foster dog in the office.

I owe my blog and its readers an apology for ignoring it for so long.  It’s been a rough couple of months.  Making a human is hard on the body.  The good news is I’m feeling much better now.  Something happened about 2 weeks ago and all of the sudden I’m not sick anymore!  Hallelujah!!!

Business has been pretty slow due to the heat, but I have been taking lots of photos for the 2010 HSO coffee table book.  It’s usually a calendar, but this year it will be a 10″ x 10″ book including a section for memorials.  I’ve met several lovely rescue pups while working on this project.  I just love stories with happy endings.  Sandy is one of those stories.  She was rescued from a bad situation last summer, then adopted in January of this year.  Now she lives a happy life with her parents, feline brother, and big back yard in Bella Vista.

Isn’t she pretty?!!!  I love her eyeliner and widow’s peak.

P.S.  We found out a couple of weeks ago that we are expecting a baby BOY!  I always felt like I might have a son and I was right!  His name will be David Carter Sloan.  David is my dad’s name and Carter is my mom’s maiden name.  We’ll call him “Carter.”  We can’t wait to meet him in November!  I hope to blog more now that I’m not suffering from early pregnancy sickness.  :)

These last few weeks after Christmas have been pretty slow, so I’m trying to do a little more volunteering to fill my time.  I recently made a trip out to Wedington Animal Hospital to photograph some dogs under the care of the Humane Society of the Ozarks.

Macie is currently being boarded at Wedington Animal Hospital in Fayetteville.  She is a year and a half old Pitbull, reddish brown, and on the petite side.  Three words sum up this girl – happy, happy, and happy.  Isn’t it amazing how happy a dog can be even with no permanent home?  Macie just appreciates every minute she has running and playing in the yard.  She is definitely a “glass half full” kind of girl.  She was so sweet and loving that I wanted to take her home with me.  Like I always say, “If only I had a huge farm with lots of room to run…”

If you or anyone you know might want to foster Macie or even give her a forever home I know she would be very grateful.  Macie is being very well taken care of at Wedington, but it isn’t an ideal situation for her.  This outgoing, super friendly girl really needs a human to call her own.

I told ya she was a happy dog.  So cute!

If you are interested in learning more about Macie, please call or email me right away!

Have a great weekend!

I photographed Earl and Dixie today for their page in the HSO Calendar.  Earl is a 6 year old Heinz-57 dog, and Dixie is a 4 moth old Chocolate Lab.

Earl’s brindle coat reminds me so much of our Jonah.  They have the same golden brown eye color too.

Dixie is gorgeous, and she minded her mom really well considering she is only 4 months old!

I enjoyed meeting these sweet dogs.  :)

Serious cuteness.

These girls will look fabulous in the 2010 HSO Pet Planner.

Kitten Update: The kittens have found a wonderful new home where they can live together!  I am so glad we didn’t have to split those girls up.  Thank goodness for Facebook and friends helping friends find pets.

Wiley has the longest eyelashes I’ve ever seen on a dog and a lovely beauty mark just like Cindy Crawford.  She is the veteran of this pack at 13 years old.  She was a great model (just like Cindy)!

Toby in black + white with the classic droopy lab tongue.  Age 6.

Buddy wanted to look anywhere except at my camera.  At 12 years old, he still has his good looks.

Handsome brown eyes…

Here is the whole whole pack…(including Sam from the last post).  This is a new favorite photo of mine.  Wiley relaxing getting a belly rub, Sam giving his mom kisses, Buddy being forced to look towards the camera, and Toby with his big lab tongue hanging out.  :)  It is obvious how much Shelley and Porter love their dogs and I really enjoyed meeting them!  I just love dog people.

Happy Friday!  Im off to Eureka Springs later today for Jamie and I’s bachelorette weekend at a spa.  One of my best friends Jamie is getting married in July so we decided to combine our bachelorette parties since we have the same best friends.  We realized the other day that people might think we are getting married to each other.  Hmmm…..oh well!  :)

Remember this post? Well tomorrow is the day!  I have had LOTS of inquiries from folks who are interested but only 1 booked time slot!  Come on people…put your dog(s) in the HSO calendar instead of paying me a session fee!  After our session you are welcome to order photos if you want to.  Your photo for the planner must be submitted by May 31.  As you might now, I am getting hitched on May 24th and will be on my honeymoon until June 2nd.  This means I won’t be able to help you get any last minute photos for the planner.  Planning a wedding is a practically a full time job and I’m down to 1 month!

If you are interested please email me or call me ASAP to set something up for tomorrow afternoon/evening.  It’s for a good cause AND you can get some cool photos of your dog(s).  Win win situation!

Happy Friday!

Please see the letter below, then read on to see how I am involved this year.

If you are sponsoring a page in the planner, this is a chance for you to get some great photos of your dog with no session fee!  Send me an email if you are interested in scheduling a “mini session” with your dog(s).  I am currently scheduling time slots on Saturday, April 25th at Old Main Lawn.  Humans are welcome to be in the photos with their dogs.  After our session I will edit the best shots and upload them to an online gallery where you can pick your favorite for the planner.  You are welcome to purchase prints from our session as well.