Denise is a marketing translator, specializing in creative marketing translations for websites, social media, and email, and a volunteer marketer and content creator at her local animal shelter. Living in rural Texas, she enjoys the small-town, between-country-and-city life with her husband and two dogs. She’s also a coffee aficionada, a language lover, a travel and nature enthusiast, a fitness and fashion fan, and a keen supporter of the Oxford comma.
A short photo story starring Stanley from the Weatherford Parker County Animal Shelter. The first four photos depict Stanley waiting to be adopted; the last four photos show Stanley looking at the camera as if to say, “What are you waiting for?”
A short photo story starring Stanley from the Weatherford Parker County Animal Shelter. Stanley discovers the treats, gets closer to them, begs for a treat, receives a treat, and shows his happy face after getting a treat.
Ready. Set. Meet Stanley! This playful puppy was quite shy when I first met him, but those days are over. Stanley is now showing his true personality (with the help of a few treats) and is ready to charm his way into his forever home. As a puppy, he is almost automatically cute and adorable—check…
Remember Rango aka Rango Tango, the aspiring dancer? He was featured in The Bark magazine’s weekly Smiling Dogs email on Friday, October 19. I had seen that the magazine had a Smiling Dogs photo contest and submitted pictures of a few of the Weatherford shelter’s former residents. Rango, with his silly, happy smile, was picked…
Denver is finally ready for Halloween! A few weeks ago, he was so shy that he missed out on trying on costumes with the other dogs at the shelter. But maybe all he needed was a little costume inspo for motivation to come out of his shell and get into the Howloween spirit. On Friends…
Read more Tricks and Treats: Denver’s Halloween Photo Session
They’re cool. They’re confident. They’re charming. They handle close-ups like the pros, know how to flirt with the camera, and exude a celeb-like flair. The shelter stars got it all. Last weekend, I had the chance to get to know the must-meet four-leggers over a quick photo session and some playtime in the yard. Turns…
Fall has officially arrived, and this Saturday started off quite appropriately with some light rain and a cool breeze. Hoodie weather is upon us, and I’m already looking forward to sipping hot chocolate on a cold morning, indulging in a bowl of potato soup on a rainy day, and taking in the crisp autumn air…
Read more Fall Friends Furever: Meet Some of the Shelter’s Latest Residents
Forget the photo booth. The Weatherford shelter has its very own photo barn! And it’s filled with everything a hobby dog photographer can dream of: From silly to cool accessories and simple to fancy photo props, it’s all there. So, over the past few weeks, the shelter dogs have been having some photo-barn fun, dressing…
Are you curious about what the shelter squad is up to these days? I was, too. So, I went to the animal shelter last weekend and met up with some of the coolest dogs in town for a fun- and treat-filled photo session. With fall being just around the corner, the shelter dogs were ready…
If you read the About section, you know that I am currently taking writing classes. While working on one of my assignments, I was told about a dog with a unique story at the local animal shelter and was invited to write about him and take photos of the shelter’s dogs. Equipped with my new…
Before I went to the animal shelter, my husband asked me not to get attached to any of the dogs there. Meet Glen, the dog I got attached to when I went to the animal shelter: Glen is a wonderful, multifaceted dog that keeps being overlooked. He has been at the shelter since early July…
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