Skinny Dog Photography

08/23/2026

Congrats!!

07/01/2026

Zoom! In case you missed it, NWFest win photos, conformation action shots (of every single dog) and Fast DASH photos are now available.

06/30/2026

All win and candid photos from the NWFest Regional Silken Windhound Specialty (plus Fast DASH, which is sorted by dog) are now available on skinnydogphoto dot com. Thanks for having me out!

06/28/2026

What a day for these three littermates, who won BISS, BOS and BOW! That's a wrap for NWFest (at least for me; Inspired by Hounds will be covering ASFA and LGRA.)

I will get wins, candids (of every single dog, all three shows) and Fast DASH photos up as soon as humanly possible. This weekend was super fun!

06/27/2026

So far so good at the NWFest Regional Silken Windhound Specialty! Tomorrow I'll be covering candids and wins again, as well as Fast DASH.

06/24/2026

See you Friday and Saturday in Damascus, OR for win photos, ringside candids and Fast DASH at the NWFest Regional Specialty!

No need to make requests for ringsides; I always do my very best to capture everybody (and I'm aiming to get all photos up by end of day Sunday.)

06/20/2026

Zoom! In case you missed it, June 12-14 Fast CAT photos from Longview, WA are now available for viewing (and sorted into individual dog folders to save you time.)

06/18/2026

Photos from the June 12-14, 2026 Fast CATs in Longview, WA are now available! (No corgis were harmed in these photos.)

193 dogs and nearly 600 runs have been sorted into individual dog galleries for your convenience (hopefully correctly!)

See you at NWFest in Damascus next weekend, where I'm covering ringside candids, win photos and FastDASH.

06/16/2026

I love photographing conformation (and would lose my mind from excitement if I had an opportunity to try all breed win photos.) However, I sometimes struggle to understand why people participate when stories like this are so common. I'm frankly tired of hearing about people being bullied, and I do not feel that it is reasonable to expect people to have a thick skin for what is ultimately an elective activity. Kindness. Is. Free.

This past weekend at a show, a Clumber breeder told one of my owners—someone who is completely new to dog shows—that they didn’t like a single thing about her Rainsway Clumber, stating another dog related to their kennel was better in “every single way.”

We all have different opinions on dogs, pedigrees, and breeding programs. That’s normal and healthy for a breed. But if experienced breeders truly cannot find a single positive thing to say about a young dog standing in front of them, especially when speaking to a newcomer to our sport, then the problem is no longer about the dog.

This kind of behavior is inappropriate, unprofessional, and particularly damaging in any breed that desperately needs new people to stay involved. We cannot spend our time wondering why participation is declining while simultaneously discouraging the very people willing to invest their time, money, and hearts into our breeds.

If we want a future for purebred dogs, we need to do better than this. We need to remember that every newcomer who walks away is one less person preserving, promoting, and loving our breeds.

For my part, I will continue to be an open book and offer help, support, and advice to Clumber owners regardless of kennel affiliation. I can honestly say I have helped groom dogs and provided grooming, feeding, care, and show advice to owners with Clumbers from nearly every kennel in the country.

Our breed is too small, and our future too important, to let kennel politics get in the way of helping people. 🤍

I hope more of us breeders will choose mentorship and encouragement moving forward. Kindness costs nothing. Losing newcomers will cost us everything.

06/15/2026

A belated happy Pride to all who celebrate! These ears are phenomenal.

I am hard at work on this weekend's Longview Fast CAT photos. They should be up by end up day Thursday, but I am aiming for sooner. As always, they will be sorted into individual dog folders for your convenience.