![Barb Hays, Windhound Photographer, poses on a bench with her poodle, Blaze, at the Norfolk Botanical Garden.](https://windhoundphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/800-1-450x300.jpg)
![Barb Hays, Windhound Photographer, poses on a bench with her poodle, Blaze, at the Norfolk Botanical Garden.](https://windhoundphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/800-1-450x300.jpg)
![Pet safety tips, a corgi dog plays tug with the pet photographer](https://windhoundphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Tug-450x300.jpg)
It’s Springtime! Are you and your pets ready?
The temps are warming, the first flowers of the springtime season are making an appearance and after a cold winter, getting outside again feels like a new beginning. Now is a good time to get your pups ready for outdoor adventures, travel, or simply lazing around in the springtime sunshine. Let’s make sure it’s a …
![Best dog friends Rugby and Skye](https://windhoundphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Together-450x300.jpg)
Holidays, Pet Loss and Grief
Ah, the holidays…a cause for celebrating with good friends and family, but also a difficult time of year for so many. It’s taken me a long time to be able to write this post, but it feels like the right time to finally do it. Some of you may know that our beloved 9-year-old rescue …
![A collage of urban dog portraits](https://windhoundphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Artboard-1-450x300.jpg)
Top Ten Reasons to Hire a Pet Photographer
1. Your pet is a superstar Every pet is unique, but I know you truly have the best dog in town. She has the most beautiful eyes and soulful expression. When she gazes up at you—the center of her universe—that’s what you love most about her. The way she tilts her head when you ask …
![An elegant Irish Wolfhound smiles for the camera in Norfolk, VA](https://windhoundphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Eleanor-wolfhound-450x300.jpg)
2019 In Review
It’s still early February so I suppose I’m not too late…I finally took a journey through my doggy images from 2019 and my first year as a full-time professional pet photographer. While I’ve been photographing pets for quite a few years, 2019 brought some welcome changes and a whole doghouse full of awesome pups and …
![hound dog on a scent trail](https://windhoundphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mellie_sniff-copy-450x300.jpg)
Teach that bored dog a new trick!
Rainy days giving your dog the blues? Or, maybe that bored dog who can’t get outside to burn off some steam is giving you the blues? Here’s a quick tip to get their mind and body in motion. Tuck the pupster away in a closed room, then grab a handful…heck, grab two handfuls of yummy, …