Whenever the call comes, he’s ready to go up, up, and AWAY!
Dante is my hero, for real. 
Have a wonderful weekend, everybody!
xo
Category Archives: Dante
This week’s photo brought to you by: me testing the light at our local park. At first I was just going to discard this one, but I kind of love the overexposure and haziness. Feels kinda like he’s modeling for the Urban Outfitters catalog or something. 
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I promise more photography goodness next week, I’ve got lots to catch up on! This weekend my dad and I are kidnapping my mom to take her somewhere (secret) for the day tomorrow, and then the whole family is BBQ-ing it up on Sunday to celebrate her awesomeness. What are your Mama’s Day plans?
xo
Dante is King of Pillow Mountain when he’s at my parents house, and don’t you forget it! Also, I would like to note that there was no posing involved, he’s just naturally a little dandy.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! My mom and I (and Dante) are off to my cousin’s house in San Diego tonight so we can all go participate in the Humane Society Walk for Animals. Can’t wait! You can follow me on Instagram @ellingsenphoto, I’m sure I’ll be sharing lots tomorrow. And hopefully I’ll be seeing the Avengers tomorrow night. Assemble!
xoxo
I love Dabito’s “Sunday With Beatrice” feature on his brilliant blog so much that I’ve decided to rip him off start my own version, Friday With Dante. Why not blog about him more than I already do, right?
This one came from the roll of Kodak Ektar film that I’ve been sharing this week. He’s in one of his two beds downstairs (he considers my bed upstairs to be his, so no need for one there). Such a rough life he has…
Nikon FM with a 50mm lens, Kodak Ektar 100 film
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Any fun plans? I’ll mostly be puttering around the house and checking things off my TeuxDeux list, since the next couple weekends will be pretty hectic. Speaking of which, I can’t believe the Humane Society Walk in San Diego is next weekend! Where has the time gone?
xoxo
I’m having a huge “proud mama” moment right now, after seeing Dante meet and greet with about, oh, two hundred people or so at the Pet Expo that we worked yesterday. I’ve taken him to parties and charity walks and other such gatherings with lots of people, but never this kind of setting where everyone came to us and we had to be social the entire time. As we made our way to the IGCA booth (in one of the giant buildings at the fairgrounds with a ton of other exhibitors and rescue organizations) he was a bit freaked out by the crowds and really clung to me when I picked him up to keep him from getting trampled. But once we got to our booth, where he could be off leash and play with the other Italian Greyhounds, he was back to his normal social self.
They had a little low fence between our table and the next so that people could easily come up and see the dogs, and Dante was right there, with his tail wagging, nearly the entire time. Everyone that came by was so sweet and just loved petting him and getting kisses. The only weird moment for me was when one woman picked him up while my head was turned, before I could stop her! Hey lady, if it’s not acceptable to go around picking up stranger’s children…
At any rate, it was wonderful to be able to chat with other IG parents and see Dante play, and to help the organization spread awareness about the breed. I wound up talking to a lot of young couples and families, and I hope I helped them decide on their future pet! The Expo was insanely packed, which is great, but it also meant I just barely had time to snap the photo on the left with my phone, and that was about it.
Dante was asleep by the time I pulled out of the parking lot (see the photo above), and my cheeks hurt from smiling, but I think we both went to bed feeling pretty great. Looking forward to next year!
xoxo