Brutus is a 5-year old Boxer-Lab mix. With a name like Brutus, you know his parents are Ohio State Buckeye fans! This adorable dog was going to tag along for his pet parent’s engagement session a few weeks back, but Jason and Stephanie decided to wait and have this cutie’s portraits done on his own. I left Columbus for the holidays and made my way to Boardman over the 4th of July weekend. With some free time in my schedule, we set up a shoot for Brutus.
Jason wanted some action shots of Brutus, so we decided to start out in their backyard. But before we got started, I spent a good 20-minutes in the house rubbing his belly. He is such a ham and acts like no one ever loves on him, which is so far from the truth. After some quality time being loved, we headed outside to capture him in action in his own yard. Once he was tuckered out from all the activity, we made our way over to Boardman Park for some additional photos. It was a pretty quiet day at the park, which was great, because Brutus is easily distracted by people, pets and random noises.
I love all of the images I captured of Brutus and hopefully his parents do too! Here are a few from our afternoon in the park.




Could he be any cuter? I love his happy little face!








by Danielle
Erin - Danielle, you are so good at what you do. Look at that sweet boy! Love everything about these.
Karen Thaemert - What a tough name and a sweet face! Love these (even if he is a Buckeye fan)…. M Go blue. (insert evil laugh!)
Laurie Terry - Well, Brutus is just a beautiful dog. He looks like he’d be so lovable. I love the images and especially that close up of his cute face. Awesome!
Vanessa G. Photography - Fayetteville and Wilmington - You inspire me not to forget my first child…my fur baby.
laura stoddard - Brutus is a handsome guy-adore the first image! great job Danielle!
beth eggert photography - oh what a beautiful animal! gorgeous captures!
Melissa Butscher - Brutus is quite the handsome guy! That last one is just perfect- love everything about it!
Doyea Photography | North Dakota Pet Photographer - Love the last one. They are all great though.
Dianna - What a handsome dog! You can tell he’s their baby!
Shades of You Photography/Dallas pet photographer - He looks so proud of himself!
Nitz Photography ~ Jacksonville, FL newborn photographer - hehe… he’s a handsome fella, isnt he? Wonderful captures!
Ellen | Kalamazoo Michigan Photographer - What a handsome guy, and he’s so expressive in these that I feel like I know him! Great dog photography, Danielle!