Introducing the Cat Care Society's 2010 Calendar Cover

Sanchez, Mr. tuxedo kitty, graces the cover of the Cat Care Society's 2010 Calendar! (http://www.catcaresociety.org/)



I had the honor of being part of the Cat Care Society's Live Auction at their annual dinner in September of this year. The Cover and one Month of the 2010 Calendar was auctioned off to help feed and shelter homeless cats in the Denver area.

I had the pleasure (truly it was my pleasure) to meet Bob, the owner of Sanchez and Ponder and photograph them in the warm kitchen of the place they call home. Sanchez and Ponder were both rescue kitties that are now VERY well cared for in every way (attention, toys, excellent food and most importantly LOVE). Bob has a very special loving connection with his boys and his love and positive personality permeates his warm, loving home. I told Bob that when I die (knock on wood), I want to come back as one of his cats! Thank you Bob for sharing your time, your "boys" and your support of the Cat Care Society!

And Ponder graces the month of December!



If you are interested in purchasing a 2010 Calendar, please head over to http://www.catcaresociety.org OR drop me an e-mail jaime@jaimerowephotography.com. The calendars should be available at the beginning of November. They are $14.95 each plus tax and can be purchased at the shelter or at Cajun’s Closet Thrift Store. Thank you for supporting such a wonderful organization! Meow!

Peek-A-Woof Heidi

Genuine Beauty - Last Thursday, I spent an active morning with Heidi, a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog and her best friend Stella. If we were not hunting squirrels, playing in the river, chasing empty water bottles then we were delightfully rolling in the grass - Sweet Bliss! What a life! Thank you Melissa (Heidi's mom) for a wonderful light-hearted morning!

I felt like rolling in the grass with her...well, minus the stick in the mouth


Total R-E-L-A-X-A-T-I-O-N ~ look at the little rabbit leg in the air


Stella that water bottle is so yours! And how did you throw it up that high? Very talented dog ~


Best Friends ~ Heidi & Stella


Look how excited Heidi is about playing in the river with Stella! She cannot wait!


Love the playful intensity in Heidi's eyes (and that cool water arch under her foot)!


Stella has got a sweet leap going on here as Heidi gently gallops behind her ~


Heidi - Proud and Beautiful ~





Apparantly, squirrel hunting is very serious business around here ~


"Hello down there!" says Heidi


Sweet love ~ look at that paw nudge...


What a morning! Thank you Melissa and Heidi!

Cover Contest Winners!

After much deliberating between the judging committee, we came down to 2 lucky winners for the Cover Dog Contest for Mile High Dog Magazine. The winners are two adorable little French Bulldogs - Beaujolais & Biegnet! The proud owner is Marleen Puzak. Congratulations! We also have our Top 15 dogs! Every dog and owner out there deserves a SPECIAL THANK YOU for braving the cold and supporting a great cause! Thank You! You are ALL Winners! Woof!
Beaujolais & Beignet win a private photo session with Jaime Rowe (me!) and they will also *grace* the cover of the Winter Edition of Mile High Dog Magazine! Congratulations!

Beaujolais - Winner! The smush face and big warm brown eyes (sigh)...


Biegnet - Winner! Look at that little tongue that doesn't quite fit in her mouth ~ SO ADORABLE!


The judges also had some Runners Up - Our Top 15 (in totally random order - I promise!).

Raskal - adorable and sweet little Raskal- he was so cold. Thank goodness his wonderful owner Marianne had his warm carrier with her.


Bailey & those big warm eyes ~


Tyler - stunning example of his breed & remarkable eyes


Joker - What an adorable sweet dog and such a sweet demeanor~


Koda ~ her markings are amazing and lots of playful energy~


Sophia ~ the sweetest dog in the world without an eye - she lost it after a "dog argument" ~


Delilah ~ sweet and warm


Oscar ~ look at the intensity in those boston eyes ~


Spencer ~ I LOVED this dog - a beautiful warm red coat and he was so devoted to his very kind owner ~


Ace - I saw this dog and thought WOW! Stunning markings and outstanding with the camera ~ look at those puppy eyes!


Hann ~ He was so cold and he kept rubbing his head against my head to get warm ~ a heart-breaker


Emma ~ Hello! Big, Warm Boxer eyes (I am melting....)


Olson - Fantastic big eyes and very playful demeanor


Chief ~ Look at that head cock! So Sweet!


Teddy ~ I feel like this is a model shoot with fans on camera right....very kind eyes


Winnie ~ a survivor of a house fire with her sister Mrs. Buttons (owners did not survive - they were brought to the contest with a foster family). They were so gentle and beautiful ~look at the intensity of those eyes ~ you wonder what she remembers....


Chaska - an Honorable Mention for an ol' lady that has given her owner years of loyalty and love...I see the memories in those warm brown eyes...Thank you Debbie ;-)


A Special WOOF! Thank you to all the owners that braved the cold that morning! And a Thank you for all the dogs that made it through the morning under blankets and super cute coats and jackets! You are ALL winners!

Cover Contest Model Search - Mile High Dog Magazine

Is your dog "Cover Model" material? Jaime Rowe Photography, Mile High Dog Magazine and Bow Wow Buddies Foundation teamed up to search for that "special" dog to grace the 2009 Winter Edition Mile High Dog Magazine. The following images are all participants that signed up and donated $5 to the Bow Wow Buddies Foundation on Oct. 10th, 2009 at the "K-9's Against Cancer" 5K & 1 Mile Fun Walk.

We are still accepting entries and donations until 5pm Oct. 16th (this Friday!) If you know someone who would like to enter their dog in the contest - please e-mail me ASAP and I will e-mail them a form. Thank you for your support of the Bow Wow Buddies Foundation! www.bowwowbuddies.com
And the contestants are....(drum roll please).....

The Online Gallery: http://jaimerowephotography.smugmug.com/Clients/Co/9910811_fPg3v/1/678313854_FVg8A


Here are a few contestants (Note: These are just a few RANDOM photos...just a quick sample...I am not biased toward any dogs(really!) Every dog that day was a winner!







I will contact the owner the week of Oct. 19th. I will also post the winner on my blog (How Dog-Tastic!)

Thanks again!

Bow Wow Buddies - K-9's Against Cancer 5K & COVER DOG CONTEST

The "K-9's Against Cancer" 5K/1 Mile Fun Walk was a wild success for all the dog lovers that braved the snow/icy conditions and 20 degree weather. What happened to Colorado sunny weather? Apparently, the weather "gods" had other plans. This didn't stop the DEDICATED dog lovers of Denver! No sir. Hundreds of people showed up to support the Bow Wow Buddies Foundation, Komen Foundation the CSU Canine Cancer Center. The great love for our four-legged family companions WARMED Stapleton Park that morning. :-)



The day started at 6am when my friend and second shooter, Sarah Cutright of Blue Ghost Studios (www.blueghoststudio.com) called me and told me that she had lost control of her car and plowed down a sign on I-285 coming out of the mountains by Morrison. She (bravely) maneuvered her car back on the highway and proceded to watch other people do 360s and other wild icy unintentional stunts. After Sarah got to our house - we patted her down and made sure that she was in one piece and then assessed the damages. OK - I don't have a picture of the scratch on her bumper but let's just say that a bumper sticker that looked like a band-aid would cover it (the crazy part is that Sarah told me she USED TO have a bumper sticker that looked like a band-aid...riiiigggghhttt).
We got on the highway to head over to the 5K and we were detoured off the highway 2 times because of major accidents. Here is a photo of us directed off the highway for the second time... notice the flares (this was very exciting to my husband who said that if he was a cop that day that he would light all the flares and dance around...) Never a dull moment at our house ~



Suzy Costello from Pupsicles Dog Care (www.pupsiclesdogcare.com) was our booth buddy (I LOVE booth buddies!). Thank you Suzy for letting us steal your dog treats for some of the shots! The Cover Dog Contestants were so grateful for a little snack on such a cold day!




A Cover Dog Contestant Molly - Beautiful odd-eyed dog with super big ears (my fav!)Plus, Rachael the official "dog handler + keeper of treats" did an awesome job keeping the dogs focused and ready for a treat!





The line outside the booth ~ What wonderful dogs and dog owners I had an opportunity to meet! Thank you for showing up on such a cold day!



I am really hoping that this is for the dog kissing contest...



Sara Jankowiak, Senior Director of the Bow Wow Buddies Foundation with the Top Fundraiser for the event! Thank You! Woof!



Melissa Canaday, Executive Director of Bow Wow Buddies Foundatino speaks before the race kicks off ~


And they are off! Go, Dog, Go!



I loved this big Great Dane! Her name was Gracie and she was FREEZING! She shivered during her headshot! Poor baby!



Me with Sara Jankowiak, Senior Director of Bow Wow Buddies Foundation ~



Me with Jennifer Brauns, Editor of Mile High Dog Magazine, who drove there that morning from Frisco (in the mts) for 3 HOURS just to come to this event. Thank you Jennifer!



Our booth consisted of the Editor of Mile High Dog Magazine (www.milehighdog.com), Jennifer Brauns; Amanda Dodds, Amazing Volunteer for Bow Wow Buddies (www.bowwowbuddies.com); Sarah Cutright from Blue Ghost Studio (www.blueghoststudio.com) who took all the awesome "event photos", my super fantastic husband, Matt (love you honey!); Dave Shander of Impact Marketing (who designed and made the banners for the event) and his lovely daughter Rachael (who was the official "dog handler + keeper of treats"). Thank you all for the wonderful support during the COLDEST DAY IN THE WORLD! You are all awesome and I can gladly report that everyone still has all of their fingers and toes!



It was an honor to have met and worked with so many wonderful and dedicated dog lovers (and dogs) in the Denver area on the COLDEST DAY IN THE WORLD! (I just had to repeat that phrase again). Why did we wake up on that cold morning and brave the elements?..."Because They're Worth it". Thank You!