This summer, I had two Ice Cream Socials for Dogs (both with Barbie pink backgrounds except for a couple of Kens on blue), one of them for a unique group... striking actors and writers whose dogs were treated to a cone of doggy ice cream and a photo shoot. Hey, SAG and WGA! Woot-woot!These and the hundreds of dogs I've photographed over the years are... wait for it... The Cone Rangers.An ice cream cone can be one of your dog's greatest pleasures. Or an object of fear and loathing. Dogs who love people ice cream may do an immediate no for dog ice cream; some know not of the strange substance but are willing to take a sniff. It's a gamble on what looks you'll get but I'm here for it ...

I don't want to even call it that... an end-of-life shoot. But my sister did and it's her dog and we know what we know. The end is near for Lola.She's over 15 and has had the biggest love affair with my sister Denise since she was 6-months-old and came from a backyard breeding situation. You know your soulmate when you meet 'em and they are soulmates.I used to strum on my "niece's" chest and sing "L-O-L-A Lola," you know, the old Kinks song (worth a listen!). And if you said her name "Lo-lo-lo-lo" in Xena, Warrior Princess style, her ears would flutter in time. Stop me, I have more.Oh, I did give a mother's day gift to Denise for a DNA Wisdom Panel that explained Lola's sort of ...

File this under “I did not know that.” Last week, I read an article about how divorcing couples are sharing custody of their pets. OK, yes, the part I didn’t know was in California, you can get a custody order for your dog and cat. Yeah, formalized by law. Now your pets have a say in who they live with if you go your separate ways.Your pet is not considered as simply property anymore, according to the AB2274 enacted in 2019. Your dog or cat is more than furniture or a painting or a car; the court recognizes that your animal is a sentient being and how custody should be determined is according to what’s best for your pet. Amen.But that has its pros and cons, right? ...

Diana Lundin, Pet Photographer -- The Origin StoryThis is more of a post about my pet photography beginnings, just sliced in a different way. And hey, it's fun to write "origin story!"There are several tributaries, sure, but this is how I ended down the main one to become a pet photographer here in Los Angeles who has actually won awards in several international competitions.I only say that because this is the story of how my crap photography became the thing of beauty it is today. Lol. 😂 And I say that tongue-in-cheek but I if I'm honest, I do believe my photography captures the beauty of the canine, feline, and human spirit.But here's the point! There's something you like a lot. Love. ...