Meet my new nephew and Sadie and Maxie’s new cousin Duke! My poor parents are going to have to wait awhile for grandchildren but they have plenty of granddogs! When my sister Michelle told me she was getting a dog I was super excited for her, I love puppies and they are even better when you get to hand them back over to their parents. Just like kids 😉 Plus it gave me the excuse to take some puppy pictures of him. Duke is a French Bulldog aka a “Frenchie”. As you can see he has the cutest ears, those suckers are Dumbo size ;)! He is so sweet and really wants to play with his cousins but they don’t really know what to do with him. On Christmas Duke was chasing Sadie around the house biting her butt and back legs because that was all he could reach! He got brave and tried to take a bone from Maxie and she nicely told him that was unacceptable. I say nicely because she didn’t eat him or cause damage but her tone was one that said to back off! He had a blast running around the house though and meeting his new extended family.
So I made my sister bring him down to the studio one day for some pics before he starts getting bigger! I’m not gonna lie I’m definitely a big dog kind of girl so the outfit thing is a little too cutesy for me but he was adorable in his blue sweater. Very J Crew but for dogs! Duke is also a Redskins fan so he had to rock his jersey for a few photos too! Gotta let the ladies know he is a sports dog. Enjoy some fun photos of Duke and if you have a new puppy book a session for your own puppy portraits!
Luckily he hasn’t developed his annoyed with the camera face that his cousins have perfected!
I just love the motion on this!
Duke knows he is a good looking pup!
His barely there tail cracks me up!
Melissa Arlena is an award winning lifestyle newborn photographer in Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia who has earned her Master Photographer Certification from NAPCP in maternity, newborn and family photography. Her natural and simple work has been featured in magazines and online blogs worldwide. She has been named Best Maternity and Newborn Photographer in Richmond and Charlottesville, VA in 2024.
