When I started chatting with this Coppell family, they mentioned that they have a really pretty backyard and maybe I'd like to hold their session there, it would certainly make it easier on them. I told them that we don't anything fancy, their relaxation and the pups' comfort came first and if they thought they'd do best at home, then that's where we were going to hold their session.  

Five minutes later Robert texted me some pictures of their backyard and I replied "Yeah, we're definitely holding the session at your house". They have koi pond, waterfall and stunning stonework in their backyard - and to top it all off, the daylilies were in bloom!

During the design consultation call I was pleasantly surprised to learn that they lived in my neighborhood; like literally just across the golf course! A couple of weeks after their session we bumped into our newfound neighbors at the local Mexican restaurant in town. Coppell is a small town, but the dog lovers seem to find one another. 

All their poodle pups are rescues; Chanel is the grand dame of the pack, weighing in at just five pounds, this little cloud of a toy poodle rules with an iron (somewhat fluffy) paw. Bitzi is her sister, a ten pound toy poodle who can be a little nervous, even in her own backyard, so I was very happy that we chose their home for their pet and family portrait session. And because poodles are like potato chips and you can't have just one, Danny, a black standard poodle, came into their pack in the last couple of years, adding some tall, dark and handsome to their family.