Win a FREE Dog Photography Book



On the 13th of October I will be announcing the winner of a FREE photo book featuring the best images from this blog. It's easy to be in the running to win this great prize ...you just have to answer two really simple questions.

1. Which FIVE images are your favourites?

2. What dog charity would be the worthwhile recipient of proceeds from the sale of the book?

Please see this full post for all the details about how you can enter.





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October 10, 2008 – 4:46 am

The guard dog keeps a close eye on the market stall. Beware.

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  1. sabrina   -  

    pretty darn cute!

  2. Woof Report   -  

    That is a great shot. Such an expressive little face…and those curls are to die for! I just want to reach in and snuggle this guy!

  3. Emilee   -  

    I want his hair! He has such a sweet, serious face. :)

  4. Kel   -  

    I love the frown. Taking his job very very seriously.

  5. Rachel   -  

    Oh my gosh…that is so funny! I love the curls.

  6. Leesia   -  

    such personality in that face!

  7. Grace   -  

    Is this at like a flea market? That dog’s got a seriously awesome do.

  8. claire   -  

    wow am i jealous of this pup’s hair do. i spend a lot of time trying to get my hair to do this in the mornings.

Cowgirl loves her dog

October 9, 2008 – 5:19 am

This photo was taken in Julian, California not long after I arrived in the USA. I was fascinated to see someone actually wearing a ‘cowgirl’ hat. I know this is going to sound so funny to the Americans reading this, but honestly when you live in another country, you aren’t sure whether to believe certain stereotypes exist. Anyway, I’m extremely happy to find that people actually wear Stetsons (is that what they’re called?) and when we were in Texas my dear husband had to physically remove me from the shop before I bought myself some boots and matching hat. Not sure that an Aussie girl could have pulled it off in SoCal.

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  1. Grace   -  

    You should have bought them anyway!! I love all the coordinating colors in this shot. Great capture.

  2. Rachel   -  

    I love cowgirl hats! And this picture is so cute!

  3. claire   -  

    i LOVE this!!! what fantastic colors too, they are matching!

Waiting for a feed

October 8, 2008 – 5:13 am

 

 

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  1. Emilee   -  

    I LOVE this one! The dog is beautiful. Mia, all of your India photos are incredible. You should make a separate book of just those shots!

  2. Grace   -  

    I wish I could give that dog some food too. Lovely photo Mia.

  3. Lori   -  

    those ears! :)

  4. Jill   -  

    I wish I could give that pup some food.

  5. Vinnie   -  

    Lots of emotion in that picture.

Surf’s Up!

October 7, 2008 – 5:01 am

Here’s another fun shot from the Surf Dog Carnival held at Imperial Beach back in June. You might remember this photo from the same day. It’s amazing to see dogs this talented. I can guarantee I wouldn’t have been able to stay on a surfboard in these waves.

This weekend just gone, we took Zoe down to the local dog beach here in Coronado. The surf was as big as I’ve seen here and the tide was well in. Zoe had a fantastic time, as always, and seemed to be more content playing in the waves than chasing balls that weren’t hers. It was a nice change.

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  1. Jamie   -  

    LOVE this shot Mia!! I can just feel the energy coming off it and can practically hear the waves. I’d love to see even more images from the surf dog competition. Wish I had been there- maybe next year I’ll have to come down and visit and stay during the event. I’ll bet it’s a blast!

  2. Jill   -  

    awww surfing dogs! This I need to see one day!

  3. Leesia   -  

    fun fun — she looks like a toller! i wish we had good beaches here. :(

  4. Melissa   -  

    So cool! He looks kinda scared though!

Win a FREE book from A Dog A Day

October 6, 2008 – 4:34 am

Today, A Dog A Day has reached a milestone. It’s been six months since the first post on this blog and of course we need to celebrate in style. To commemorate half a year of daily dog photos, I’m putting together a book of favourites. It will probably be called something clever and witty like ‘The best of A Dog A Day-  2008′ unless someone can suggest something better. I hope to have the books on sale by the end of October and of course, all proceeds will go to charity. So what next?

Well, I need your help! Each person who provides input to this book will go into the draw to win a copy. And it’s oh so easy to help. Leave a comment with the answers to the following questions and you get two entries into the draw. If you are shy, you can email me with your answers and you’ll get one entry into the draw.

1. I need help selecting the best images featured on this blog from 6 April 2008 - 6 Oct 2008. Please let me know your FIVE favourite images on this blog from the last 6 months. You might have to go back through the archives to refresh your memory.

2. Suggest a dog related charity who would be worthy recipients of the proceeds from this project.

3. (desirable) Suggest a catchy name for the book.

And that’s it! Easy huh? I’m accepting input until 7pm PST Monday 12 Oct 08 (12pm AEDT 13 Oct 08). I will announce the winner of a FREE book on the following day.

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  1. Rebecca McDaniel   -  

    OK, I’m finally ready to do this. Like everyone else, I had a great deal of trouble narrowing them down. I picked 8 instead of 5, but the ones I picked I truly love. Here are my favorites in chronological order, not order of preference:

    1. No Escape - April 6th
    2. Taj Dog - April 13th
    3. Very Cavalier - May 5th
    4. Lord of the Fleas - June 11th
    5. Zoe the Ring Bearer - July 14th
    6. Happy Smiley Max - July 16th
    7. The Wanderer - August 1st
    8. Puppy’s Family Portrait - August 4th

    I would recommend the following title for the book, borrowing a bit from Rachel’s suggestion:

    Thousand Hound Photography Presents
    A Dog a Day Keeps the Sorrow Away (the font on this line being the largest of the entire title)
    The Best of “A Dog A Day”
    April 6, 2008 - October 6, 2008
    By Mia Clapton

    I would also recommend donating the money to PETA.

  2. Lori   -  

    Mia..wow…this was really hard to choose! I literally had more than a dozen and had to play “eenie meenie miney mo” to pick 5! :)

    Here you go (in no particular order):

    *No Escape
    *Tug-O-War
    *Soul Dogs-Five
    *The Wanderer
    *Lord of the Fleas

    Suggested dog charity: So many good ones! A personal favorite of mine is here in Western Montana: http://www.rollingdogranch.org (An animal sanctuary for disabled animals)

    Suggested Book Title: “Mia Captures A Dog-A-Day” or “Dog Soul”

    p.s. I agree with the post from Moira about an entire book on your “Indian Dogs”~ All tell such an amazing story

  3. teresa   -  

    not an easy task, mia!! :)

    1. Tug-o-war, posted may 29th
    2. Beagle chew toy, posted august 17th
    3. Lexie, posted april 24th
    4. Max, posted july 16th
    5. Canadian basset, posted may 31st

    potential charity - waggin’ tails dog rescue (www.waggintailsdogrescue.org)

    awesome book title - d.o.g. story

  4. Jill   -  

    Here are my favs!
    1. Lord of the Fleas
    2. Yoga and Meditation
    3. Watching the World Go By
    4. Guard Dogs
    5. The Thinker

    There is a great animal rescue in Edmonton called HART: http://www.humaneanimalrescueteam.ca

  5. Moira   -  

    1. Pet me, please! (reminds me of Elliot Erwitt’s work)
    2. Yoga & Meditaion
    3. So Tired
    4. Cabernet Cuddles
    5. Mr. Knuckles

    **But, I think you should also make an entire book about your Indian dogs.

    I would donate to ASPCA in honor of their work cracking down on dog fighting rings with their mobile lab.

    Book title: “A Thousand Hounds: Volume I”

  6. Emilee   -  

    Okay, here are my favorites!
    1. No Escape (I cannot say how cute this one is!)
    2. Yoga Doing Dogs
    3. Lord of the Fleas (this one makes me melt everytime I look at it!)
    4. Watching the World Go By
    5. Guard Dogs
    As for a dog related charity, there are many that are near me. I’ll pick the first one that comes to mind… Okay, EARS is great: http://www.ears4life.com
    And once again, Mia, you are amazing!

  7. Emilee   -  

    Mia, you are amazing! I’m looking through the archives right now. This is gonna be tough!

  8. Jamie   -  

    Ok, I did my homework. First off, I have to say you are really really mean for making us pick just 5 favorites. Do you know how hard that is? I went back through the archives and was like “oooh, I like this one! No wait- this is my favorite!”. 15 favorites might have been a *skosh* more reasonable- you have too many fantastic photos Mia!

    Ok, so my top 5 favorites (out of my top 15 list) are:

    1. dog beach coronado (close second is tug o war)

    2. Taj Dog

    3. No escape

    4. lab babies

    5. lord of the fleas (I think this is one of your all-time best photographs- would make a GREAT cover shot!)

    6. Puppy’s family portrait (with Max the puggle)

    And I love the one with Zoe destroying her ball, and with the pinecone thing in her mouth. And the one of her in the metal sculpture at night.

    Wait, that’s 6. Sigh, that is the very best I can do! Can’t wait to see which images end up in the book! :-)

  9. Rachel   -  

    1. I need help selecting the best images featured on this blog from 6 April 2008 - 6 Oct 2008. Please let me know your FIVE favourite images on this blog from the last 6 months. You might have to go back through the archives to refresh your memory.

    1:Temple Dog and Saddhu
    2:Guard Dogs
    3:Keeping watch
    4: Yoga and Meditation
    5: The Thinker

    2. Suggest a dog related charity who would be worthy recipients of the proceeds from this project: Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

    3. (desirable) Suggest a catchy name for the book: A dog a day keeps the sorrow away.

  10. Grace   -  

    What an awesome, fun idea! Seriously I don’t know how I’ll pick… give me a minute :)

  11. claire   -  

    what a wonderful project!!!
    i am going to have to mull over my favorite photos as well, but i’ll be thinking on it.
    also - where do you get your book printed?? i’d love that info if you don’t mind sharing!

    make sure to share photos when it’s printed, i can’t wait to see how it turns out!

  12. Tamandra   -  

    OK, looked at them all. Haaard decision, so many great ones! First, has to be a German Shepherd, Zoe of course, with the laugh out loud “Zoe improvises a ball”. (Had to pick that one, with a GSD obsessed with holding objects in his mouth, too!), then “Man’s Best Friend”, “Tug-o-war”, “I Didn’t Do It”, “Soul Dog Five” and “New Arrival”. I think I am really drawn to the expressions.

    A great charity here is PAWS, Pets Are Wonderful Support. My four pawed family and I are clients, and I’ve donated art for them, too. They do great work!

  13. Emily   -  

    Woo hoo I’m first!!!!! I may be somewhat bias towards big dogs but here are my 5 fav entries - 2nd May - I’m looking at you looking at me, 4th October - Rusty aka Russ - in memory of my gorgeous boy, 29th August - Zoe the Sphinx, 28th August - Soul dogs five, 25th April - True Blue. Does the charity have to be American???? Maybe you could split the proceeds between an Aussie Charity and an American one???? Just a thought - I think the RSPCA does wonders so they’d be my pick. Hmmm, and a name for the book - I’m not the most creative person but what about - ‘Six months of hot doggies’ hehe

  14. Jamie   -  

    Su-weeeet!! I am all over this!! What a fantastic idea Mia! I can’t wait to see the comments roll in. I’ve gotta run out for a bit but will get back to you with my faves. It is going to be impossible to pick but I have a few faves just off the top of my head.

  15. Leesia   -  

    awwww!!! i LOVE this image, one of my favorites from you yet. too cute for words! i will think about your questions (i want to win something! :)) and will be back later with some answers.

Are you on Facebook?

October 5, 2008 – 5:48 pm

I must say I love Facebook. I have reconnected with so many old friends who I had lost touch with and I have gotten to know so many new friends all the better. I’m on almost every day and I have to admit an unrealistic proportion of my social interaction comes from Facebook :)

If you are on Facebook, drop in to the Thousand Hound Photography page and if you are so inclined, please become a fan. It would be great to put a face to all your names PLUS I plan to run some fun competitions in the future and you’ll need to be on Facebook to get involved.

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  1. Leesia   -  

    haha, i just had a client tell me i needed to get my business on facebook. :p i was in college when the craze started and facebook was only for college students…it’s gotten crazy i never know what to do next when i sign in! :p

Three little dogs

October 5, 2008 – 9:27 am

I thought we were in need of a photo which was a bit lighter after a couple of sad days. I captured this at the 4th of July parade in Coronado, California. We have so many visitors throughout Summer, but on the 4th of July the whole village was crammed with locals and visitors alike. The only way to get around town was to walk or ride your bike. These little fellas were travelling in style. Incidentally, does anyone know what breed these three are?

Stay tuned for some very exciting news tomorrow. I’m going to be celebrating a milestone and giving away something for FREE. Be sure to come visit. 

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  1. Moira   -  

    Awesome!

  2. Emilee   -  

    These 3 are so cute! They look very proud of their mode of transportation. :) They look like Jack Russells, but I’m not sure. Can’t wait to see what’s going on tomorrow!

  3. Jill   -  

    Ohhh milestone! I’ll be checking tomorrow! :)