{"id":3926,"date":"2012-03-22T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T14:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/?p=3926"},"modified":"2012-03-22T14:40:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-22T14:40:00","slug":"pittie-party-benefit-a-good-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/taketwo\/pittie-party-benefit-a-good-cause\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittie Party!  \u2026 benefit a good cause"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/lilah-29.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"Pit bull, Lilah, poses with her mom at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis on a hot summer night before splashing in the lake to cool this pup down\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/lilah-29_thumb.jpg?resize=435%2C652\" alt=\"Pit bull, Lilah, poses with her mom at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis on a hot summer night before splashing in the lake to cool this pup down\" width=\"435\" height=\"652\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/lilah-30.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"Pit bull, Lilah, poses with her mom at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis on a hot summer night before splashing in the lake to cool this pup down\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/lilah-30_thumb.jpg?resize=435%2C652\" alt=\"Pit bull, Lilah, poses with her mom at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis on a hot summer night before splashing in the lake to cool this pup down\" width=\"435\" height=\"652\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You may remember these two beauties from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/olivia-and-lilah\/\">this post<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/august-1st\/\">this post<\/a> on here late last summer. Lilah is the beautiful pit bull mix and Olivia is her fantastic mama. These two were so lovely to work with and you know WHY I got to work with them?? Because Olivia attended the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/224141\">Pittie Party<\/a> that was put on by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnpitbull.com\/Home_Page.html\">Minnesota Pit Bull Rescue<\/a> last year and won one of my sessions in their silent auction. The MN Pit Bull rescue is a really fantastic organization run by people whose bottom line is helping animals in need. Besides this, they have an amazing group of foster families that take dogs in until they are placed in their forever home. These dogs are well socialized and well taken care of. The pit bull name sometimes gets a bad wrap but I have not met an aggressive or angry pit yet. They have all been so sweet!! And so have their owners. I think there is a link there \u2026<\/p>\n<p>One of the great foster families I have been fortunate enough to meet are the parents of these guys \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/zeus-and-sig-24.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"Pit bull, Zeus, relaxes on the patio during out pet photo shoot, making it easy to grab a few fantastic shots\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/zeus-and-sig-24_thumb.jpg?resize=435%2C651\" alt=\"Pit bull, Zeus, relaxes on the patio during out pet photo shoot, making it easy to grab a few fantastic shots\" width=\"435\" height=\"651\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/zeus-and-sig-18.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"Sigmund, the cat, wanders through the tall grasses and plants during our pet photo shoot trying to figure out an escape route to chase chipmunks\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/zeus-and-sig-18_thumb.jpg?resize=435%2C651\" alt=\"Sigmund, the cat, wanders through the tall grasses and plants during our pet photo shoot trying to figure out an escape route to chase chipmunks\" width=\"435\" height=\"651\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Their photos appeared on the blog last year <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/zeus-sigmund-best-friends\/\">here<\/a> and I have my fingers crossed that our paths will meet again because I\u2019m still itching for a photo of Zeus and Sig cuddling together \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>So I\u2019m presenting all this information to you for a few reasons \u2026<\/p>\n<p>1. If you are an animal lover and have been trying to find the <em>right <\/em>organization to donate to, this one would be an ideal choice! Check out their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.razoo.com\/story\/Minnesota-Pit-Bull-Rescue\">website<\/a> for more information. And THANK you!<\/p>\n<p>2. If you are looking for something to do on March 31st in the evening, you should join me at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/224141\">Pittie Party<\/a>\u00a0at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stellasfishcafe.com\/\">Stella&#8217;s Fish Cafe <\/a>in Uptown, Minneapolis! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/224141\">Tickets are now on sale<\/a>. I will be there hanging out, meeting pet lovers and enjoying a glass of wine \u2026 my favorite sort of event! \ud83d\ude42 And if you can\u2019t make it but want to help the org. please see reason 1 just above.<\/p>\n<p>3. If you have been interested in a pet session with me, this could be an AWESOME way to get it at a STEAL of a deal while helping an AMAZING cause \u2026 I am donating 2 sessions again and this year each comes with $100 towards a jaw-dropping-fantastic canvas print\u2026 yippee! So head on over to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/224141\">Pittie Party ticket site<\/a>, pick up your ticket and join us at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stellasfishcafe.com\/\"> Stella&#8217;s<\/a> on Saturday, March 31st!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Besos!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/lilah-44.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"Pit bull, Lilah, poses in front of a fountain at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis on a hot summer night before splashing in the lake to cool this pup down\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/lilah-44_thumb.jpg?resize=850%2C567\" alt=\"Pit bull, Lilah, poses in front of a fountain at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis on a hot summer night before splashing in the lake to cool this pup down\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 You may remember these two beauties from this post and this post on here late last summer. Lilah is the beautiful pit bull mix and Olivia is her fantastic mama. These two were so lovely to work with and you know WHY I got to work with them?? 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