Shutter Hound Pet Photography

07/10/2025

National Pet Hydration Awareness Month: Keep Your Pets Hydrated in the Summer Heat

With the intense heat of summer in Austin, it’s crucial to prioritize the hydration needs of your pets. National Pet Hydration Awareness Month in July is the perfect time to focus on keeping your furry friends cool, healthy, and properly hydrated. As temperatures soar, ensuring your pets have acce...

07/08/2025

🌅 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 – 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗨𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀

Today our goal is shifting to helping lost pets get back home. If you've 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝘁, please start with these tools:

🔹 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁.𝗼𝗿𝗴 – Upload a photo and use their image-matching technology to search shelters and community reports nationwide.
🔹 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘀.𝗼𝗿𝗴 – Scroll down to use the 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗽 of lost and found pets in our area.

Another way you can help: consider our 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 program. If you've found a lost pet, we can take them into our system by:
✔ Scanning for and/or implanting a microchip
✔ Taking a photo for our online listings (which are also uploaded to Petco Love Lost)
✔ Giving basic vaccinations

Then, instead of the pet staying in the shelter, you take them home to wait for their family—with 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 in the meantime. It’s a compassionate, effective way to help a lost pet find their way back home.

Stay tuned for more updates later today as we continue to assess ongoing needs.

07/07/2025

📣 Help The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter Overflowing from the Floods! 🐾

Due to recent flooding, Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter has taken in evacuated pets from both Georgetown and now Lampasas shelters. They need our help with extra supplies!

🧼 What’s Needed:
Dog/cat food & treats, crates (all sizes), blankets, towels, cleaning supplies, nitrile gloves, and more.

📍Drop off at The Dog House Drinkery & Dog Park
If the park is closed, you can leave donations outside the gate — we’ll make sure everything gets to WCRAS!

Let’s show up for the animals! 💙🐶🐱

07/05/2025

🚨 EMERGENCY HELP NEEDED with flooding in Kerr County!

The Guadalupe River is overflooded and has caused loss of life and devastation in Kerr County. We believe there will be a lot of pets hurt and displaced during this, and our support is needed.

Our teams are already in Kerrville, providing medical care onsite and beginning to transport animals. We will be working with Kerrville Pets Alive over the next several days and bringing pets from the Kerr County shelter to APA!

We need your help! Here’s how you can support:

🚙 Volunteer to drive to the hill country to pick up animals and/or bring supplies, support the intake, care and placement of onsite animals, and/or help accept and sort supplies onsite at APA! for the next few days

🐾 Sign up to emergency foster a dog or cat to make space for incoming animals

📦 Donations of supplies like pet food (dog and cat, both wet and dry), pet carriers, tarps, and towels. Supplies can be dropped off at our Cesar Chavez location until 7pm today (7/4) and then again tomorrow (7/5) from 8am-6pm

❗️ If you can support in one of the ways above, please fill out this form: https://bit.ly/44OknI4

Can’t help physically? Make a monetary donation now to support displaced pets by clicking the donate button below or visiting http://bit.ly/4llHEqU

We will share updates as we have them. Thank you for coming through for Central Texas pets!

Featured animals are those currently on-site at APA!

07/01/2025

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06/17/2025

This is just adding to the tragedy… just wow.

06/08/2025

The stations have microchip stations, which are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

06/06/2025

My Kai Kai man is 16 years old today! 🥰 He is pretty much deaf and we’re combatting kidney disease and hypothyroidism but he’s still happy and sweet as can be. Still gets the zoomies on the daily 🙌🏻

06/05/2025

National Microchipping Month: The Lifesaving Benefits of Microchipping Your Pet

June is National Microchipping Month, a time to remind all pet owners about the crucial step of microchipping their pets. As a pet photographer, I have the privilege of capturing the joyful, playful moments of your pets, but behind every snapshot is the desire to keep them safe, healthy, and happy.....

05/21/2025

05/13/2025

Thank you for your service, Lucy! Enjoy retirement!

After eight years and 10 months of dedicated service, K-9 Lucy has officially retired from the Round Rock Police Department.Trained in explosives detection, tra

05/07/2025

Some photo sessions go beyond capturing cute faces and perfect lighting—they become love letters in real time. This was one of those sessions.

I recently photographed a trio of small but mighty pups: Near, a wise and gentle 4-year-old Malshi; Rem, his lively Chipoo sister at 3 years old; and Gyuvin, the tiniest and newest addition to the family—a curious and fluffy 8-month-old Pom mix with the kind of puppy energy that lights up a room. Their mom reached out for a special reason: Near, who was diagnosed with a high-grade mast cell tumor in March, is doing as well as he can post-surgery, but his prognosis is limited. The goal? To freeze this moment in time while he’s still thriving—surrounded by his pack, his person, and so much love.

This session was filled with everything I love about dogs: wagging tails, floppy ears, a bit of yapping (thanks, Gyuvin!), and plenty of treat-fueled enthusiasm. Despite the differences in age and personality, the bond between these three was undeniable. Near, ever the seasoned pro, wore his outfits with ease like he was born for the spotlight. Halloween matching costumes? This guy has experience. Rem brought the sass and sparkle, while Gyuvin gave us a bit of that chaotic puppy energy and infectious joy that only an 8-month-old can.

There was laughter, some posing chaos (as expected), and a lot of snuggling. And behind every photo was a deep, unspoken truth: the importance of holding onto now.

Sessions like these are a gentle reminder that photography isn’t just about preserving a look—it’s about honoring a life. Near may be facing a hard road ahead, but his story is far from over. These images will forever celebrate who he is: the heart of the family, the calm in the middle of the playful storm, the one who started it all.

To Near, Rem, Gyuvin, and Lea, thank you for letting me be a part of your story.

You can follow their adventures at on Instagram.