Although 2020 has been really rough so far, (to put it mildly), there is at least one silver lining. A lot of people adopted dogs or cats this spring. Krista from Impressions Photography had a dog-friendly session with a newly adopted pup and her humans. Athena is a Lab/German Shepherd mix puppy and utterly adorable!
From Krista: “Olivia and her boyfriend, Frank, adopted a new family member Athena, a German Shepherd mix and Lab puppy. Athena was just five months old and a ball of energy when I took these photos.
Both Olivia and Frank are students at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. They felt that with their classes being moved to online this semester and being in quarantine they would have a great opportunity to train Athena and give her the most attention. 
So far she has learned sit, paw, and lay down. It hasn’t taken her long to know exactly who her humans are too. She cried the minute dad left the yard and was elated by his return. She really is a sweet pup and the three make the most adorable family.”
From Olivia: “At six months old Athena is 100% puppy. She has two settings, either she is completely zonked out and napping or she is in crazy mode! The quarantine here in Miami has actually worked out for us to really spend a lot of time with her and get all of that puppy energy out.
We go for runs every day and are fortunate to have a fenced backyard where she can play fetch for hours. She also LOVES water. As soon as she sees the sprinkler come on she knows it’s time to play. We have started getting our daily rainstorms here in Florida, so that means lots of puddles. Our biggest challenge is to keep her from running through every puddle she comes across! Car rides are another treat for her. We haven’t gone too far yet, but she is an excellent passenger when we do! 
The first day we caught her chewing on a cord. We quickly baby-proofed the entire house and learned fast that we can’t turn away from her for even a minute. Since then it’s been pretty smooth sailing.
She is well behaved, she eats well, sleeps through the night. and is on a good schedule. She’s also the most affectionate puppy you’ll ever find!! We couldn’t ask for a better addition to our lives!”
If you have adopted a puppy during the pandemic, Wayside Waifs offers some great tips to help with socializing your new puppy.
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About Impressions Photography: Based in southwest Florida, Krista specializes in wedding photography. She is available to travel.
ok what a sweet little lab! yum! i love all these pictures 🙂
A mix of German Shephard and lab is so nice two great breeds. She looks like a real sweetheart and the pictures are so nice.
That is one gorgeous pup!! Athena looks like such a good girl. Thanks for another feel good post.
I love these photos! It’s nice that she’s so well behaved. I know lots of pets have been adopted during the pandemic, which is awesome.
Hi it’s Brenda from RubyHemMinistries.com Love your lab! I rescued my service dog who’s now rescuing me. I really need to get a DNA test done on him to find out what he is though LOL
I love dogs and i love your blog. Thanks for working on adopting pets. It is such a big need in our society. Pets make a huge difference in our lives. Thanks once again.
I have a soft spot for German Shepherds because I grew up with them!
This post just makes my day! Love seeing these pictures again. We had such a great time with their photo shoot and you’ve featured their story beautifully! Thank you for sharing!!!!
It was wonderful to learn more about this beautiful family.
Oh my, he is adorable! I loved all those cute pictures you shared!
Adopting a pet can be so rewarding and looks like Athena found a loving home!
These photos are so adorable. What a wonderful dog! She is so beautiful too. My favorite photo is the one where the dog has her tongue hanging out. That is so cute.
What a sweet face! You did a great job capturing his personality.
Great photos of Athena! I’m glad to hear that people are adopting more rescue dogs during the pandemic.
Oh what a beauty, the colours of Athena are just beautiful! These are some lovely photos to look back on.
This is the most photogenic dog I’ve ever seen!
What a beautiful dog. We got our dog from a shelter years ago and she has some of the same colorings!
These photos all came out so well. The dog and her owners are so photogenic!
She is such a beautiful dog. These are some great pictures too!
Great photos. What a sweet dog and family.
Oh I love his tongue, such a cutie! I never heard of a lab/german shepard mix!