Puppy breath x 8! When we arrived and entered the gate to meet Julie, her sister, Lisa and the pups, we were greeted by 8 - 6 week old Golden Retreiver puppies who were experiencing their first day out of the area they had been previously kept inside with the mother, Lilly. They bounded towards us and gave us a royal welcome that can only be bestowed by ones so young and innocent. It was beyond precious and heartwarming.
We have been searching for these pups since May of this year! (3 1/2 months). Some people did reply to my ads, but I knew they weren't the ones. By and large, I didn't get too many responses for this age group of pups. At one point we thougt we were going to have to just incorporate the information we displayed in this segment into our instructional portion. But...ta-daaaa! Let there be puppies. 8 to be exact! This segment will richly enhance the program and delight the viewers as well. A blessing, to be sure.
My thanks to Julie M for her patience, generousity and hospitaliy to us on this project. She and her sister, Lisa, were right there to do anything we needed. Mostly gathering up loose puppies, holding cue cards and helping us arrange props. By the time we were done with our 2nd day of filming Julie had even been doing sound checks for us and centering the camera when both Michelle and I were in the same scene. I told her she could add this skill to her resume! We couldn't have filmed this without the help of these dear gals.
Of all the sessions we have done, this one contained the most scenes and was the longest. The nice thing about it was that if we had a puppy that was too wiggly, we could just cut the scene and ask for a quieter one and vice versa. The 8 pups and 4 women were quite exhausted when we were all done just before it was too dark to continue filming. It was a full afternoon to be sure. Now it's off to the editing room for Michelle and I.
Watch for this show, "Start 'em out Right ~ Puppies" to be aired in January of 2010.
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