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Experience as a canine obedience trainer and instructor, and years of working in the veterinary field, I've had years and years (okay, DECADES) of experience handling animals, especially dogs! As I trained dogs, I also photographed them and their owners were suddenly interested. Therefore, I got a better camera and a more serious attitude... and, viola, CapturePhotography!! Since starting the doggies, I also photographed my own children... their friends and my friends saw the photos and requests to branch out beyond the dogs came in! I work to CAPTURE the essence of the subject, the magic of the moment and the personality of each gracious (and reluctant!) subject... I hope you enjoy my "work!"

Leslie Staven

Galleries

PESO : Peso in the Springtime

PESO

Peso in the Springtime

Updated: Jun 27, 2009 7:43am PST

ZOO DAY WITH SADIE :

ZOO DAY WITH SADIE

Updated: Jun 15, 2009 12:37am PST

HOG-KBOB in Kerman, CA :

HOG-KBOB in Kerman, CA

Updated: Jun 11, 2009 1:32am PST

SOUTHERN STAR RANCH BOARDING KENNEL :

SOUTHERN STAR RANCH BOARDING KENNEL

Updated: May 31, 2008 1:59pm PST

BIG SKY OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP :

BIG SKY OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Kenny, a future PEANUT DETECTING DOG :

Kenny, a future PEANUT DETECTING DOG

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Remy Gets Her Very Own Boy

AZUSA - Track and Field - DECATHLETES : Asa, Nick, Corbin and... oh yeah, Linda!!

AZUSA - Track and Field - DECATHLETES

Asa, Nick, Corbin and... oh yeah, Linda!!

Updated: Apr 16, 2008 9:27pm PST

RAPTORS :

RAPTORS

Winter in Yellowstone :

Winter in Yellowstone

Swagger and Plinko : WATERMARK will not be printed on photos ordered through SmugMug! Christmas cards available - contact Leslie at dokimas@aol.com... $16 / 20cards

Swagger and Plinko

WATERMARK will not be printed on photos ordered through SmugMug! Ch ...

Updated: Dec 08, 2007 10:59pm PST

Zeus and Puma : WATERPRINTING WILL NOT BE ON PURCHASED PRINTS. CHRISTMAS CARDS ARE AVAILABLE - CONTACT DOKIMAS@AOL.COM

Zeus and Puma

WATERPRINTING WILL NOT BE ON PURCHASED PRINTS. CHRISTMAS CARDS ARE ...

Updated: Dec 06, 2007 9:53pm PST

ANTIQUES FOR SALE : Call 512-639-9430 or email dokimas@aol.com

ANTIQUES FOR SALE

Call 512-639-9430 or email dokimas@aol.com

Updated: Nov 26, 2007 7:54am PST

Mountains - Wyoming and Montana : Photos taken in Montana and Wyoming from August 22, 2007 to October 24, 2007 If you choose to place orders, when delivered, the prints will NOT have the watermark on them!

Mountains - Wyoming and Montana

MISTER BISMARK : Bismark's new living conditions!!

MISTER BISMARK

Mister Manong : This cute little Yorkshire Terrier was in for some basic obedience training... smart, but stubborn, little Mister!

Mister Manong

This cute little Yorkshire Terrier was in for some basic obedience tra ...

Updated: Jun 17, 2007 6:13pm PST

SPITZER :

SPITZER

Updated: Jun 17, 2007 5:57pm PST

Bo Corn - : THE CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY WATERMARK YOU SEE HERE, WILL NOT BE ON THE PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH.

Bo Corn -

Atilla the Doberman : THE "WATERMARK" DISPLAYED WILL NOT BE ON ANY OF THE PRINTED PHOTOS!!

Atilla the Doberman

THE "WATERMARK" DISPLAYED WILL NOT BE ON ANY OF THE PRINTED PHOTOS!!

Updated: May 21, 2007 9:09pm PST

Scout and Bear :

Scout and Bear

Updated: Apr 24, 2007 4:58pm PST

GIRLS TRACK - 2007!! : CONGRATULATION TO THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!

GIRLS TRACK - 2007!!

CONGRATULATION TO THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!

Updated: Apr 22, 2007 6:24pm PST

Track and Field - - 2007 :

Track and Field - - 2007

Updated: Apr 22, 2007 12:35pm PST

Track and Field - DISTRICT MEET 2007 :

Track and Field - DISTRICT MEET 2007

Updated: Apr 22, 2007 12:06pm PST

PANZER the Charmer : German Shepherd Dog trained at Southern Star Ranch Boarding Kennel Training Facility, Florence, Texas

PANZER the Charmer

German Shepherd Dog trained at Southern Star Ranch Boarding Kennel Tra ...

Updated: Apr 13, 2007 10:15pm PST

Cats, meanwhile, make us humble! : I've got a feeling you're falling... in love with Spice and Camber! Want to adopt one? Contact Joyce at joyce@austindog.org -- and if Spice or Camber isn't exactly what you're looking for, Joyce has other dogs in need of a family! OR... are you interested in a loving, GERMAN SHEPHERD in need of a home? Contact megan@5dogstudio.com

Cats, meanwhile, make us humble!

I've got a feeling you're falling... in love with Spice and Camber! W ...

Updated: Mar 21, 2007 6:38pm PST

Oscar and Riley :

Oscar and Riley

Updated: Feb 17, 2007 7:44pm PST

MUSCLES : You know, don't you, that I have muscular dystrophy - I've been super fortunate as I was never really expected to live a long and "normal" life. I've been strong enough to do almost every thing I've wanted with no complaints. Well, over the past two years, the disease seems to be progressing. Assuming you know the history and what is muscular dystrophy involves, I'm moving on to my news. In October, while photographing a service dog, I had some trouble getting up. The labrador retriever moved next to me and, without thinking, I used him to get up - putting my hand on his back and pushing. As I bent to get a lens cap, he picked it up. Nothing occurred to me until several hours later in the quiet of my car... Gee, that dog actually was working for me. Someday, I have a bad feeling that I'll need one of those. My boss and another trainer immediately got excited and volunteered to help me find and train a service dog for myself. Well, on January 10th, we went to see a dog which was big enough and, after testing him, he met all the critera for the service dog!! Plus, he absolutely adored me - literally would not take his eyes off of me. I've named him Muscles for two reasons - first that he will be my muscles as my own peter out... and, second, when I was a kid and had to go to the hospital for a muscle biopsy, Mom gave me a stuffed dog named "Muscles." I still have Muscles #1... and now I have an incredibly devoted, beautiful Muscles #2! Enjoy the photos -- and watch for more news on Muscles and his training! Leslie

MUSCLES

You know, don't you, that I have muscular dystrophy - I've been super ...

Updated: Jan 26, 2007 6:52pm PST

Gracie Christmas pictures : HI GRACIE'S OWNERS! Hope you enjoy these photos... sorry I wasn't able to show them to you in person when you picked up Gracie. If there are any that you like, you can order them through this website OR call me/email me and tell me which picture (by caption) that you'd like and what size. Again, a "page" would be $15... which would consist of 1 -8x10, 2-5x7, etc. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN CHRISTMAS CARDS, I charge $19/20 cards and can get them to you within three days of the order. Just select your photo and identify it by the caption and contact me and I'll get right on it!! Hope to hear from you, Leslie dokimas@aol.com

Gracie Christmas pictures

HI GRACIE'S OWNERS! Hope you enjoy these photos... sorry I wasn't ab ...

Updated: Dec 03, 2006 7:35pm PST

Duncan Dognut... WYATT'S DOG!! :

Duncan Dognut... WYATT'S DOG!!

Updated: Dec 02, 2006 10:59am PST

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Thanksgiving at Katy's, 2006

Updated: Nov 24, 2006 9:28pm PST

Wyatt :

Wyatt

Updated: Nov 22, 2006 9:31pm PST

Autumn Portraits of Gracie : No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does. ~Christopher Morley

Autumn Portraits of Gracie

No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the ...

Updated: Nov 15, 2006 7:31pm PST

Christmas pics of Southern Star guests :

Christmas pics of Southern Star guests

Updated: Nov 14, 2006 7:50pm PST

LAWLESS - a name which no longer fits!! : The dog was created especially for children - He is the god of frolic. (Henry Ward Beecher 1813-1887)

LAWLESS - a name which no longer fits!!

The dog was created especially for children - He is the god of frolic. ...

Updated: Nov 12, 2006 7:48pm PST

Samone :

Samone

Updated: Nov 02, 2006 8:07pm PST

Sandy at Southern Star Ranch : Christmas photos taken at Southern Star Ranch, Florence, TEXAS

Sandy at Southern Star Ranch

Christmas photos taken at Southern Star Ranch, Florence, TEXAS

Updated: Nov 02, 2006 8:02pm PST

DOGTOBERFEST 2006 : Christmas and fall photos taken at Southern Star Ranch - at the first annual DOGTOBERFEST! See "Dogs Available for Adoption" to see some of the sweet faces you missed at Dogtoberfest!

DOGTOBERFEST 2006

Christmas and fall photos taken at Southern Star Ranch - at the first ...

Updated: Oct 31, 2006 8:27pm PST

Unnamed :

Unnamed

Updated: Oct 31, 2006 8:26pm PST

Bismark at Southern Star Ranch :

Bismark at Southern Star Ranch

Updated: Oct 23, 2006 9:03pm PST

Autumn Photos of Tara and Timmy : It should be our goal to be the person our dog thinks we are.

Autumn Photos of Tara and Timmy

It should be our goal to be the person our dog thinks we are.

Updated: Oct 20, 2006 5:52am PST

Siska : The more I see of man, the more I like dogs. ~Mme. de Staël

Siska

The more I see of man, the more I like dogs. ~Mme. de Staël

Updated: Oct 20, 2006 5:47am PST

Autumn Photos of Lexi : The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man's. ~Mark Twain

Autumn Photos of Lexi

The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man's. ~Mark ...

Updated: Oct 20, 2006 5:37am PST

Autumn Photos of Chupis : A dog loves you when no one else does.

Autumn Photos of Chupis

A dog loves you when no one else does.

Updated: Oct 19, 2006 8:45pm PST