I had a great shoot with Toby and his parents! It really was great, the family was so friendly, and get this... they were my assistants for the shoot! Lauryn and Jada and Jim were just enormous help with the reflector and the leash, especially when it came to running shots. It all would have gone well with just one family member but to have three, well, that was just an embarrassment of riches.

Now Toby is a four-year-old golden retriever and we photographed him in the gold fields near Newbury Park. And yes, that's right, you guessed it. At the golden hour. In the golden state. How's that for the golden boy?

Toby has what the family calls a "nose hawk," a thin ridge of darker fur that rides up the center of his muzzle. It's very cute. And he is very handsome.

Toby loves his family and goes to his grandparents house as sort of doggy daycare and likes to swim.

Want to see Toby? Well, why not just have a look at his slideshow?