Rachael Rodgers Photo Works, PO Box 99, Exshaw, AB (2026)

Name: Rachael Rodgers Photo Works
Address: PO Box 99, Exshaw, AB, T0L2C0, CA
Telephone: +14037077223
Price range: $$$

07/09/2026

DELILAH: 6 months old

Delilah was unknowingly booked for an outing at a rusty adventure day camp in the Rockies. She showed up in fine spirits and asked no questions.

She seemed to enjoy the drive that got us to a canyon trailhead. She watched closely as supplies were packed then she accepted a harness and collar with her day camp emergency contact info.

She led the way up the trail, her nose working at max capacity. If not for her anchor, she would likely have been dining on a fresh, locally sourced critter and fowl breakfast just a few minutes into the hunt I mean adventure.

Alas, Delilah and her rusty anchor pushed on into the canyon to check out the impact from the recent heavy rains. (This would only later become a clear poor choice of adventure for which the camp extends an apology to Delilah.)

We were the first to arrive at the beautiful waterfall in the slot canyon this day and the (thriving) mosquito population greeted us with enthusiasm. Any type of concentration (photos for the photographer, hunting for the hunter) became impossible.

We hustled on through the canyon and out into the open, sunny creek. The mosquitoes tagged along. The creek bed had been excavated heavily by high water levels taking the worn path with it, so we picked our way through the remaining rocky landscape.

Despite packing a delicious picnic of PB&J and sardines, neither of us wanted to stop to eat due to the thirsty posse we had gathered.

Eventually, we turned back the way we came and made our uncoordinated escape. We ran into several smiling hikers in shorts on their way into the canyon to feed the wildlife. Delilah froze to assess every oncoming human and gave them a suspicious sniff on the way by if they allowed.

Delilah seemed as elated as me to get in the car. We hydrated and snacked in peace and silently agreed not to find ourselves in that situation again.

If you know someone who would love to have a sweet, eager, and smart girl like Delilah as a forever best bud, she’s adoptable now from Heart Mountain Rescue.

06/12/2026

MARCUS: 1.5 years old

After a few months healing up from cellulitis and mange in his foster family, Marcus is ready to start the rest of his life.

He out for a short-and-steep hike with a ridgeline portrait picnic yesterday to document his good looks and his hiking skills.

When we met at the trailhead, Marcus was jovial and gentle with both the camera lady and the baby she brought with her.

We all started up an immediate rocky climb in search of the perfect ledge for snacks and portraits. Marcus and the baby both snacked on the way to the snack spot, one on liver and one on apple.

Marcus can be rambunctious on leash and reactive to dogs, allegedly. We didn’t encounter the rambunctiousness or the reactiveness on this hike as there were no other dogs on this silly choice of a hike and Marcus was too busy carefully choosing his steps to pull on his leash.

When we found the snacks and portraits ledge, Marcus had a drink of water and got to work snacking and posing. He was great at both and seemed to enjoy the job.

When it was time to descend, Marcus did so behind his foster human, making it easier than expected.

Back at the cars, Marcus hopped into his foster car as if it was his own.

If you know someone who would love this sweet smiler, he’s adoptable now from Piña Perros Dog Rescue

05/22/2026

FLUFFERS: 4 years

Fluffers is an even keel adventurer. Not displeased, not anxious, and not bursting with glee at the opportunity to go on an “adventure” with two strangers.

She rode calmly from the shelter with volunteer Bre and met me at the meeting spot. Recently spayed, she accepted a lift into my car and rode the rest of the way to the trailhead with a smile.

At the trailhead, she maintained her level-headed demeanor as we hit the trail. We ascended her way: slowly, happily, and without undue excitement.

At the picnic spot, she found a few edible items amongst the array of offerings. She then allowed the humans to take her photo more times than seemed necessary.

She turned to leave when it was time and led us back to the cars.

This pensive smiler is currently residing at the shelter and is available to foster at Alberta Animal Rescue Crew. She recently gave birth to, fed, and clothed six pups, is recovering from a spay, and will be available for adoption in June after a touch of dental work.

04/22/2026

PEARL: 4 months

Pearl and her sister Carmella broke out of the shelter for the day yesterday to join foster pup Freya for an adventure.

Our volunteer friends Christy and Sue picked them up and met me at the trailhead. Each homeless pup was assigned a support human and Pearl got me (plus a bonus tiny support human).

Everyone got geared up and dipped in the pond first for a preemptive cooling. The hike is immediately steep and thoroughly warming. Our progress was slow and tangled as the support humans figured out to distance beyond leash reach. Maybe we never did figure that out.

Freya (6months), who has had adventures and daily domestic experience in a foster home, confidently led the way. Pearl and her sister Carmella, living in the shelter, found themselves in a quite unusual situation: an expedited adventure dog course? Flatlanders navigating a three dimensional world.

Freya kept both puppies on their toes with her strict discipline, but they also seemed to look to her for context when they weren’t sure what to think of it all.

Pearl, the most reluctant of this peculiar gaggle, accepted a carry over the especially steep or the especially odd or the especially unfamiliar terrain.

Despite the bombardment of new stuff to assess for danger, all puppies remained enthusiastic and rowdy.

If you know someone who would love a sweet and beautiful young pup, Pearl and Carmella are adoptable now. If you know someone who would love a thinker and a doer, bright and feisty Freya just may be their huckleberry.

All adoptable now from ARF Alberta in Calgary.

Address

PO Box 99
Exshaw, AB
T0L2C0

Telephone

+14037077223

Website

http://rachaelrodgersphotoworks.ca/

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