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SPOTLIGHT
The
Myers family first came to us in 2004, when son John was 6-months-old.
John's mother Samantha says, "when my daughter Mary was born, I knew we
would be going right back to Sutton Studios when she turned 6-months.
Not only is David the best pet photographer, in my opinion, he is the
best kid photographer as well."
Samantha
says that after driving for almost two hours form Crystal Lake this
January, her husband Kevin and she, "were a little nervous about how
our 3-year-old and our 6-month-old would be during the photo session."
But with children's music playing in the background and, "letting my
kids just be themselves, my son and daughter were happy and having fun!"
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REFLECTION & REFRACTION
 Our Evolutionary Leg-up
Did we really domesticate dogs, or is that just our anthropocentric view of things?
Back in 1993 (about the time we started Sutton Studios), research
indicated that the human-dog connection went back over 14,000 years;
that dogs became domesticated around the end of the Old Stone Age.
More recent archaeological evidence suggests that this bond goes back well over 100,000 years
to roughly the time that modern humans first arrived on the scene. In
other words, canines and humans have been allied for nearly all of
human history.
Theories of how this bond came about most often suggest that wolves
were attracted by food scraps and other refuse left around human camps
after humans (those supposed mighty hunters) were finished eating. They
suggest that humans tolerated, and eventually allied with, the wolves
because the canines offered security – they would sound alarm if they
caught wind of trouble, and could frighten off larger predators. The
popular wisdom suggests that wolves traded their wild heritage for a
free meal, and so canis lupus evolved to become canis familiaris.
If dogs could write on the subject, they might tell a different story.
Our earliest human ancestors may have been hunter-gatherers, but they
were predominantly gatherers. Recent fossil evidence suggests that the
best cut of meat most early humans enjoyed was marrow they extracted
from the bones of carcasses left over by more skilled predators - say,
wolves.
I like to think that early humans didn’t get any prime cuts of meat
until they learned to hunt, and that they learned to hunt by watching
and mimicking wolves at work. I think it was primarily our ancestors
and not our dogs’ ancestors who found this symbiosis advantageous.
Though we’ll never know for sure how humans and canines came together -
for now the dogs aren’t talking - whatever evolutionary deal was struck
has served us both in thousands of ways for thousands of years, and our
lives and histories remain inextricably intertwined.
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COMMUNITY FOCUS
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Giving Back
Sutton
Studios' Silent Auction Donation Program is in full swing in 2007. In
the first quarter, we've given over 15 gift certificate packages to
charitable organizations to raise money for causes like animal welfare,
children's education, literacy, and cancer and AIDS research. We're
proud to be able to support nonprofit organizations in our community.
If you have an event coming up, contact Stacey to explore the possibility of having a Sutton Studios package as part of your auction.
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