Welcome to my work page!

Well, I guess I ought to start from the beginning...
I was born in Montgeron, a little city close to Paris. At the age of 9 I moved to Quebec City in Canada. I met Olivier my high school sweet hearts at the age of 14. In 2001, I graduated with a specialized Bachelor’s Degree in Photography and Cinematography at Laval University in Quebec City. After my undergraduate studies, I was hired as the Photography Director for the Impact Campus, the newspaper of the student community at Laval University. I have been also working for the Grands hebdos, weekly newspaper in the Quebec City region and The Jobboom Magazine of Montreal.

In 2003, my husband and I moved to San Francisco. I always wanted to find a photography job in the Bay Area but after realizing that San Francisco was a city of dogs, I decided to start my own business. In 2004, I created Merlin's Magic Paws and since then I have been pursuing my love and passion for animals by offering professional pet sitting, dog walking and yes, also pet photography services! I have so many photos to share that I can't put all of them on my page, but you are welcome to visit my website at www.samanthamerlin.com.

Taking care of pets is what I want to do for the rest of my life!





Piglet


 


The doggies

Let me introduce you to Piglet.

Piglet is my dog...well almost. She has 2 moms (Eve and myself). She sure is a lucky girl! Eve was one of my very first dog walking client. I met her and Piglet back in 2005. She was the cuttest dog ever, and she still is. Piglet has been with us since 2006. Oli and I love her so much, she is a great dog and we are so glad to have her in our lives. Thank you Eve for sharing Piglet/Domino. We love you!



The best of Piglet on photos