Real, live Santa Claus sits for photographer Mark Shapiro and good dog Kahlua at Grandview Off-Leash Park in SeaTac Nov. 24. The park’s volunteer stewards hold an annual fundraiser for the popular park at which their community of dogs and dog parents can get holiday photos for $5 — with a professional Santa, festive decor and optional holiday sweaters. The park hosts at least one additional photo shoot each year, sometimes in the spring. Kahlua sat very still during this photo shoot, surely earning everything customarily on a dog’s wish list (more food and more time at the dog park). Seattledogspot.com kindly lists many upcoming holiday photo shoots.
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