Dog Photos With Santa Raise Thousands For Charity

ASHBURN, VA — A Northern Virginia mobile pet care company held a pet photography charity event that raised thousands of dollars for a pair of local animal welfare organizations. At Woofie's 6th Annual Paws & Claus event, pets had their pictures taken with Santa Claus. Each photo cost $25 and was emailed to the pet's owner in a high-resolution, print quality file that could be used for the holidays.

Professional pet photographer Ellen Zangla took pictures of more than 150 dogs, plus four cats and two guinea pigs, with Santa in November, raising $4,000 for Loudoun County Animal Services and Loudoun County Cat Coalition.

The charity event was held outside Woofie’s corporate office at 44200 Waxpool Road in Ashburn. Founded in 2004 as a pet-sitting and dog-walking company, Woofie's expanded its services in 2011 to include mobile grooming. The company now has a fleet of seven vans that provide pet grooming seven days a week, with mobile pet care franchises in Ashburn/Lansdowne, Leesburg, Reston/Herndon and South Riding/Aldie.