While you're out doing your Christmas shopping, small businesses across San Diego are encouraging you to consider them.
Fifty small businesses in North Park showed off their uniqueness during Small Business Saturday, including Oh My Dog! Photography. They specialize in photographing you four-legged family members.
“Many years ago, we were family portrait photographers, and we just found it to be more fun and satisfying when people brought their pets along,” said business owner Tee Taylor.
Last year, customers spent around $5.7 billion at independent stores across the country on Small Business Saturday.
“I think it's important to support small businesses because it keeps our economy in the community,” Taylor said. ”I think that the big advantage for shopping small businesses is really for the shopper. It's so great to be able to tell a story to somebody's who receiving the gift about where that gift came from."
It's a gift that comes in many forms for Rob Millar and his dog Kayla. She's 11 years old and may be on her last paws.
“She's older. She's got arthritis, and we're going for a hip replacement surgery in the next couple of weeks," Millar said.
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Oh My Dog photographers used everything from treats to special noises to bring out the puppy in Kayla, capturing a special memory Millar won't soon forget.
“I think it's great to have some of the moments in some of the photos that we wouldn't be able to capture on our own," he said.
