About

In Caren’s Words -
I started AT YOUR BARK AND CALL in Asheville, North Carolina in June, 1999. At this point I have more years of professional experience working with animals than I dare count. I started working in animal shelters in 10th grade. There was no way to keep me from bringing animals in that needed to be cared for - whether an injured bird or squirrel, or a stray puppy. I went to college, and then grad school - but never managed to work long in the fields I studied. I kept returning to caring for animals - as a vet assistant/tech, shelter worker, animal welfare officer ( the most heartbreaking and rewarding work one could ever imagine - I worked in CA, WI, NM, and here in Buncombe County.) At this time I am following my dream of working as a photographer. Naturally, my subjects are my noble friends - thus Noble Friends Photography! I donate much of my time to photographing for Asheville Humane Society and Hope for Horses.