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Is your dog wary of strangers? Rufus only allows a very select amount of people into his personal space. I had to tailor my shooting style to make sure he wasn’t pushed out of his comfort zone. With distance, time and some very high value treats I managed to work with...

Kuuki and Nyksi were the very lucky winners of my 2020 Love Your Pet Day giveaway. These are some of my favourites from the Studio Session they had at the start of June.These two Finnish Lapphunds are an absolute credit to their owners. They are beautifully well...

This is almost vintage Ruthless Photos work right here! Bella and Marco's session was in 2018 and their person placed and paid for her order a few weeks later. There were a couple of decisions to be finalised but life got in the way, several times, so it wasn't until...

Can't decide which kind of session to book? Here are some benefits to booking a studio session: There are no distractions or other dogs to worry about You can see all my product range in person before I start shooting so you can tell me what you'd like to get out of...

Scooby and Dobby are owned by a foster carer for Saving Staffies. In fact I think they might both have started their life with her as foster dogs. No judgment here, it's a scenario I'm more than familiar with! During our pre-session conversations she painted them in a...

When I need a dog model the first place I ask is in my private group for the ruthlist subscribers. If that fails I put a call out on my Facebook page, which is exactly where I found these three medium sized light coloured dogs. First up was Echo - who was the...

I've shared all these images on Instagram already but for those that missed them ... here's a large selection of images that were ordered recently. ⁣ Click on the first thumbnail to open the full image and then scroll though the gallery using your arrow keys or the...

Benji from K9Fun dog training helped me test some gear a few weeks ago. I specifically wanted some running photos but I couldn't resist snapping some portraits while I was at it.How yummy was the golden light from the setting sun?Dogs that have a solid stay and recall...

You may remember this story from the last time I photographed Chopper but I'm telling it again anyway! The beautiful red boy in these photos was on death row at Renbury Farm many moons ago. I was there for a Team Dog enrichment project and fell in love with him. He...

I've had many sessions with Troy and Taka's people but always with their Fetching Dogs or Saving Staffies foster puppies. I was so happy when they decided to book a Portrait Session and a the HUH? book session in the studio for their own gorgeous blockheads. ...