One of the highlights of my job as a photographer is capturing kids with their canine buddies.
There's a big reason why movies such as Lassie, Benji, Old Yeller and other similar movies have been so popular, and that's because of just how special the relationship is between a child and their dog.
Owning a Collie Rough (the same breed and colour as Lassie), I cannot tell you how often people in the street stop me to reminisce about their childhood Collies and other dogs they had during their younger years. Your childhood dog is one of your first great loves beyond your parents, and will set the tone for how you feel and behave towards animals for the rest of your life.
Living with dogs teaches children empathy, compassion, respect, patience, responsibility, and pretty much every other quality you would want in your child. For kids who are not social butterflies, having a totally trustworthy playmate they can confide in, makes all the difference.
So if your child DOES have a dog in their life that has shaped their childhood, get them photographed, capture it. I've no doubt they will treasure those photos in years to come.
Take a look at some of these images I've taken of dogs and their little (and not so little) people.
Want to book your own session? Just email me at hello@nataliem.com.au
Natalie @ Heart Dog Photography xx
