SHELTER : Buddy the Border Collie

Buddy is a gorgeous Border Collie, who is really very fond of chasing his ball. He’s not so great at bringing it back, but hey…that’s all part of the game! As you can see, he was momentarily nonplussed when I moved his ball to take these portraits. But he’s a sweetie. He forgave me, and treated me to a lovely, happy grin into the camera.

I realised the other day that it’s been a while since I’ve explained what is behind this SHELTER project that I’m working on. Some of you are recently arriving here, and may be wondering what all the dog portraiture is all about!

I’ve partnered up with DCH Animal Adoptions, and we are creating a photo book of rescue success stories. All the dogs and cats who will feature in the book have been saved, fostered and then rehomed through the extended DCH network in Sydney. It’s a book of the happy-ever-afters!

At the moment, DCH works as a network of foster carers and volunteers who rescue abandoned animals, care for them temporarily in their own homes, and then eventually help them find their forever homes. The ladies who run DCH have been working on a long-term fundraising project to be able to build a physical shelter, which will allow them to rescue more animals from the pounds. All profits from these shoots, and any future book sales, will go directly towards financing the build of this shelter.

So, it’s all for a good cause, and I get my weekly fix of lovely dogs and cats. Win-win I say!

More images from Buddy’s session can be found on Facebook and on his website gallery