Did you know that greyhounds don't sit like other dogs? So they don't SIT for their portrait???
Their bodies are used to running crazy fast, and they spend their racing careers in a crate laying down, standing up or running. Or how a previous client of mine said……. would YOU sit on such a bony buttocks? 😂Look closely next time you see a retired racer, they’re big muscles and bone.
Besides not sitting, the thing I found fascinating about them….
Is that their ears are usually back. In any other dog, if they pull their ears back, it’ll tell me that they’re certainly unhappy and something needs to change. In a greyhound, it’s their relaxed look.They’re just totally built streamline, even in their ears.
In the greyhound community, there are often posts of loving owners posting photographs of their doggos with the byline, “Where’s your earsies Quinn?”
That’s why the flower photo is so cool! If it was another doggo, I’d try get its ears up for its portrait, but this is who Quinn is.
These are a few of my favourites from their photoshoot
West Auckland and North Shore dog and family photography
Ah greyhounds are funny. Apparently they’re not big cuddle bugs because they’re such independent beings. I find it so remarkable how they adapt to pet and family life once they retire.
If you ask me, I think greyhounds are very much like cats. There’s a kind of royalty to them, and they know it.
Love, Salome
“Our greyhound doesn’t know commands like other dogs do, so I was very nervous that the photoshoot would be a waste of time. However, Salome is amazing and managed to get some awesome shots of our dog! Not only that, we aren’t very comfortable in front of the camera, but Salome made us feel at ease. Loved the experience and the photos we got in the end.”
If you think you would like to have a similar kind of photoshoot experience with your dog and / family, read more here of what a pet and family photography experience with Yellow Lab is like. Hair and makeup is available if you’d like to be pampered and feel your best in the photographs.
If you’re in Auckland, it is the perfect gift for her for Mothers day, Valentines, birthday, Christmas gift for animal lover or to treat yourself and your family & furry best friend.