Remembering Canela | Sydney Dog Photographer

Remembering Canela | Sydney Dog Photographer

Canela was such an important member of her people's family they brought her with them when they moved here from Spain a few years ago. When she was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer recently they spared no expense trying to save her. They'd been planning to book a...

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Adopt Me 09.23 – Adopt a Puppy Sydney

Adopt Me 09.23 – Adopt a Puppy Sydney

My recently photographed adoptables are all from Fetching Dogs again. Click on the first thumbnail to open the full image and then scroll though the gallery using your arrow keys or the arrow buttons on the left and right of the image. [ngg_images source="galleries"...

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mitch & azuki lure coursing | sydney dog photos

mitch & azuki lure coursing | sydney dog photos

Yesterday we met up with Azuki and Mitch's people to let our boys try out the lure coursing machine. As you can see, there are no photos of Butters and Ninja chasing the lure because my crazy redheads were more interested in saying hi to all their potential new...

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Recent Sessions 08.23 – Sydney Dog Photography

Recent Sessions 08.23 – Sydney Dog Photography

Meet some of the dogs that have had sessions recently – 17yo Honey (who was terminally ill and given her wings the following day), Dudley (the winner of the PetO giveaway), Watson & Toulouse and Sparkle ... ⁣ Click on the first thumbnail to open the full image and...

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Adopt Me 06.23 – Adopt a Puppy Sydney

Adopt Me 06.23 – Adopt a Puppy Sydney

My recently photographed adoptables are all from Fetching Dogs again. Click on the first thumbnail to open the full image and then scroll though the gallery using your arrow keys or the arrow buttons on the left and right of the image. [ngg_images source="galleries"...

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Long Weekend Shenanigans | Jervis Bay Dog Photographer

Long Weekend Shenanigans | Jervis Bay Dog Photographer

We took the kids away for the recent long weekend. Because Dave is a tradie he had an RDO on the Tuesday so we made it an extra long weekend. Safe to say the boys had fun playing biteyface, tug and chasies for a lot of the time! Click the cog wheel in the corner of...

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Waving Goodbye to Trax | Sydney Pet Photos

Waving Goodbye to Trax | Sydney Pet Photos

Many many weeks ago the second of our three foster puppies, Niro (now Nugget) flew the coop to start life with his forever family. I thought Trax would be adopted soon after but with no adoption interest I ramped up my marketing efforts and took him on location for a...

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Keeya, Sunny & Oryx | Sydney Dog Photographer

Keeya, Sunny & Oryx | Sydney Dog Photographer

A look at the full gallery and printed artworks from Oryx, Keeya and Sunny's recent location session – an acrylic wall art collection, a custom designed Boutique Album in a clamshell box with all the digital files, an acrylic block, a bespoke Ruffined Designs collar...

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Ninja’s 2nd Birthday | Sydney Dog Photos

Ninja’s 2nd Birthday | Sydney Dog Photos

I’m how old?!! Happy 2nd birthday to my little grey faced mate, Ninja. There were treats and presents galore but the highlight for him was not having to share me with anyone for a few hours. There's a reel of him opening his presents on my @ruthlessratpack instagram...

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senior dog arthritis and sore back or joints supplements

senior dog arthritis and sore back or joints supplements

I often see friends and clients senior dogs slowing down, and I share this information with them, so I'm putting it on my blog in case it helps others also ...We are extremely fortunate that all our dogs to date have lived long and healthy lives. We put this down to...

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about ruth

Based in Sydney, Ruth O’Leary, is one of Australia’s most sought after dog photographers. She takes colourful and emotive photographs of dogs in stunning locations. Since the launch of Ruthless Photos in 2008 her images have brought tears of joy to hundreds of loving pet owners across the globe.

If you’d like to find out more please contact Ruth today.

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About Ruth

Based in Sydney, Ruth O’Leary, is one of Australia’s most sought after dog photographers. She takes colourful and emotive photographs of dogs in stunning locations. Since the launch of Ruthless Photos in 2008 her images have brought tears of joy to hundreds of loving pet owners across the globe. If you’d like to find out more please contact Ruth today.