Kiwi | Sydney Rescue Dog Photographer

Kiwi | Sydney Rescue Dog Photographer

One of my favourite rescuers lives a few streets away and has very similar taste in dogs to me, but almost every time I offer to photograph one of his charges they get adopted before the shoot. Miss Kiwi wasn't so lucky, but that's ok, 'cause I realllly wanted to meet...

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Ten facts about Bruno | Sydney Dog Photographer

Ten facts about Bruno | Sydney Dog Photographer

Since I've done ten facts about all my other dogs I thought it was about time I did Bruno. 1. Bruno is foster #4 and foster failure #3 Technically I kind of knew he was never going anywhere, but I had to tell Dave he was a foster until he fell in love with him too. I...

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Happy New Year! | Sydney Dog Photographer

Happy New Year! | Sydney Dog Photographer

It's freebie time again – 2012 wallpaper calendars for your computer and/or laptop. They're available in the following sizes: 1024×768 1280×1024 1280×800 1440×900 1680×1050 1920×1200 Click on the appropriate link above to begin the download. If you prefer your...

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Ho Ho Ho! | Sydney Dog Photographer

Ho Ho Ho! | Sydney Dog Photographer

Bruno's so versatile with his festive looks... Check out the Bull Breeds in Need Facebook page if you want to see Bruno's Christmas wish. I know we have three other dogs, but it's hard enough getting one blocky headed dog to sit still with a hat on – all four would be...

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Petey’s first Christmas | Sydney Dog Photographer

Petey’s first Christmas | Sydney Dog Photographer

Little Orphan Petey went to his new home last weekend. It was supposed to start with a two week adoption trial, but they said from the outset that a trial wouldn't be necessary, they're confident that he's a keeper. I thought they'd be ringing me after the first night...

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Pepper and Gucci | Sydney Dog Photographer

Pepper and Gucci | Sydney Dog Photographer

The weather in Sydney recently has been wreaking havoc with my booking schedule. I've gotten to a point where I presume I'll have to reschedule a shoot at least two times before it happens! On Tuesday the sky was totally overcast and it was really windy so I stopped...

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Bruno Loves Cocoa | Sydney Dog Photographer

Bruno Loves Cocoa | Sydney Dog Photographer

Bruno had a play date with my friend's foster dog today. They met on lead at dog training yesterday but today was their first off lead romp. Cocoa has an equally rambunctious play style so they're a perfect match for each other. The weather was utterly rubbish and the...

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Ruthless Leather update #15 | strong leather dog collars

Ruthless Leather update #15 | strong leather dog collars

This is probably going to be the last update of the year, so I'll make it a good one! We recently received a custom order for a Dobermann that's being Schutzhund trained. They wanted an agitation harness for doing bite work. Yet again Dave came up with the goods and...

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Stuff and Things | Sydney Dog Photographer

Stuff and Things | Sydney Dog Photographer

Excuse me for a minute while I jump on the complaining about Facebook bandwagon! If you're not an active fan of my pages (liking or commenting on photos/status updates) you will no longer see my posts in your news feed. They've also gotten rid of the option to send a...

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Sid and Vana | Sydney Cat Photographer

Sid and Vana | Sydney Cat Photographer

Mel was given a gift voucher for a photo session when she left her job at Hanrob many many months ago. She lives in a unit that doesn't have a huge amount of natural light so she was hoping to train her cats to be ok outside. It didn't go so well, so last week I took...

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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.