Dan, BoBo and Ruff | Sydney Dog Photographer

Dan, BoBo and Ruff | Sydney Dog Photographer

I had barely finished unpacking my holiday clothes when it was time to roll my sleeves up and get back to work. Dan, Bobo and Ruff were my first clients of the year. Their owners warned me that they're "monsters". I wouldn't go that far, but they certainly did make me...

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Molly and Digger | Sydney Dog Photographer

Molly and Digger | Sydney Dog Photographer

And while I'm on a blogging roll check out this pair of lovelies – five year old brother and sister, Molly and Digger! That photo was taken in the entrance to their boathouse, which is on their private beach at the end of their massive garden. These dogs really do...

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Ruby the Dobermann | Sydney Dog Photographer

Ruby the Dobermann | Sydney Dog Photographer

Ladies and gentlemen – meet Ruby! Regular followers of my blog are probably thinking she's another MonElite Dobermann, but she's not. She does have similar lines in her pedigree though, so you're not that far off the mark. We started her session at home where Ruby...

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LuLu the Sheltie | Sydney Pet Photographer

LuLu the Sheltie | Sydney Pet Photographer

LuLu's owner was gifted a mini-session with me by her friend for her 30th birthday (what a nice friend!!). I love Sheltie's, they're such pretty little dogs, so I was really excited when she got in touch to schedule her shoot. LuLu was a bit camera shy but she's good...

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Xas the Golden Oldie | Sydney Dog Photographer

Xas the Golden Oldie | Sydney Dog Photographer

As we were driving to the location for 10 year old Xas' session his owner told me that he's been through the wars recently – he had vestibular disease and while he was at the vet receiving treatment for that he picked up a paralysis tick. It was a very difficult time...

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Three generations | Sydney Dog Photographer

Three generations | Sydney Dog Photographer

Recently I got the sad news that two of Divani's littermates had died suddenly [in totally unrelated incidents]. While I've taken lots of photos of MonElite Dobermann's puppies over the years I hadn't taken many of her foundation bitch. We arranged a mini-session for...

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Princess the water baby | Sydney Dog Photographer

Princess the water baby | Sydney Dog Photographer

I met the owner of Dogzdayz dog walking a couple of years ago at a pet event in the Entertainment Quarter. We later exchanged emails regarding a shoot for her dog Princess, but then the plug had to be pulled as she required expensive cruciate surgery. When I got an...

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Maverick the Lab | Sydney Dog Photographer

Maverick the Lab | Sydney Dog Photographer

It was a real struggle choosing photos for this blog post because there are just so many from the shoot that I love. Maverick was such a great dog to work with. He's only 15 months old and he's still full of puppy silliness, but he's also well trained and socialised....

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Bandit and Shiver | Sydney Dog Photographer

Bandit and Shiver | Sydney Dog Photographer

I could not be any more excited to share these photos with you. I suspect that most of the people that follow my work are bull breed fanatics, but I think even these little furballs will be to your liking! Bandit and Shiver are both rescues and I was utterly delighted...

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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.