Staffy Rescue mega fundraiser

Staffy Rescue mega fundraiser

Staffy Rescue is a registered animal welfare charity committed to trying to save and rehome as many Staffordshire Bull Terriers and larger bull breed dogs as possible. They are currently having to re-locate their rescue shelter and all the money raised from this...

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Happy 2nd birthday to Ruthless Leather!

Happy 2nd birthday to Ruthless Leather!

Today marks our website's second birthday. If you've been a fan of ours for a while you might remember that last year we ran a week long birthday promotion. Well... we're doing it again!! Anyone that orders and pays for a collar from our website between noon on Monday...

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Feel the love competition | Sydney Dog Photographer

Feel the love competition | Sydney Dog Photographer

If you're not on my mailing list you wouldn't have heard about my latest competition yet. It's all a bit exciting! 1. Post a photo of your beloved pet/s here. 2. Share the link on your wall on Facebook and ask all your friends to vote for you. 3. The photo with the...

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Giving away + giving back | leather dog collars

Giving away + giving back | leather dog collars

Our Facebook page has been a bit quiet lately and we've been hovering around 1990 likers for what feels like forever. I've been planning a giveaway for when we reach 2000, but I can't wait any more! When we reached 1000 we gave away a collar and lead to someone drawn...

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Hooray for us! | strong leather dog collars

Hooray for us! | strong leather dog collars

We launched our website on April Fools' Day 2010. Our supporters have been really loyal so we wanted to do something to mark the event. We thought about having a BBQ, but that would limit it to Sydneysiders. Instead we've come up with a huge promotion and, since the...

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Raffle for pet owners in flood affected areas of Australia

Raffle for pet owners in flood affected areas of Australia

Ruthless Leather and Ruthless Photos have donated a huge prize to MDBA PACERS to be raffled off in order to raise funds to help pet owners in flood affected areas of Australia. Happy Paws Training Treats have also come on board and very generously donated a second and...

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Happy Birthday to me! | Sydney Pet Photographer

Happy Birthday to me! | Sydney Pet Photographer

I've been doing photography for a lot longer than a year, but I only launched the Ruthless Photos website a year ago. It's been a great year and I've gotten to meet some fabulous dogs and their owners. Yes I come home covered in hair and slobber and sometimes bruised...

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Hallowe’en competition time!

Hallowe’en competition time!

Are you dressing your dog up this Hallowe'en? To celebrate the impending launch of my fundraiser calendar I'm going to hold a little photo competition for the best dressed pet. The winner will receive one of my A3 calendars plus postage to anywhere in the world. How...

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Another raffle for a white bull breed in need

Another raffle for a white bull breed in need

Remember Sam the homeless white Staffy? When SBTCV Rescue saw he was in need of a home they offered to take him on if his owners could fly him to Melbourne. He arrived last Saturday with an open wound on his leg. His rescuer took him to the vet where he had to undergo...

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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.