Bedroom eyes | Sydney dog photographer

Bedroom eyes | Sydney dog photographer

Bruno was being incredibly cute this morning [oh who am I kidding, he's incredibly cute all the time!] so I grabbed my camera and took some photos of him in the bedroom. Please can I get on the bed? He doesn't realise he can push the wardrobe door closed to get to me...

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Celebrating the new kid | Sydney Dog Photographer

Celebrating the new kid | Sydney Dog Photographer

It'll come as no surprise to anyone that Bruno is now officially a foster failure. He's slotting into the pack nicely and although he's not quite the perfect puppy that he hoodwinked me into thinking he was, he's still pretty well behaved compared to Chopper at his...

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Introducing Bruno | Sydney Dog Photographer

Introducing Bruno | Sydney Dog Photographer

Meet Bruno! We're going to be fostering him when we get back from overseas [more about that below]. The reason I haven't been taking a lot of photos recently or blogging is because I've been setting up Bull Breeds in Need. As I was putting listings on the Facebook...

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Our country holiday | Sydney Dog Photographer

Our country holiday | Sydney Dog Photographer

A couple of months ago I jokingly posted on Facebook that I wanted someone to find us a pet friendly rental for the Christmas holidays. Due to massive procrastination and several plan changes we'd left it too late to find anywhere. Pet friendly places tend to get...

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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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Neglected and dejected

Neglected and dejected

No, Chopper's not neglected or dejected, he's just refusing to look at the camera because he knew there was no food or toy in it for him. He's quite the diva sometimes! What I was actually referring to was my blog. I haven't posted for ages. For those that don't know,...

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And then there were five…

And then there were five…

We had to make the very tough decision to give Ivan his wings last night. He was 11.5 years old and he'd been sick for some time. We thought he was just getting old, but some blood tests done a fortnight ago revealed that he had pancreatitis. He was being treated for...

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New Bed! | Sydney Dog Photographer

New Bed! | Sydney Dog Photographer

The zipper on the dog bed in our living room broke recently. I was reluctant to fork out big bucks for another one, but every time I turned my back the wretched Staffys pulled the stuffing out of it and it was breaking my heart! I stumbled across Molly Mutt on...

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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.