Ok…here’s something a little lighter after yesterday. The Miniature Daschund is another photogenic breed of dog that I always love to photograph. I think I must be partial to small breeds with long hair and drooping ears. Why then, do I have a large German Shepherd in my life???

I photographed these little doggies on a white sheet draped over a sofa. It was a very primitive studio setup, but it worked for me in the early days before I had invested in any decent equipment.

Trying to capture multiple dogs like this is often difficult. They all want to look in different directions, or one of them inevitably decides to wander off stage left. You have to have well trained dogs and/or a lot of patience to do this successfully. Or, in the case of the Labrador puppies in this photo, give them a good feed, let them sleep and then photograph them as soon as they wake up, and you have a winner.