One of the most common concerns of prospective clients is "my dog is not good off leash and will run off if he is off leash" along with "my dog is very reactive with other dogs or when there are lots of people around". This is because most, if not all my photos on my website and social media shows dogs / pets with no leash.

Let me let you in to a little bit of a secret... more than 90% of the dogs I photograph are just like yours in that most of them are on a lead the whole time during our session. I also work with reactive and anxious dogs. 

Plus your dog's safety is my number one priority during our pet photography session. 

Here are a couple of factors that I always consider to make sure that your dog is safe and happy during our session:

Leashes

As I mentioned above, most dogs I photograph are on a lead the whole time. With the help of Photoshop and snazzy editing skills and lots of detail work, I am able to remove the leash and some body parts too! Even if your dog is great off lead, I usually prefer them to be on a lead at all times as some of the locations I shoot require dogs to be on a lead. Unless it's very safe to do so, your dog has great recall and won't run off, and it's allowed in the area, then we can take your dog off the lead.

Here is an example of a before and after photo of a recent shoot I did with two gorgeous golden retrievers, Dasher and Comet. Move the slider left and right to see the before photo (right out of camera) vs after photo (fully edited).