StoryBook Pets

Pet Portraits

Why Senior Dogs?

Puppies are wonderful. They bring a new energy and playful fun to our homes. We get to watch as they begin to explore their new little world.

But they are new to our lives and we haven’t built the relationship with them yet where they know when you’re crying and needing support.

With a puppy, you haven’t built the friendship so strong and a love so deep, where they’ve been with you through the heartache and big joyful moments of your lives.

These portraits are to celebrate the loyal and loving dogs who were there for us through the days of magic and days that were tragic. These sessions highlight these soul companions who we’ve confided in and shared our hearts.

Our beloved dogs who love us unconditionally through the phases of our lives. Our companions who wait patiently for our return every day. Our precious pets who make us laugh and cry and help us realize the depths of love we feel through them.

This is to honor their part in our life story.

“Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day.
It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.”

― John Grogan, Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog

“Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.”
― Colette

  • “Perhaps the greatest gift an animal has to offer is a permanent reminder of who we really are.” ― Nick Trout

  • “Our pets are the kids who never leave home." -Nick Trout

  • “Pets reflect you like mirrors. When you are happy, you can see your dog smiling and when you are sad, your cat cries.” ― Munia Khan

  • “Our pets are our family.” ― Ana Monnar

  • “Once a cat loves you, it loves you till the end.” ― Will Advise

  • “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ― Anatole France

  • “Our pet are our babies. We're not rational about them. Feathers or furs or scales, they're the center of entire worlds.” ― Nicole Snow

  • “Some things about being human can't be learned from your own kind..” ― Rona Maynard

  • “Some people love their animals more than their kids!” ― Steven Magee

  • “I have a crippling fear of being without a dog.” ― Morgan Matson