As a  dog lover and owner myself, I absolutely love meeting new parents and photographing the latest addition to the family beside his or her four-legged friend. However, as a newborn photographer, the safety of your newborn will always be my highest priority.

With this in mind, I have written the following advice, which I would ask you to read carefully before deciding whether you should include your family's dog in your newborn session with me.

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With regard to the session itself please bear in mind the following:

• Health and safety in my studio is important.  In addition to the above, please ensure your dog is fully house-trained, healthy and up to date with vaccinations and worming (common sense with a new baby around, I know!)
• My studio will be very warm for the newborn session, please ensure you bring your dog's drinking bowl with you and, if he can tolerate the warmth, something for him to lie on.  If, like my own dog, he doesn't do well in the heat it would be best to have someone either collect him from the studio or have mum/dad pop him home after the family photos have been done.  As a nice calm atmosphere is preferred for the newborn photos, if your dog is as mad as a box of frogs (like my own!) again, it will be best for him to be taken home after his photos.
• Please remember to bring some of your dog's favourite treats for bribery/reward purposes!

Many thanks for reading;  I hope to meet you all soon!

Lorraine.