With all that is happening in the world right now with social distancing and #stayhomestaysafe, you may be finding yourself with a little extra time on your hands. If you’ve had your fill of #netflixandchill, or #quarantineandchill it may be time for your pet to shine by creating their own #pupstagram. Why am I using so many hashtags??
I’m done.
#pinkypromise.
To get you started, I thought I’d share a few of my tried and true tricks to get some cute pics of Porky, or Fido, or Floofnugget.
First off, make sure you’re in a space that has plenty of natural light. Beside a window, or in your yard is great. As long as that yard is 6ft or longer. I’ve ruined many a cute photo op by thinking the dark and moody look meant cornering my dog in the basement. It doesn’t.
Next, get down on their level. You have a low-riding Dachshund you say? Get ready to army crawl your way to an adorable photo! I have yet to return home from a photoshoot where I haven’t ended up on my belly at one point. Nothin’ a little Tide can’t take care of. Although, there was an incident at a lake involving an unfortunate amount of duck poop…

Other noisemakers that have worked fabulously have been:
-An empty plastic water bottle to crinkle.
-Rattling a treat bag, although this tends to get them running towards you.
-Your mouth. High pitched whining can usually produce a head tilt or two.
-The App, Dog Teaser. It has everything from bird trills to an elephant trumpet, even a dinosaur roar.
I hope this is a good start to get you on your way to Instagram stardom. Or at least have a few favorite pics of your pooch to treasure. I can’t wait to see what you capture!