I first met Ben and Kirsten at the Saffron on the Hill Open Day back in March. They were there with Teddy and Bear, the mum and dad of the group.When Kirsten asked me to come and photograph their fur family of seven I jumped at the chance – it’s not every day you get to photograph such a large group. Kirsten and Ben were fantastic during the shoot, helping me wrangle the pups and distracting them from the camera with treats.

We spent a couple of hours trying to coax them to stand together long enough for a group shot, and we were just about to admit defeat when all of a sudden they all decided to sit down – the result was well worth the wait.

These gorgeous pups are all Pug x Shih-tzu, apart from dad Teddy who’s all pug. They are so well cared for and sweet natured, the shoot was an absolute pleasure – and even camera shy Junior came round in the end. First up, meet the gang!

Teddy is the dad of the group, and being a pug he LOVES his food

Bear, the Mum with wonderful ears

Junior was shy at first, but soon broke out the smiles

Cookie was the serious one of the bunch

Little Bear was also a little charmer

Princess definitely lived up to her name!

Patch with a gorgeous little smile

After the individual shots were done, we decided to get them all into the car to try a group shot. While we didn’t get all seven, we did get some fantastic group shots which I think sum up dogs in cars very well – pure joy!

And finally, the shot I love the most – all seven in one place!

Thanks for reading everyone! Next week I’ll have Pheobe, Connor and Merrick to show you – two gorgeous dachshunds and their tabby friend.