This is Buddy. When his mom told me she was bringing in a blind dog, I didn’t hesitate. I’ve shot many blind dogs for rescues before… but… they usually still have their eyes.

So I was a little surprised to see his had been removed. His owners explained he’d been rescued from Texas, and when he was found he had horrendous, oozing eye infections, so they needed to be removed.

You guys. I swear, you wouldn’t even know they were missing! Be it his sniffer or his amazing hearing, he trotted around the studio exploring like any old regular pup. And he even posed the same! What a champ.

I learned a lot from this session — but mostly I learned that even without those expressive eyes, dogs are still just as magical. I was so lucky to have spent a morning with this handsome guy.