Meet The Dogist, a photographer who has documented over 1000 dogs

Heidi, Bernese Mountain Dog (4 y/o), 2015.“’Heidi’ – not very original for a Swiss breed, I know. She does everything from tracking, dock diving, obedience, drafting (carting), and conformation. She’s also had a long day of meeting new people.” (TheDogist/Instagram)

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Heidi, Bernese Mountain Dog (4 y/o), 2015.“’Heidi’ – not very original for a Swiss breed, I know. She does everything from tracking, dock diving, obedience, drafting (carting), and conformation. She’s also had a long day of meeting new people.” (TheDogist/Instagram)

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Ronny, Pit Bull mix (8 y/o), up for adoption in NYC. (TheDogist/Instagram)

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Toaster, Miniature Labradoodle (5 y/o), New York, NY • “The Instagram filter Toaster was named after him. He also survived a raccoon attack – the video has 8 million plus views. He’s a real mama’s boy. He recently saw a cat and almost cried.” (TheDogist/Instagram)

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Journey, Golden Retriever (9 w/o), 2015 AENC Meet the Breeds, Orlando, FL • “His family are all rock stars. His dad is Jagger, half brothers Ozzie, Axl, & Zevon, and uncle Zappa. He loves toilet paper – he’ll grab one end and just run through the house with it.” (TheDogist/Instagram)

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Rosie & Ruby, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (10 & 12 y/o) with The Dogist book, a compilation of the photographer Elias Weiss Friedmann’s photographs of over 1000 dogs. (TheDogist/Instagram)

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Ellie, Golden Retriever/Border Collie mix (8 y/o), Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica, CA • “She’s not afraid of heights. She goes out on the balcony and sticks her nose through the railing. She likes to take everything in.” (TheDogist/Instagram)

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New York-based photographer Elias Weiss Friedman has compiled photos from his blog The Dogist into a book, seen here. Friedman says it’s important to make eye contact with a dog before you photograph it. And he doesn’t like to put people in his photos, but sometimes they work well as background. (TheDogist/Instagram)

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Charlie, Siberian Husky (10 y/o), Tompkins Square Park, New York, NY • “Give him a hot dog and he’ll love you forever.” (TheDogist/Instagram)