Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas, & Chiloe: Dogs

Jeanenne - I want that little black baby one!

Abby - Ahhhh! I agree with Alessandra, best post ever. The husky’s eyes are enchanting, I swear I saw that exact photo in the Boston Globe the other day. Love the doggies!!

Mikalee Byerman - Sadly, I’m allergic to dogs…and your post almost made me erupt into a fit of sneezes.

Beautiful pix. Just wish I could hold one…

GB - awwwwwwww. love doggies. thanks for sharing!

beautyvanity - Great post!
I love dogs and these pictures are lovely, the first one and the black baby are adorable!
thank you for sharing

Nin - cute pictures…

Maria - I’m passionate about dog photography too, would do it all day long if I could. Loved your shots for the variety, characters and environment. Check out my gallery if you have the time. Keep up the good work.

Lakia Gordon - They are so cute It looks like they are really posing for the camera!

dearexgirlfriend - i hate to be unoriginal…but that little black pup is freaking adorable.

Yahong Chi - Oh M Godiva, I love dogs… and these babes are just adorable!!

J Roycroft - Great pics. Congrats on FP

aephotography - These shots are great. Composition and feeling are strong and graceful. PLUS, dogs are just cute. (:
I shoot photography in Coeur d’ Alene and you’ve inspired me to do something with dogs.
Thanks for the great post!

maru - Nice guys! Like a lot #8.
Congrats for the freshly pressed!

All County Insurance - Brea, California - Great pictures! I was doing the same thing in Quito, Ecuador about a year ago. I was actually taking some pictures on my first day of about 10 dogs that were living at this outside laundry mat — moments later my camera was stolen by a man with a knife, so sadly i don’t have those pictures anymore.

As I headed south of Quito, I still had another camera and took many pictures of dogs and I too, got stares from the locals. It was interesting how a lot of dogs were on the roofs of buildings. One thing that really made the people of Ecuador look at me like I was crazy was when I fed a street dog some of my food from a restaurant, they almost looked mad, as if the dogs didn’t deserve it and the food was reserved for humans only. Very interesting how different cultures treat dogs.

GAiquel - hey! since you are in Chile, and love dogs, maybe you should go to Valparaíso. Lots of beautiful landscapes and , sadly, lots of stray dogs.
beautiful pics, by the way.

chicago photographers - Great set of photos! You really have a knack for pet photography.

Jessy (squeezetheday) - Great pics!

Drea - Great blog. I love dogs, I have 3 of my own, but they are never still long enough for me to get any good pictures of them!

John Mackie - The eyes do it for me, so lovely.

Tim - Awww those dogs are so cute!!!!! I have a golden doodle and I got to say from those pictures are so damn adorable, especially the dark brown puppy!

Rick - Those pictures are phenomenal, I wish I could take one of those puppies home with me.

Taylor David - Great shots Lana, I knew you would make it big some day! Now step it up and get some “high risk” photography shots haha

Stacy - Beautiful photos!

Tracy - Your photos are GORGEOUS – and I thought I was the only gringa who loved to photograph street dogs. My husband’s Salvadoran family thought I was a little cuckoo. LOL.

manchester plasterer - beautiful pictures, the eyes on huskies are out of this world. great job

mashgula - These pictures are amazing, all those dogs are lovely!
Unfortunately, we have lots of stray dogs in Chile and most people don’t look at them the way you do. They’re really friendly and I wish I could take them home with me
Keep shooting beautiful pictures!
Greetings from Stgo.

ana maria - Que coisa mais lindaaaa….

fearfuldogs - I like the scruffy terrier mix you woke up.

creativeconfessions - So adorable! =)

Nicolás - Lovely pictures!
I am Chilean, and yes, we do have a lot of dogs, both pets at home and stray dogs on the streets. Really few people take the time to see the magic the street dogs have, they’re quite witty and, if treated nicely, grateful and forever loyal.
Saludos desde Santiago!

Ankit Chauhan - Wonderful pictures! Hard to decide which one is the best.

labbys - a very nice blog

whenquiet - On our way from Manduria to Nardo last summer, a bundle of “something” stumbled onto the highway. I told my husband, “You have to go back!” He zipped the car in reverse. I jumped out and whipped up a beautiful little bundle of black and white fur…a puppy(maybe four weeks old)…As I cuddled him(poor thing) and pleaded with my husband that we adopt him, we heard muted whimpers from the adjacent field. My husband and I gathered five more abandoned puppies. A car pulled over and out stepped two men. I was already in love with my black and white that I named Sojo(after Sojourner Truth, the female African American abolitionist) because he ventured out past fear. Sojo realized that he had to step out on faith in order to save his life and the life of his family.
The men took the other puppies and I pleaded until my husband gave in. We purchased a portable dog house, food, medicine and returned to our bed and breakfast. One of the bed and breakfast owners happened to be a vet and gave us parasite medicine. The other owner, however, was not too thrilled about a puppy being on the property. Sojo whimpered and cried all night, every night. The vet suggested we turn him over to a a dog shelter where he would probably be reunited with his brothers and sisters. Unhappily, I had to accept that I would have to let this dog go.
Until this day, I think about Sojo and his courage.
Thank you for your post. Your photos are beautiful!!

leadinglight - Those are great pictures. Besides your models are fantastic ;p

marianapp - Beautiful! I love dogs…pretty photos, congratulations!!

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The Sprollies 'n' Border Collies - Wonderful photos!

kristinawebb - Beautiful shots. I’m sure, were I there, people would think me a “crazy gringa” as well. There’s no way I’d be able to resist taking photos of those dogs.

Lydia - So beautiful, i love dogs from the street..

Troy - If you love taking pics of dogs. Istanbul would be one of the nicest cities full of stray animals to do so in.

Modern Funk - Incredible shots…great job! I love the variety of dogs you captured…and their priceless expressions!

I Made You A Mixtape - I LOVE, love your dog photos… you really have a knack for capturing their character.
A-MA-ZING.

San-Draw - Speechless…I am a dog lover…and it’s incredible how by looking at each one of your pictures took my breath away!! Saludos desde Mexico!!

Ali - Thanks for the Post.

btw the Second one is Scary

dark yacopo - temos que a dotar um cão.pos a cada dia encontramos mas cão a bandonado.

soria1shepherd - It’s nice to know that I’m not crazy for taking so many pictures of my dog. That lil pup layin next to the plant is pretty dang cute

BitBurn - I totally love dogs too. Your pics are very nice, not wasting your time at all, keep ‘em coming!

I have enormous admiration and respect for dogs. They are the most loyal of all animals. Dogs rule!!!

eeshanicus - Very nice pics!
I should say you captured their daily lives… :-p

amecam - So cute. I love them

Heidi Meinzer - Thank you for the warning that it is not all happy, and the invitation to friend you when I come. My friend there and I served in the Peace Corps in Albania — not a great place to be a stray dog. I ended up adopting one and bringing her home, spending 13 1/2 lovely years with her!

Patricia Gomez - Lana, I´m chilean and I love dogs, well, I love any animals, but the thing that most take my atention is the look of them. In most of your picture you can see it. I hope the sensibility grow up and people learn to see more than a nice and sweet face. It is so important to show that the need care, a simple, “caricia”, i dont know that word in english. Any way, congratulation for your work.

Lisa - Hey Heidi,
Thanks for sending me this link. Yes, there are plenty of strays here as in Albania, as you say, but there is one thing going for them here and that’s that….up til’ now…I haven’t seen anybody be cruel to them as we saw so often there. And it’s true what another poster said about them being very sweet and friendly. They’ll actually trot alongside you as if you’re walking them. It’s cute. Byt it would be so much better if they had a loving home they could depend on for food, care and medical attention, if needed.
Chao from Chile,
Lisa

Teguh Bayu - i like the black baby dog. am really hope to have one. thx yu

futurofreak - So glad that you are enjoying our beautiful country, especially our dogs XD I’m a photographer living a nd working in Santiago, too. Good luck!!!

Vow-wow-wow - LanaRenee, I loved your pictures, well-done!… We are a start-up here in the States that hopes to provide couples with all the information they need to include their dogs in their wedding plans, and supporting Dog Rescue with a portion of our profits. http://vowwowwow.wordpress.com .. check us out, we’d love to have you put together a guest post with pictures, of course. If you have wedding pictures, that would be great also. We haven’t expanded to Chile yet, but hey, you never know! – Gary@Vow-wow-wow.com
Gracias!

Matías - Hey, you take really nice pictures, I live in Santiago too

Can you help me? I would like to take pictures like the 3rd that you post, first plan focus ond the other not focus,

hope you can help me

caracato - Great pictures, thanks for sharing. Your photos do a great job capturing the expression on each dog’s face. I feel like I can really see their emotions through the photos.

belovegivelove - Aww! Those are amazing photos, and all those dogs are so cute! Are they all strays that you found randomly like that or did you set up all the poses and scenes?

Alexis Jenny - Are these just stray dogs there? They are so adorable! I would end up taking them all home with me.

kalsoledad - I studied abroad in Valparaiso, Chile and this post makes me miss all those vagabond dogs so much! I’m glad someone is giving them some attention

robcharris - Wow! I love pictures of dogs!

tutankhamon661 - Well you did. I enjoyed.

thorsaurus - Since they are dogs and it’s Chile, does that make them “Chili Dogs”? Great pics. I really like the husky and the little black puppy. All very cute.

Elena - hi… beautiful pictures.I like the the first picture the best.I am from Iran.After looking at this picture I remember the very beautiful story of (Companions of Cave) in the Holy Quran and also the dog in that story.Have you heard that beautiful story?

Daniela - That is what I call a lovely “QUILTRO ” collection! (Chilean slang for dogs with no pedigree…) Quiltros are a real institution in Chile, my family adopted one, Valentino, and he is the king of the house. Keeping him was the best thing we could have done!

Lili - Great pictures. The first is the best. The black dog is so cute!
Maravillosas fotografías. La primera es la mejor. ¡El perro negro es tan bonito!

countoncross - Great pictures!!!! What great shots. -Thank you.
Love the site.

The Modern Nomad - Most of the street dogs here have a lot of husky blood in them…they’ve got fur like bears. There’s this one blackish grey one that is about the same size. He’s a hunk; I feed him the ends of my completos…you know, that dry bit of bun that tastes like cardboard.

Ah, the trick is to adopt only one! haha! If you get a second you should get a puppy, which also isn’t hard in Chile…just check behind all the dumpsters or in the bushes and you’ll find a nursing mother eventually! haha!

Kim - I love dogs too! Great collection of shots.

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