19 Dogs Photographed As Puppies And Then Again As Seniors That Will Warm Your Heart

    These then-and-now photos of dogs are SO cute.

    Meet Amanda Jones: she's an animal photographer who specializes in dog portraiture. Just one look at her Instagram account and your eyes will flood with happy tears.

    Though she works on various projects — which you can check out here — there's one project in particular that melts hearts...

    Her Dog Years Project! For the past decade, Amanda has been photographing these four-legged babies — from when they were younger until they are seniors — and the images are majestically beautiful.

    image of a woman holding her dog in the year 2008 and then again in the year 2022 to show the difference in the dogs age and appearence

    BuzzFeed chatted with Amanda who said that she started the project "after [her] longhaired Dachshund, Lily Jones, passed away."

    image of amanda with her dog lily

    Amanda then went on to create a memorial card, in Lily Jones honor, which elicited such an emotional response from her friends and family, that she eventually turned it into a series.

    image of two dogs taken years apart, from when they were younger to older

    "Naturally, I thought my clients might enjoy revisiting a portrait session with their own aging dogs. I was definitely right about that!"

    image of one dog taken years apart, from when they were younger to older

    She then explained that the process has been bittersweet for her clients since it's "hard for them to realize just how much time has altered their companions."

    image of one dog taken years apart, from when they were younger to older

    And when it comes to photographing the dogs so many years apart, Amanda said it's funny because they have the same reactions and respond to the studio/setup the same way as they did the first time.

    image of one dog taken years apart, from when they were younger to older

    "They don’t really remember me, but most of the time, I think that is because so much time has passed between the two portrait sessions. I LOVE seeing them as seniors!"

    image of one dog taken years apart, from when they were younger to older

    Overall, Amanda said the project is a very emotional process and "definitely a labor of love."

    image of two dashuands taken years apart, from when they were younger to older

    Just look at Max photographed once in 2011 and then again in 2021.

    image of a dog taken years apart from 2011 and again in 2021

    Or Juno in 2012 and then 2022!

    image of a woman with her dog taken years apart from 2012 and again in 2022

    Then there's Lily in 2001 and 2013...

    image of a dashuand taken years apart from 2001 and again in 2013

    ...and Morgan photographed in 2008, and again in 2022.

    photo of a dog photographed once in 2008 and again in 2022

    Willa, beautifully captured in 2009, and again in 2021.

    photograph of a dog named willa taken in 2009 and again in 2021

    And finally, this cute family in 2011 and then again in 2021.

    photograph of three dogs named abe ike and dutch in 2011 and again in 2021

    What do you think of the photo series? Would you do this for your pets? Leave a comment below!

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