These Smiling Dogs Will Brighten Your Day
Animal photographer Grace Chon captures the playful personalities of pups through her work. Last year, she teamed up with pet writer Melanie Monteiro on the book Waggish, which profiled smiling dogs. Now, she's back with Puppy Styled, a book full of before and afters of Japanese dog grooming. Scroll through for cuteness overload from both books.
(Grace Chon)Breed: Toy Poodle
(Grace Chon)Groomer: Cameron Adkins
(Grace Chon)Breed: Maltese
(Grace Chon)Groomer: Alyson Ogimachi
(Grace Chon)Breed: Standard Poodle
(Grace Chon)Groomer: Donna Owens
(Grace Chon)Breed: Bichon Frise
(Grace Chon)Groomer: Patricia Sugihara
(Grace Chon)Breed: Minature Poodle
(Grace Chon)Groomer: Koko Fukaya
(Grace Chon)Breed: Miniature Schnauzer
(Grace Chon)Groomer: Koko Fukaya
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For more transformative pictures of pups, buy Chon's book.
(Grace Chon)"Shades on. Leg out. Head tilt. Tongue ever-so-slightly forward. Trust me, there's an art to this."
Follow Boo on Instagram: @buddyboowaggytails
(Grace Chon)"If loving tennis balls is wrong, I don't want to be right."
"Oh, just remembering something funny from yesterday."
Follow Cola on Instagram: @colathecorgi
(Grace Chon)"That was the litter box? I was just about to tell you how much I'm enjoying the new kibble."
Follow Loulou on Instagram: @louloulafrenchie
(Grace Chon)"Very funny. Now please flip me back over."
Follow Sherman on Instagram: @mightysherman
(Grace Chon)"Now that you mention it, I do recall you saying something about never, ever jumping up on the couch."
"Hey, I just thought of a great new game. I sit here like this, and you try to throw treats into my mouth!"
Follow Olive on Instagram: @stuffdogslike
(Grace Chon)"You know, we'll both get outside a lot quicker if you just forget the pants."
"I'm all for going walkie-woo-woos, but can you just call it a walk while we're out in public?"
"Yes, I know you can't work when I'm staring at you. Why do you think I do it?"
"Love ya, Clinton!"
For more pups, check out Grace's photoshoot of Clinton Kelly's WD pet makeover.
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Buy Grace Chon and Melanie Monteiro's new book Waggish on Amazon.com or wherever books are sold.
(Grace Chon)That grin is contagious.